Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Agriculture as a source of income and employment + Parts and functions of the human body

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TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 3

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Agriculture as a source of income and employment

  • Parts and functions of the human body

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

  1. Highlight different job opportunities in Agriculture
  2. Identify different ways of generating income in agriculture
  3. Identify parts of the human body
  4. State the functions of parts of the body

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Well-labeled chart  showing parts of the human body, human doll, teacher and pupils as learning resource, chart of the different professions in Agriculture

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on food substances gotten from agriculture, the nutritional value and sources

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She highlights various job opportunities in Agriculture

1. Agricultural engineer

2. Teaching

3. Farm worker

4. Agricultural equipment technician

5. Purchasing agent

6. Aquatic ecologist

7. Farm/Agricultural manager

8. Soil and plant scientist

9. Agricultural economist

10. Farm manager

11. Conservation planner

12. Horticulturist

13. Zoologist

14. Botanist etc

 

She highlights the various means of generating income in agriculture

1. Investing in a farm

2. Exporting agricultural produce

3. selling farm produce

4. packaging and storing farm produce

5. Agronomy consultancy

6. Selling of farm equipment

7. Teaching farming classes

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains and lists the various part of the body

1. Eyes- for seeing

2. tongue- for tasting

3. Ear- for hearing

4. Tooth- for grinding, chewing, tearing and cutting

5. Neck- Supports the weight of the head and allows the head to send messages to other parts of the body

6. Hair-Protecting the skull and other blood vessels

7. Ankle- bending the knee and supporting the weight of the upper body

8. Shoulder- to flex the arm easily

9. Hips- allows the upper body to bend to the lower half

10. Hand- for writing and lifting things

11. Foot- for walking, running and standing

12. Nails- helps with grip

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

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

Pupils copy the note

 

NOTE

Job opportunities in Agriculture

  1. Agricultural engineer
  2. Teaching
  3. Farm worker
  4. Agricultural equipment technician
  5. Purchasing agent
  6. Aquatic ecologist
  7. Farm/Agricultural manager
  8. Soil and plant scientist
  9. Agricultural economist
  10. Farm manager
  11. Conservation planner
  12. Horticulturist
  13. Zoologist
  14. Botanist etc

 

Means of generating income in agriculture

  1. Investing in a farm
  2. Exporting agricultural produce
  3. selling farm produce
  4. packaging and storing farm produce
  5. Agronomy consultancy
  6. Selling of farm equipment
  7. Teaching farming classes

 

Functions of various part of the body

  1. Eyes- for seeing
  2. tongue- for tasting
  3. Ear- for hearing
  4. Tooth- for grinding, chewing, tearing and cutting
  5. Neck- Supports the weight of the head and allows the head to send messages to other parts of the body
  6. Hair-Protecting the skull and other blood vessels
  7. Ankle- bending the knee and supporting the weight of the upper body
  8. Shoulder- to flex the arm easily
  9. Hips- allows the upper body to bend to the lower half
  10. Hand- for writing and lifting things
  11. Foot- for walking, running and standing
  12. Nails- helps with grip

 

EVALUATION:    1. List five job opportunities in Agriculture

  1. Enumerate four income generating opportunities in Agriculture
  2. Mention ten parts of the body and explain the functions

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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



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