Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 5

CLASS: Primary 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Post-Planting activities

•     Identification of simple cooking tools and equipment

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

1. Identify post-planting activities
2. Identify and enumerate simple cooking tools and equipment

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Images of simple cooking tools and equipment, real objects e.g knives, ladles etc

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

NOTE

Post-planting operations

1. Irrigation
2. mulching
3. thinning
4. supplying
5. manure/fertilizer application
6. weeding
7. control of pests and diseases

Kitchen tools and equipment

Kitchen equipment refers to the larger, either manual or automatic, implements in your kitchen. These are appliances that aid in processing, cooking, baking, and freezing food. Examples are freezers, blenders, sandwich toasters, refrigerators, deep fryer, microwave oven etc

A kitchen utensil is a small hand held tool used for food preparation. Examples are knives, spoons and forks. They include items like cutting boards, measuring cups, pots, pans, tongs and ladles etc

Functions of some utensils and equipments

1. Knives- Cleaving meat bones, Carving dense meat, Disjointing some cuts, Slicing bread, peeling and mincing.
2. Freezer- The freezer maintains a temperature of 0°F (-18°C) to be able to freeze food within 24 hours in order to preserve food.
3. Ladles- Ladles are used to dish soups of all kinds from the pot to the soup bowl. The smaller ones are useful for serving small portions of sauce or to top pasta with various sauces and gravies.
4. Tongs- It is used to turn a dish without removing it from the oven, toss a salad, remove corn on the cob from boiling water, toss a stir fry, Turn meat in a pan or on the grill, Pull toast out of the toaster etc
5. sink- A sink is mainly used in the kitchen for washing the utensils, washing vegetables, for hand washing etc
6. Blender- to make mayonnaise, hummus, spreads, salsas, vinaigrettes, Ice cream bases and fruit-based treats, Smoothies, frozen drinks, blended alcohol drinks, homemade nut butter like almond or peanut etc
7. Microwave ovens - Microwave ovens can be used to reheat and cook food, disinfect kitchen items, make citrus fruits juicier, heat beauty products, roast garlic etc.
8. Food processor- A food processor is a versatile kitchen appliance that can quickly and easily chop, slice, shred, grind, and puree almost any food.
9. Pots- Cooking pots can be used to cook various types of foods, such as soups or pasta
10. Deep fryer- A deep fryer (also referred to as a deep fat fryer), is a kitchen appliance used for deep frying

EVALUATION:    1. Outline the post-planting activities

2. Explain the meaning of
3. Kitchen tools/utensils b. Kitchen equipments
4. List and explain the uses of six kitchen tools and equipment.

CLASS ACTIVITY: The pupils carry out post-planting activities on the school farm

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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