Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4
Materials/tools in Horticultural activities + Uses and care of simple sewing tools
Materials/tools in Horticultural activities + Uses and care of simple sewing tools
TERM: 2nd Term
WEEK: 8
CLASS: Primary 4
AGE: 9 years
DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:
SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies
TOPIC: - Materials/tools in Horticultural activities
- Uses and care of simple sewing tools
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Display of shovel, spade, axe, garden fork, hand trowel, manure etc, chart showing simple sewing tools, real objects e.g needle, thread, scissors, thimble, pins, etc
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 and 2:
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the horticulture and how to prepare liquid soap | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | The teacher lists and explains tools/materials used in horticulture 1. Hand Trowel A hand trowel is a small tool that is essential for planting, transplanting and potting. 2. Secateurs Also known as a pruning shears, pruners or clippers, a garden secateurs is a very useful hand tool around the garden. You will need it for trimming and shaping plants and shrubs and for removing dead growth. 3. Hoe A garden hoe is essential for cultivating your soil, edging your lawn, and countless other gardening tasks.
4. Gardening Gloves Thorns and splinters are as annoying and uncomfortable as they are preventable with a good pair of gardening gloves. 5. Spade A spade has a long handle and a long, narrow, flat head. No gardening tool kit is complete without one! You will need it for digging tasks, as well edging beds and lawns, transplanting, dividing shrubs, trenching, and lots more. 6. Fork It can be used to aerate lawns break up compacted soil, create holes for seeds, mix in soil treatment, remove stones and weeds, and soften tough ground 7. Shovel A shovel is used for digging and the removal or addition of loose gardening materials such as compost, fertiliser, mulch, soil, etc. it can also be used in scooping away weeds, spreading on mulch, digging a deep hole or filling a bed with compost 8. Rake A rake will allow you to remove stones, rocks and clogs from the ground before planting. It is also used for levelling and smoothing the surface of the soil, or for gathering debris such as leaves and weeds. 9. Saw Shrubs and trees will need shaping and pruning from time to time. A bow saw helps most in heavier cutting tasks in the garden. 10. Wheel barrow. Lump everything including your tools into your wheelbarrow and easily transport them around as you work.
| Pupils pay attention |
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION | The teacher revisits the lesson about the uses of simple sewing tools and further explains how to care for each one of them 1. Scissors - Oil your scissors at the end of each day - don’t drop it on the floor 2. Needles and pins - drop them in powder to prevent rust - Keep them dry to prevent corrosion - if they become dull, sharpen them using a small pincushion filled with sand, called a needle sharpener. 3. threads - Avoid placing your thread where it will get direct sunlight. The sunlight will fade the color of your thread and weaken the fibers of it. - make sure that you are not storing your thread in a damp room 4. Measuring tape - avoid cutting the edges with scissors - do not use it for the purpose it is not meant for 5. Tracing wheel - Keep away from children, this tracing wheel has very sharp spikes. - Avoid using the product directly on the work surface. It may leave unwanted dents on the surface. Always lay some kind of cutting mats underneath. - Don't let the spiky teeth hit furniture or other hard objects to avoid damage 6. Tailor’s chalk - A vegetable peeler is your greatest asset for keeping your chalks in tip top condition 7. Generally, keep all the sewing tools in a sewing kit. | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING | The teacher writes on the board while the pupils copy the note | Pupils copy the note |
NOTE
Tools/materials used in horticulture
A hand trowel is a small tool that is essential for planting, transplanting and potting.
Also known as a pruning shears, pruners or clippers, a garden secateurs is a very useful hand tool around the garden. You will need it for trimming and shaping plants and shrubs and for removing dead growth.
A garden hoe is essential for cultivating your soil, edging your lawn, and countless other gardening tasks.
Thorns and splinters are as annoying and uncomfortable as they are preventable with a good pair of gardening gloves.
A spade has a long handle and a long, narrow, flat head. No gardening tool kit is complete without one! You will need it for digging tasks, as well edging beds and lawns, transplanting, dividing shrubs, trenching, and lots more.
It can be used to aerate lawns break up compacted soil, create holes for seeds, mix in soil treatment, remove stones and weeds, and soften tough ground
A shovel is used for digging and the removal or addition of loose gardening materials such as compost, fertiliser, mulch, soil, etc. it can also be used in scooping away weeds, spreading on mulch, digging a deep hole or filling a bed with compost
A rake will allow you to remove stones, rocks and clogs from the ground before planting. It is also used for levelling and smoothing the surface of the soil, or for gathering debris such as leaves and weeds.
Shrubs and trees will need shaping and pruning from time to time. A bow saw helps most in heavier cutting tasks in the garden.
Lump everything including your tools into your wheelbarrow and easily transport them around as you work.
Other tools needed in horticulture include; a pair of scissors, kneeling pads or a suitable cushion, a garden hose, a watering can, an outdoor brush, a loppers, a lawnmower, and a shed to house all your tools and equipment.
explains how to care for each one of them
- Oil your scissors at the end of each day
- don’t drop it on the floor
- drop them in powder to prevent rust
- Keep them dry to prevent corrosion
- if they become dull, sharpen them using a small pincushion filled with sand, called a needle sharpener.
- Avoid placing your thread where it will get direct sunlight. The sunlight will fade the color of your thread and weaken the fibers of it.
- make sure that you are not storing your thread in a damp room
- avoid cutting the edges with scissors
- do not use it for the purpose it is not meant for
- Keep away from children, this tracing wheel has very sharp spikes.
- Avoid using the product directly on the work surface. It may leave unwanted dents on the surface. Always lay some kind of cutting mats underneath.
- Don't let the spiky teeth hit furniture or other hard objects to avoid damage
- A vegetable peeler is your greatest asset for keeping your chalks in tip top condition
EVALUATION: 1. List and explain the functions of five horticultural tools/materials
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively and marks their books
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