Benefits of earthworms to the farmers and soil
Subject: Agricultural Science
Class: Basic 2 / Primary 2 / Year 2
Term: Third Term / 3rd Term
Week: Week 2
Topic:
Importance of Earthworms to Farmers
Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of
Farmer’s Friends The Earthworms Importance and Usefulness To Farmers
that was taught in their previous lesson.
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to
- say the usefulness of earthworms to farmers
- describe the importance of earthworms to the soil
- say why earthworms are called farmers friends
Instructional Materials
- Wall Charts showing types of Insects
- Online Resource
- Textbooks
- Scheme of work
- 9- Year Basic
Methods of Teaching
- Role modelling
- Questions and Answers
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Recitation
- Imitation
- Story Telling
- Dramatization
Content:
Importance of Earthworms to Farmers
- Activities of the earthworm loose the thickness of the soil
- Earthworms make the soil wet for plants to grow
- They help the free flow of air in and out of the soil
- Earthworm mixes dead leaves with top soil and this improves soil nutrients
- They make dead leaves decay faster
- They help in the formation of humus in the soil
- Earthworm irrigate the soil
Presentation:
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1: The class teacher revises the old topic
Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic
Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and gives room for pupils” participation
Class Teacher and Pupils Activities. Interaction or Participation
This involves class teacher and pupils’ interaction, conversation, imitation or modeling through discussion, play method or just by recitation or asking and answering questions that are related to the topic that has just been taught.
Evaluation
Answer the following questions with either true or false
- Is the earthworm slender?
- Is the earthworm slim like indomie noodles?
- Do earthworms live in wet places?
- Are earthworms’ farmers enemies?
- Are earthworms’ farmers friends?
- Is the earthworm a friend to the banker
- Do earthworms make holes or burrows in the soil
- Do earthworms live on trees
- do birds eat earthworms
- Do earthworms eat birds
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