Benefits of Farming (Cont)

Subject : 

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Term :

THIRD TERM

Week:

WEEK 7

Class :

Primary 5

Topic :

Benefits of Farming (cont) 

Previous lesson: 

The pupils have previous knowledge of

Benefits of Farming

that was taught as a topic in the previous lesson

Behavioural objectives :

At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

• Say the benefits of farming

Instructional Materials:

• Wall charts
• Pictures
• Related Online Video
• Flash Cards

Methods of Teaching:

• Class Discussion
• Group Discussion
• Asking Questions
• Explanation
• Role Modelling
• Role Delegation

Reference Materials:

• Scheme of Work
• Online Information
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
• Workbooks

Content : 

Benefits of Farming 

1. Benefits of Farming to the farmers : Farming provides the farmers the means of their livelihood. The farming activities they get themselves involve provide food on the tables and money on their pockets.
2. Benefits of Farming to the people : Most of the drugs that people use when they are sick are herbs, roots and leaves of plants that are cultivated by Farmer’s. People eat farm produce. Yam rice, beans or maize that we eat are all Agricultural produce
3. Benefits of Farming to the government : Government of most countries are importers and exporters of agricultural produce like wheat, sorghum and barley. They also have trade in produce like cocoa, rubber, ground nuts, palm and millet. These trade exchanges fetch good foreign exchange and money for the governments of countries that are involved in these international trades

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

1. Mention two importance of farming to farmers
2. List two benefits of Farming to the people
3. Write out two benefits that any government of any country can gain from farming
4. Cocoa is the raw material for making _____
5. Rubber is the raw material for making _____
6. Cotton is the raw material for making _____
7. Timber is the raw material for making _____
8. _______ is the raw material for producing clothes (a) Fruit (b) Cotton (c) rubber
9. _______ is the raw material for rubber (a) textile (b) Rubber (c) Cocoa
10. Write out four benefits of farming

• • _______
  • _______
  • _______
  • _______

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Conclusion

The class teacher wraps up or concludes the lesson by giving out short notes to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.

The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.

He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.