Common Methods of Food Preservation (Primary 6)

Last Updated on July 16, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

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PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 6

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Reasons for Food preservation (Primary 6)

TOPIC: COMMON METHODS FOOD PRESERVATION 

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. list common methods of preservation in locality.

2. make a list of food items that can be preserved.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils are required to already have learned

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of plastic containers and samples of preserved food.

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

Preservation of food is the process of keeping food in good condition and from being damaged.

COMMON METHODS OF PRESERVATION 

1. Sun drying

2. Smoking

3. Salting

4. Frying

5. Bottling/Canning

6. Bagging

7. Freezing/refrigeration

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. Discusses simple methods of persevering food.

Pupil’s Activities – List and discuss simple methods of persevering food.

 

CONCLUSION

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

• Next Lesson –

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. list 5 common methods of preservation in locality.

2. make a list of 5 food items that can be preserved.