Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 2

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Preservation of farm produce

• Tools and agents for cleaning the home

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

1. Explain the meaning of preservation
2. Justify the reasons for preservation
3. List the agents and tools for cleaning the home and surroundings
4. State the guidelines for cleaning the home and surroundings

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: farm tools, baskets etc, pictures of barns, silos, maize crib etc, brooms, water, buckets, detergents, towels, waste bins, mopping pail, mop stick, scrubbing brush, hoover toilet brush

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

NOTE

Crop preservation

Crop preservation is the process of treating and handling crop to stop or greatly slow down spoilage (loss of quality, edibility or nutritive value) caused or accelerated by micro-organisms.

Reasons for preserving food

1. Some seasonal foods like mango, fresh maize, some vegetables etc, can be treated in such a way that they will be preserved for out of season use.
2. In some farming communities, food is produce in large quantity and need to be preserved for sale in cities or during food scarcity.
3. Preservation helps to prevent food spoilage.
4. Preservation makes foods to last or stay for a long period of time.
5. Preservation of food helps to convert food to a form that is most convenient for transportation and marketing.

Tools and agents we can use in cleaning the home, classroom and environment

1. brooms
2. water
3. bucket
4. detergents
5. towels
6. waste bins
7. mopping pail
8. mop stick
9. scrubbing brush
10. hoover toilet brush
11. lawn mower
12. Dust bin
13. cutlass
14. rakes
15. wheel barrow etc

How to clean the home and surroundings

1. Assemble all the tools to be used
2. Open the windows for homes and classrooms
3. dust the furniture and shelves
4. sweep the floor
5. Scrub/mop the floor

6. scrub the toilets using toilet cleaners
7. Cut down all grasses and rake them
8. trim flowers and trees
9. scrub and disinfect gutters and open drainages
10. Rearrange the furniture
11. Use air fresheners for homes and classrooms
12. Use disinfectants for toilet floors and bowls
13. dispose all the refuse properly, bagging them if necessary.

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of crop preservation

2. Outline five reasons for the preservation of crops
3. Outline six tools used in cleaning the home and surroundings
4. Discuss in order the processes we can use in cleaning our homes and surroundings

CLASS ACTIVITY: The pupils demonstrate how to clean their homes

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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