Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 2

Class: Primary 4

Age: 9 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic:-       Growing of plants

• Track events
• Typing and saving on Microsoft PowerPoint

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

1. Explain soil preparation
2. Write how crops are planted and nurtured
3. List types of Middle distance races
4. Mention skills in middle distance races
5. Type and save on Microsoft PowerPoint

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: school garden soil, hoes, cutlasses, rake, seeds, watering can, track, sports wears, canvas

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Soil

NOTE

Soil preparation

Soil preparation includes using a variety of equipment, such as a hoe,

plough, cultivator, and varied methods, such as ploughing, levelling, and

manuring, to prepare the soil for producing crops with higher yields and

quality.

How crops are planted

1. clear the land and stump it
2. After deciding what to grow, till the land by loosening the soil
3. Create ridges or make mounds depending on what you want to plant
4. mixing in fertilizers in the soil to make it nutrient rich.
5. then sow seeds or plant seedlings.

How to nurture the crops planted

1. After the crop has been planted, water it often
2. Weed it appropriately so it can grow healthily without hassles. Also control pests away from the planted crop.
3. Apply manure and fertilizers for healthy and quality growth
4. Use the appropriate tool when it is time to harvest the crops and harvest it immediately to keep it from becoming overripe or rotten.

EVALUATION:    1. What is soil preparation?

2. Outline how crops are planted
3. Describe how to nurture planted crops

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups, practice how to plant and nurture crops on the school farm with maize/beans

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: track events. Microsoft PowerPoint

NOTE

Long-distance running, in athletics (track and field), are races that are longer than 3000m

Examples include This includes such events as the 3000m run, the 3000m steeplechase, the 3200m run, the two mile run, the three mile run, 5000m run, five mile run, six mile run, and 10000m run, and so on.

Skills in long-distance races include

1. Stand/starting
2. The stride/take-off
3. arm action/the running
4. the finish
5. Recovery

How to type and save on Microsoft Powerpoint

1. Insert a text box and type inside that box.
2. You can then format that text by selecting the text or the entire box.
3. You can also add text to placeholders and shapes.

How to save

1. Click FILE > Save, pick or browse to a folder, type a name for your presentation in the File name box, and click Save.
2. Save your work as you go. Hit Ctrl+S often.

EVALUATION:    1. Describe long distance races

2. Enumerate the types of long distance races
3. What are the skills in long distance races?
4. How can we type and save in Microsoft PowerPoint?

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils as individuals, type and save a composition about themselves in Microsoft Powerpoint

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively