Preparation of Simple Snacks and Fruit Drinks (Primary 4)

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SECOND TERM 

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 4

PREVIOUS LESSON – Some Common Snacks in the Locality (Primary 4)

TOPIC: PREPARATION OF SIMPLE SNACKS AND FRUIT DRINKS 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of snacks and fruit drinks.

2. Mention some common snacks in their locally.

3. State the differences between snacks and main meal.

4. Prepare simple snacks and fruit drinks.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of different types of snacks.

2. A picture of main meals and snacks.

3. Real objects such as the oranges, pineapple, grapefruit, cashew, sour sop, apple and grava.

4. Materials and tools for preparing and serving snacks and fruit drinks.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

INTRODUCTION

SNACKS 

Snacks are light food taken in between meal e.g. puff puff, chi chi, biscuits, cake, ojojo, groundnut, pon corn, etc.

FRUIT DRINKS 

Fruit drinks are juice extracted from fruits and diluted with sugar and water. For examples – orange drink, pineapple drink, etc.

PREPARATION OF SIMPLE SNACKS – Puff Corn and Fruit Drink 

Ingredients for Puff Corn 

1. Fresh pop corn

2. Sugar

3. Vegetables

Method

1. Pick the dirt from the corn.

2. Place the pot on fire.

3. Pour a little vegetable oil, allow to heat.

4. Add fresh pop corn, allow to heat for four minutes.

5. Add sugar to taste.

6. Remove from fire and serve with groundnut.

PREPARATION OF FRUIT DRINKS 

Ingredients

1. Choose fruit in season

2. Sugar

3. Water.

Method

1. Wash and pill the fruit.

2. Extract the juice from the fruit.

3. Serve and pour in the jar or jug.

4. Add warm water and sugar

5. Mixed together

6. Serve chilled

 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2.BGives examples of snacks and display various types of snacks.

Pupil’s Activities – Mention some snacks common in their locally.

3. Gives examples of fruit drinks.

4. Prepares two fruit drinks.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the preparation of fruit drinks.

5. Prepares two fruit drinks.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in the preparation of snacks.

6. Serves snacks and fruit drinks.

Pupil’s Activities – Taste the prepared snacks and fruit drinks and make comment.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – needle craft.

• Next Lesson –

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. Explain the meaning of snacks and fruit drinks.

2. Mention four foods eaten as snacks.

3. Name three fruits that can be used for fruit drinks.

4. Name the ingredients for making snacks.

5. State the need for snacks in daily eating.