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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 5

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:-      Maintenance of ornamental plants

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

  1. List the sources of planting materials
  2. Discuss the proper maintenance of ornamental plants

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on ornamental plants

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She lists the sources of planting materials

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the proper maintenance of ornamental plants

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

SOURCES OF PLANTING MATERIALS

Planting materials like seeds, cut stems, leaves, stolons or rhizomes, etc can be sources from

  1. Establishes private horticultural gardens
  2. Higher institutions’ botanical gardens
  3. Government-owned horticultural centres
  4. Private houses and offices
  5. Imported ornamental trees and flowers
  6. Resort or recreational centres

 

Maintenance of Horticultural Plants/Flowers

  1. Shade should be provided for the seedlings to protect them against excessive rainfall and heat of the sun.
  2. Horticultural plants and flowers should be watered at least twice a day-early in the morning and late in the evening.
  3. Ensure that unwanted plants (weeds) are removed so as to allow for adequate nutrients, space, light, etc, for the normal growth of ornamental trees and flowers.
  4. Fertilizers and manure can be applied to the soil to improve the soil fertility for the growth of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers.
  5. Fencing: Ornamental plants should be protected from being eaten up by animals like cattle, sheep, goat, etc.
  6. Regular Pruning: Old leaves, stems and side branches should be pruned with either shears or secateurs.

 

EVALUATION:   1. List the sources of planting materials

  1. Discuss the proper maintenance of ornamental plants

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively