Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Post-Harvesting activities + Simple sewing tools and equipment

TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Post-Harvesting activities

  • Simple sewing tools and equipment

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

  1. Identify post-harvesting activities
  2. Explain the meaning of simple sewing tools
  3. Give examples of simple sewing tools
  4. State the uses of simple sewing tools

 

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: needles, pins, thread, measuring thread, tracing wheel, scissors etc, farm tools, baskets etc

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on procedures for post-planting activities and cooking tools and equipments

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She outlines the post-harvesting activities

Post-harvest activities include

1. harvesting

2. handling

3. storage

4. processing

5. packaging

6.  transportation

7.  marketing.

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the meaning of simple sewing tools

 

Sewing tools are the various instruments used for sewing by hand or machine. They include items such as scissors, needles, pins, thimbles, and thread.

 

She further explains the uses of simple sewing tools

1. Felt Fabric. Fabric to hand sew on.

2. Needles. To sew stitches with.

3. Sewing Threads. To sew stitches with.

4. Scissors-Cut fabric, snip threads.

5. Fiber Fill-Fill toys, stuff plushie etc

6. Glass Head Pins. Attach something to felt temporarily.

7. Pincushions. Pin storage.

8. Marking Tools- to make marks on fabrics

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

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

Pupils copy the note

                                                                    

NOTE

Post-harvest activities include

  1. harvesting
  2. handling
  3. storage
  4. processing
  5. packaging
  6. transportation
  7. marketing.

 

Sewing tools

Sewing tools are the various instruments used for sewing by hand or machine. They include items such as scissors, needles, pins, thimbles, and thread.

 

Uses of simple sewing tools

  1. Felt Fabric. Fabric to hand sew on.
  2. Needles. To sew stitches with.
  3. Sewing Threads. To sew stitches with.
  4. Scissors-Cut fabric, snip threads.
  5. Fiber Fill-Fill toys, stuff plushie etc
  6. Glass Head Pins. Attach something to felt temporarily.
  7. Pincushions. Pin storage.
  8. Marking Tools- to make marks on fabrics

 

EVALUATION:    1. Outline the post-harvesting activities

  1. Explain the meaning of sewing tools and equipment
  2. List and explain the uses of six sewing tools and equipment

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

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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



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