Parts of Common Crop Plants Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 1 

THEME – BASIC CONCEPTS OF AGRICULTURE 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Common Crops – Plants Around Us – At Home and School (Primary 1)

TOPIC – PARTS OF CROP PLANTS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Common Crop Plants Around

3. Parts of Crop Plants

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. Identify some crop plants by their common names in English and local language.

2. Name parts of a crop plant.

3. Draw or sketch a crop plant.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify come crop plants like maize and yam.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Freshly up-rooted crop plant specimen e.g. Maize, mango, pawpaw, etc.

2. Chart of well labeled crop plant.

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

NAMES OF COMMON CROP PLANTS 

1. Pawpaw

• Local name –

2. Maize

• Local name –

3. Banana

• Local name –

4. Cowpea

• Local name –

5. Yam, etc.

 

Note – The above crop plants have common parts.

 

PARTS OF CROP PLANT 

The main parts of a crop plant include:

1. Leaf

2. Fruit

3. Flower

4. Stem

5. Root

The above parts of crop plants can be classified into two (2) types –

1. Shoot system

• Leaves

• Fruits

• Flowers

• Stem

2. Root system

• Root or root hair

 

PRESENTATION

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

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or understanding.

2. Takes pupils round the school compound.

Pupil’s Activities – Observe crop plants around the school compound.

3. Helps them identify some crop plants and name their parts by using a corresponding chart showing parts of the plants.

Pupil’s Activities – Name some crop plants and identify their parts.

4. Displays chart showing different parts of one or more plants.

Pupil’s Activities – Draw one or two plants.

5. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Write as instructed.

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

Parts of Flowering Plants Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. Name 5 crop plants by their local name.

2. Identify parts of a crop plant – maize.

3. Draw a crop plant – maize.

4. Group the following in shoot or root system –

• Leaves

• Root

• Fruits

• Flowers

• Root hair

• Stem