Poultry Farming. Keeping birds for consumption or sales
Subject :
Agricultural Science
Topic :
Keeping Of Farm Birds for Commercial Purposes and Consumption (Poultry)
Class :
Primary 6 /Basic 6
Term :
Third Term
Week :
Week 3
Instructional Materials :
Scheme of Work
Course Book – Basic Agriculture for Primary Schools Book 6
All Relevant Material
Online Information
Wall charts and card boards showing poultry birds
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught Rabbit Rearing In their previous lesson
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Say the meaning of poultry;
- Explain the methods of rearing chicken;
- say the importance of keeping poultry birds and chicken from sales or for consumption
Reference Materials
- Online Resource Materials
- Various Textbooks on Agricultural Science Book 6
- Lagos State Upper Primary Scheme of Work For Primary 6
Content :
MEANING OF POULTRY
Poultry are domesticated bird kept by humans for eggs, their meat or their feathers . Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world.. Other examples of poultry birds are turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas fowls etc
WAYS OF REARING CHICKEN
- Traditional method
- Modern method
IMPORTANCE OF POULTRY
- Source of income
- Provision of eggs
- Provision of meat
- Provision of raw materials
- Provision of poultry manure
- Game (bird like parrot, ostrich and cock are used for games to entertain people)
- The feathers are used for making pillows and beds.
- The feathers are used for design and decoration.
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1: The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2. He introduces the new topic
Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation :
Mention Four Importance Of Poultry
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- ……..
- …….
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Conclusion :
The class teacher gives a brief note and he goes round to mark
Assignment :
Read about types of chicken eg broilers, layers, Cockrel etc