Meaning and Types of Crop Production | Importance of Crop Production Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 9 agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 9

PRIMARY 4

THEME – AGRICULTURE 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Branches of Agriculture | People Who Involved in Agricultural Production Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 8 Agriculture

TOPIC – AGRICULTURE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Types of Crop Production

3. Importance of Crop Production

4. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

1. outlines various crops produced in agriculture.

2. state the importance of crop production.

3. carry out some activities that involved in crop production.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify some of the crop produced in agriculture.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing,

1. food crops

2. Cash crops

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

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Crop production is a branch of agriculture that deals with growing crops for immediately consumption or commercial purposes. Crop production includes grains, cotton, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nuts and plants. Different crops grow best in different areas of the country. Farmers usually work from sunrise to sunset during planting and harvesting seasons.

TYPES OF CROPS 

There are two (2) types of crops – food and cash crops.

1. Food crops are crops that are grown and harvested for immediately consumption with little or no commercial purpose.

Crops such as grains, tubers, fruit and vegetables are harvested for human consumption. Grains, such as corn, wheat, and rice, are the world’s most popular food crops.

2. Cash crops are crops that are grown on a large scale and harvested for commercial purposes.

Crops like wheat, cocoa, 00cashew nut, groundnut, palm oil, cassava, corn, oats, potatoes, cherries, apples, strawberries, soybean, bananas, cotton, jute, oranges, etc.

LESSON 2 – IMPORTANCE OF CROP PRODUCTION 

The importance of crop production are as follows:

1. It is important for food consumption.

2. It is a source of income or foreign exchange via export.

3. It creates job or employment opportunities for other people.

4. It contributes to national growth and development.

5. It provides raw materials for the industries.

6. It provides food and medicines.

7. It is important source of feeding for livestock.

8. It provides income to the government in form of tax.

9. It is an important source of nutritional value.

10. The world’s population depends on crop production.

REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson based on what he/she taught or what the pupils have learned.

2. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class and available instructional materials.

3. Teacher displays chart showing different types of crop.

4. Teacher lets the pupils as a group identify and discuss each the uses of each crop.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and discuss each the uses of each crop.

5. Teacher uses the chart and the pupil’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on meaning and types of crop production.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the introduction and participate actively in the class discussion on meaning and types of crop production.

5. Teacher uses the chart to guide the pupils to state the importance of crop production.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the class discussion and appreciate the importance of crop production in their daily life.

6. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary by responding correctly to the questions and 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.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks the pupils to –

1. explain the meaning of crop production.

2. differentiate between food and cash crops.

3. state 5 examples of food crops.

4. mention 5 examples of cash crops.

5. discuss 4 importance of crop production.