Description of Animal Farm Tools (Primary 4)

AGRICULTURE 

PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES 

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 4

THEME: AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

PREVIOUS LESSON – MAJOR USES OF FARM TOOLS (PRIMARY 4)

TOPIC – DESCRIPTION OF ANIMAL FARM TOOLS 

LEARNING AREA

Identify and Describe Animal Farm Tools

 

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 –

identify and describe the animal farm tools and their uses.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Different farm tools e.g. hoe, cutlass, spade, shovel, rake, pick axe, wheelbarrow, fishing nets, hook and line, baskets, watering troughs, feeding troughs, etc.

Poster, charts and pictures of farm tools.

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 – Basic Agriculture for Primary Schools Pupils’ Book Four
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information – LEGIT.NG INFOGUIDENIGERIA.COM

Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note for Agriculture Primary 4 Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

INTRODUCTION 

There are many kinds of tools used in animal farms. An animal farm is a place where we rear animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, fish and poultry.

DESCRIPTION OF ANIMAL TOOLS 

Common farm animal tools are –

Housing (Cage)

Housing is where the animals are kept for safety and adequate care.

 

Fishing nets 

Fishing nets have woven ropes. There are different types of fishing net – scoop net, gills net and cast net.

 

Traps 

Fish traps can have the form of a fishing weir or a lobster trap. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets.

 

Hook and line

It is made of a hook fixed to a string or twine and tied to the end of a long slender pole.

 

Watering troughs 

Watering trough is a container made of plastic or metal.

 

Feeding troughs 

It has a container made plastic and metal.

 

Lantern, etc.

 

Teacher’s Activities – Guides and allows pupils to identify and describe the uses of some animal farm tools. 

LESSON TWO – REVISION AND WEEK 6 LESSON ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives and describe by the pupils. 

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 the animal farm tools in class.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify and describe animal farm tools.

3. Give a board summary.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy board summary.

CONCLUSION

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

• Assignment – Describe and draw animal farm tools.

• Next Lesson – Major Uses of Animal Farm Tools (Primary 4)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

list and describe 4 animal farm tools.