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Preservation of fruits + Stitches

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TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 7

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       -        Preservation of Fruits

  • Stitches

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

  1. Identify fruits
  2. Discuss the methods of preserving fruits
  3. Summarize the meaning of stitches
  4. List the different types of stitches
  5. Explain the types of stitches

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: needles, pins, thread, measuring thread, tracing wheel, scissors etc, Chart showing different types of stitches, fruits, charts, video clips

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on preservation of tubers and effects of wrong meal planning and unhealthy eating habits

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION           

She gives examples of fruits and discusses the methods of preserving fruits

Examples of fruits

1. Apples and pears.

2. Citrus – oranges, grapefruits, mandarins and limes.

3. Stone fruit – nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums.

4. Tropical and exotic – bananas and mangoes.

5. Berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwifruit and passionfruit.

5. Melons – watermelons, rockmelons and honeydew melons.

 

 

Methods of preserving fruits

1. freezing

2. canning

3. pickling

4. drying  

5. dehydrating

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

The teacher explains the meaning of stitches

Stitches mean movement of a threaded needle in sewing or in closing a wound : a portion of thread left after one such movement

 

She outlines the types of stitches and gives examples

 

1. TEMPORARY STITCHES:

Even tacking.

Uneven tacking.

Diagonal tacking.

Tailor's tacking.

 

2. PERMANENT STITCHES

Running stitch Backstitch

Overcast stitch

Over hand stitch  Whipping

 

3. DECORATIVE STITCHES

Cross stitches

Loop stitches

Chain stitches

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

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

Pupils copy the note

                                                                    

NOTE

Fruits

Examples of fruits

  1. 1. Apples and pears.
  2. Citrus – oranges, grapefruits, mandarins and limes.
  3. Stone fruit – nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums.
  4. Tropical and exotic – bananas and mangoes.
  5. Berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwifruit and passionfruit.
  6. Melons – watermelons, rockmelons and honeydew melons.

 

Methods of preserving fruits

  1. freezing
  2. canning
  3. pickling
  4. drying

 

Stitches mean movement of a threaded needle in sewing or in closing a wound : a portion of thread left after one such movement

 

She outlines the types of stitches and gives examples

 

  1. TEMPORARY STITCHES:

Even tacking.

Uneven tacking.

Diagonal tacking.

Tailor's tacking.

 

  1. PERMANENT STITCHES

Running stitch Backstitch

Overcast stitch

Overhand stitch  

Whipping

 

  1. DECORATIVE STITCHES

Cross stitches

Loop stitches

Chain stitches

EVALUATION:    1. Give five examples of fruits

  1. Outline methods of preserving fruits
  2. Define the term ‘stitches’
  3. List the types of stitches and give two examples of each

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

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



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