Importance and Uses of farm records
Subject :
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Term :
THIRD TERM
Week:
WEEK 10
Class :
Primary 5
Topic :
Importance and Uses of farm records
Previous lesson:
The pupils have previous knowledge of
that was taught as a topic in the previous lesson
Behavioural objectives :
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- List the uses and Importance of farm records.
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 :
Importance and Uses of farm records
Farm records are kept by farmers to ensure smooth running of day to day activities on the farm.
The following are the importance, Usefulness and benefits of keeping records by Farmers
- It makes the farmer to plan for future planting activities as failure to plan is planning to fail
- Record keeping gives the farmers a sense of the actual worth of things, produce and assets that are on the farm.
- It makes it easy for the farmers to make both present decisions and future decisions
- Recording keeping helps to plan, coordinate, organize, budget and account for things, crops and human on the farm
- Record keeping helps farmer to compare this year yield with that of previous year
- Record keeping helps the farmer to know if he or she is making a loss or a gain
- The farm records that have been kept all this while by the farmers may be collected or gathered together to obtain loan or advances from banks
- Record keeping helps the farmers to know the total sales and purchase that are made by the farm.
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
- What are farm records
- Sales are recorded in the farm record that is know as _____
- What are pests?
- What are the three major classification of pests based on their mouth parts or mode of feeding?
- Cockroach is an example of ___ pest (a) boring and chewing pest (b) piercing and sucking pest (c) Boring pest
Agricultural Science Simple Basic Farm Tools
Pests and Diseases of Crop Plants
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.