Domestic Animals (Primary 5)
BASIC SCIENCE
FIRST TERM
FIRST WEEK
BASIC 5
THEME: Living Things
TOPIC: Domestic Animals
LEARNING AREA
Lesson One – Common Domestic Animals
Lesson Two – Grouping Domestic Animals Based on their Food
Lesson Three – Other Food Eating by Domestic Animals
TIME – 40 Minutes each.
LEARNING OUTCOME
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to identify domestic animals, group domestic animals based on food, mention other foods eating by domestic animals.
RATIONALE
Farmers may grow crops, such as yams, beans and cassava on their farms, and they may also keep animals, such as cows, sheep, goats and chickens. We use animals for many things. We eat some, use some for work and keep some in the home as pets.
Some animals eat only plants, some eat only other animals while some others eat both plants and other animals.
The concept of domestic animals enable the pupils to identify different kinds of domestic animals based their food and how to keep and care for them.
LEARNING MATERIALS
Charts and pictures of different both domestic and wild animals.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Learners have learnt the reasons why animals are living things.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
Lagos State Scheme of work
Basic Science and Technology for Primary 5
All Relevant Materials
Online Materials
LESSON DEVELOPMENT
Lessons are still work in progress