Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

TERM: 3^rd Term

WEEK: 4

CLASS: Primary 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Rearing of chicken, rabbit or snail

• Food safety

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

1. Identify tools in raising farm animals
2. Construct a medium cage, hutch or pen for animals
3. Raise chicken, rabbit or snail on the school farm
4. Discuss the meaning of food safety
5. Justify the importance of food safety rules
6. Enumerate food safety rules

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Images of food storage devices, real samples of storage devices e.g plastic containers, cellophane, refrigerator, freezer,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

NOTE

Materials and tools needed for raising animals

1. feeding troughs
2. bowls
3. water troughs
4. hammer
5. nails
6. wood
7. wrench
8. nets
9. brooms
10. dust pans etc

Food safety

Food safety” refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and food-borne illness

She highlights things to look out for in unsafe foods

Never buy or eat food that have:

1. dented, swollen or leaking cans or containers.
2. products with damaged or imperfect packaging.
3. cracked or dirty eggs.
4. chilled or frozen foods that have been left out of the refrigerator or freezer.
5. products that are soiled or mouldy.
6. ready-to-eat foods left uncovered on counters.

EVALUATION:    1. Itemize the tools and materials needed for rearing animals

2. what is food safety?
3. Write four food safety rules.

CLASS ACTIVITY: The pupils alongside their teacher, Construct a medium cage, hutch or pen for animals and raise chicken, rabbit or snail on the school farm

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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