Common Useful Farm Insects Primary 2 (Basic 2) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 2

THEME – PROTECTION ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Draw and Label of Parts of an Insect Primary 2 (Basic 2) – Agriculture

 

TOPIC – USEFUL FARM INSECTS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Identification of Useful Farm Insects

2. Meaning of Useful Farm Insects

3. Useful Farm Insects

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain useful farm insects.

2. mention 2 farm insects.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify honey by tasting.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Chart or sample of useful insects.

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

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – Display sample or charts of common useful farm insects for pupils to identify.

Pupil’s Activities – Bee, cricket, etc.

Teacher’s remarks – These are useful farm insect. They are useful for man and crops.

MEANING OF USEFUL FARM INSECTS

Useful Farm Insects are insects are useful to crops and people.

 

COMMON USEFUL FARM INSECTS

Other useful farm Insects are –

1. Butterflies

2. Bees

3. Termites

4. Cricket

5. Praying mantis, etc.

Discuss the uses of each farm insect listed above. 

 

LESSON 2 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

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 and identify preserved or use samples or listed insects.

Pupil’s Activities – Observe closely and identify useful insects.

3. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

CONCLUSION

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

ASSIGNMENT

Find out from parents, insect that produced honey.

 

NEXT LESSON

Usefulness of Farm Insects Primary 2 (Basic 2) – Agriculture

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain useful farm insects.

2. name and identify 3 useful insects.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. Useful Farm Insects are insects are useful to _________________.

A. crops and people

B. crops and animals

C. crops and insects

2. _________________ are insects are useful to crops and people.

A. Useful farm animals

B. Useful farmers

C. Useful farm insects

Write 3 common useful farm insects.

 

3. ________________

 

4. _________________

 

5. _________________