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Meaning and Importance of Agriculture + Introduction to Home Economics

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TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 1

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Meaning and Importance of Agriculture

  • Introduction to Home Economics

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. Explain the meaning of Agriculture
  2. Discuss importance of agriculture
  3. Define Home economics
  4. Explain the scope of Home economics

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Audio visual resources: pictures, a farm land with crops and animals, display of agricultural produce and animal buy-products, chart showing the different areas of Home Economics

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher introduces the topic with the song ‘who is in the garden? ’.

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the term the agriculture-

Agriculture simply means the study of the planting of crops and the raising of animals

 

She further highlights the importance of Agriculture

1. we derive our food from agriculture

2. we get raw materials for making clothes, shoes and other accessories

3. we get raw materials used in building and construction

4. Our medicines are made from agricultural products

5. There are job opportunities available in agriculture e.g teaching, farming, animal husbandry etc

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the meaning of home economics

Home economics can be defined as a field that is concerned with improving family life

 

 

She outlines the areas in Home economics

1. Home management

2. Food and Nutrition

3. Clothing and textiles

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes on the board while the pupils copy the note

Pupils copy the note

 

NOTE

Agriculture

Agriculture simply means the study of the planting of crops and the raising of animals

 

Importance of Agriculture

  1. we derive our food from agriculture
  2. we get raw materials for making clothes, shoes and other accessories
  3. we get raw materials used in building and construction
  4. Our medicines are made from agricultural products
  5. There are job opportunities available in agriculture e.g teaching, farming, animal husbandry etc

 

Home Economics

Home economics can be defined as a field that is concerned with improving family life

 

The areas in Home economics include

  1. Home management
  2. Food and Nutrition
  3. Clothing and textiles

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term ‘Agriculture’

  1. List four importance of Agriculture
  2. Define the term ‘Home Economics’
  3. Enumerate the areas in Home Economics

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively and marks their books



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