Importance of Agriculture Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agricultural Science

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 2 

PRIMARY 1

THEME – AGRICULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Agriculture Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agricultural Science

TOPIC – IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Importance of Agriculture

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain the meaning of agriculture.

2. state the importance of agriculture.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils understand that the food we eat come from agriculture.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing agricultural products.

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 

INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS 

1. What is food?

2. Why is it important to eat?

3. Where do the food we eat come where?

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE 

1. Agriculture provides the food we eat.

2. Agriculture provides the materials for make clothes.

LESSON 2 – CONTINUATION

3. Agriculture provides jobs for people.

4. Agriculture provides medicine for us.

5. Agriculture provides money by selling crops and animals.

6. Agriculture provides other materials for making juices, biscuits, etc.

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. Displays some sample of agricultural crops like yam, maize, etc. as food.

3. Lets pupils identify and state the reasons why we eat food.

Pupil’s Activities – State the importance of food.

4. Lets pupils know that the food we comes agric.

5. Discuss the importance of agriculture using sample and charts.

6. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher 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

Common Crops – Plants Around Us – At Home and School Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Agriculture

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of agriculture.

2. give 5 examples of crops.

3. mention 5 examples of animals.

4. state the importance of animals skin.

5. mention one important of cotton.

6. mention 3 importance of agriculture.