Selling Plants for Money Agricultural Science Primary 1 First Term Lesson Notes Week 6
Subject: Agricultural Science
Class: Primary 1
Term: First Term
Week: Week 6
Age: 6 years
Topic: Selling Plants for Money
Sub-topic: Types of Plants Sold for Money
Duration: 40 minutes
Behavioural Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
- Identify at least three types of plants that can be sold for money.
- Explain why selling plants can be a good business.
- Mention some ways people sell plants.
- Mention some plants that can be sold for money
Key Words:
- Sell
- Money
- Plant
- Market
- Business
Instructional Materials
- Wall charts
- Online Resource
- Textbooks
- Laptop
Methods of Teaching
- Role modelling
- Questions and Answers
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Recitation
- Imitation
- Story Telling
- Dramatization
Set Induction:
The teacher shows pictures of people selling plants at a market and asks the pupils what they see and why the people are selling the plants.
Entry Behaviour:
Pupils are familiar with the concept of buying and selling from their daily lives.
Learning Resources and Materials:
- Pictures of plant markets
- Samples of plants commonly sold (if available)
- Flashcards
- Drawing paper and crayons
Building Background/Connection to Prior Knowledge:
The teacher asks the pupils if they have been to a market or seen people selling plants and discusses what they saw.
Embedded Core Skills:
- Observation
- Identification
- Description
- Drawing
Learning Materials:
- Pictures
- Real plant samples
- Flashcards
Reference Books:
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Primary 1 Agricultural Science Textbook
Instructional Materials:
- Pictures of people selling plants
- Actual samples of plants like vegetables, flowers, and herbs (if possible)
- Flashcards with plant names
Content:
- Types of Plants Sold for Money:
- Vegetables: Like tomatoes, carrots, and spinach.
- Flowers: Like roses, lilies, and daisies.
- Herbs: Like mint, basil, and parsley.
- Importance of Selling Plants:
- Provides income for families.
- Helps people get fresh food and beautiful flowers.
- Encourages gardening and farming.
- Ways People Sell Plants:
- Markets: Selling directly to customers.
- Shops: Selling in plant or flower shops.
- Roadside Stalls: Small stalls set up along the road.
- Selling plants for money
- We can sell cassava in the market
- We can change cassava to garri that we can sell in the market
- We can sell yam in the market
- We can sell goats in the market to make money
- we can sell cos in the market
- Beans and Rice can be bought in the market
- carrots can be bought in the market
- clothes that we buy in the market are agricultural produce
- We can buy and sell cocoa in the market
- we can buy and sell wood in the market
Questions:
- People sell plants to make ____.
- a) Friends
- b) Money
- c) Noise
- d) Fun
- Vegetables like tomatoes and carrots can be sold at the ____.
- a) Library
- b) Market
- c) School
- d) Office
- Flowers like roses and lilies are often sold in ____.
- a) Shops
- b) Banks
- c) Schools
- d) Hospitals
- Herbs like mint and basil are used for ____.
- a) Cooking
- b) Building
- c) Playing
- d) Sleeping
- Selling plants helps families to earn ____.
- a) Books
- b) Toys
- c) Money
- d) Clothes
- People can sell plants at roadside ____.
- a) Stalls
- b) Parks
- c) Schools
- d) Hospitals
- Selling plants can be a good ____.
- a) Game
- b) Hobby
- c) Business
- d) Problem
- Flowers are sold to make places look ____.
- a) Dirty
- b) Ugly
- c) Beautiful
- d) Dark
- Farmers grow plants to ____ them.
- a) Eat
- b) Sell
- c) Draw
- d) Play
- Markets are places where people ____ things.
- a) Buy and sell
- b) Hide
- c) Break
- d) Fix
Class Activity Discussion :
- Why do people sell plants?
- People sell plants to make money.
- Where can people sell vegetables?
- People can sell vegetables at the market.
- What are some flowers that people sell?
- People sell flowers like roses and lilies.
- What are herbs used for?
- Herbs are used for cooking.
- Can selling plants help families?
- Yes, selling plants helps families earn money.
- Where can people sell plants besides markets?
- People can also sell plants in shops and roadside stalls.
- What is a good business idea involving plants?
- Selling plants can be a good business.
- Why are flowers sold?
- Flowers are sold to make places look beautiful.
- What do farmers do with the plants they grow?
- Farmers sell the plants they grow.
- What happens at markets?
- At markets, people buy and sell things.
Presentation:
Step 1:
- The teacher revises the previous topic, which was “Using Plants as Medicine”.
- Using plants as medicine
Step 2:
- The teacher introduces the new topic by showing pictures of people selling plants and discussing the different types of plants sold.
Step 3:
- The teacher allows the pupils to discuss any experiences they have with seeing or buying plants. The teacher corrects any mistakes.
Teacher’s Activities:
- Show pictures and real plant samples.
- Explain the types of plants sold for money and why selling plants is important.
- Ask questions to engage pupils.
Learners’ Activities:
- Observe pictures and real plant samples.
- Answer questions.
- Identify plant types.
Assessment:
- Pupils will draw a plant market and label the plants being sold.
- Pupils will complete fill-in-the-blank questions.
Evaluation Questions:
- Why do people sell plants?
- Name a place where vegetables are sold.
- What are some flowers that can be sold?
- What can herbs be used for?
- How does selling plants help families?
- Where else can people sell plants?
- What is a good business idea related to plants?
- Why are flowers sold?
- What do farmers do with their plants?
- What happens at a market?
Conclusion:
- The teacher goes around to mark the pupils’ work and provides feedback.
Previous Lesson
Next Lesson
Identifying plants with their uses
Theory Questions:
- Explain why selling cassava in the market can help make money.
- How is garri made from cassava, and why can it be sold in the market?
- Why do people buy yams in the market, and how can it be a source of income?
- Can you give an example of an agricultural produce that is commonly sold as clothing?
- Why is it important to understand that we can buy and sell items like cocoa and wood in the market?
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