Meaning of Agriculture – Components of Agriculture Primary 6 (Basic 6) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE 

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 3 

PRIMARY 6

THEME – AGRICULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Agriculture (Primary 6)

TOPIC: MEANING OF AGRICULTURE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Agriculture

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR 

The pupils understand the concept of growing crops and rearing of animals.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of sample or chart of 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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Agriculture can be define as the growing of crops, rearing of animals, processing and selling of agricultural products for the benefit of man (for man’s use).

There are four components of agriculture as stated in its meaning.

Growing or planting of crops. For examples – planting of rice, bean, yam, cocoa, banana, etc.

Rearing of animals. For examples – goat, sheep, horse, camel, etc. Processing of agricultural products. Selling of agricultural products.

COMPONENTS OF AGRICULTURE

1. GROWING/PLANTING OF CROPS

There are two types of crops – food and cash crop.

Food crops consist of grain, legumes, vegetables, fruits and seeds. They are produced for immediate consumption.

• Grain crops are maize, guinea corn, millets, etc.

• Legume crops are soybean, pea, peanut, cowpea, etc.

• Vegetable crops are tomato, cabbage, okro, pepper, onion, carrot, etc.

• Fruit crops are orange, mango, pawpaw, apple, pineapple, banana, etc.

 

Cash crops are economic crops. These crops may require further processing before consumption. Cocoa, sugarcane, cashew, groundnut, etc. They are grown for commercial purposes.

2. REARING OF ANIMALS

There are two types of animals – domestic and wild animals. Some of these animals live in water while others live on land. Animals are rear for personal, labor and commercial purposes.

• Domestic animals are animals rear at home or on farm land. For examples – sheep, goat, chicken, birds, fish, horse, etc.

• Wild animals are animals in the wild such lion, tiger, elephant, shark, crocodile, alligator, etc.

LESSON 2 – CONTINUATION

3. PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Some agricultural products are not in their finish state. They require further processing into final or consumable goods or products.

Agricultural products can also be package, brand or rebranding. For examples – fish and sardine, meat and corned beef, cocoa  and bourvita or milo, groundnut and ground oil, cotton and cloth, animal skin and shoe, belt or bag, wheat and bread, etc.

4. SELLING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

This is also known as agriculture marketing. It involves buying and selling agricultural products.

PRESENTATION

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

To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

1. Displays chart showing different parts of agriculture.

2. Guides pupils to read the chart correctly.

Pupil’s Activities – Read the picture carefully.

3. Use the chart to lead pupils to discuss different parts of Agriculture with appropriate examples.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the class discussion.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy 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 – Importance of Agriculture I (Primary 6)

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to –

1. review the definition of agriculture based on the previous lesson.

2. discussion in details, the components of agriculture.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

1. There are ______ components of agriculture.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

Mention 2 types of crops.

2.________

3. ________

_____ 4 _____ and _____ 5 _____ are types of agriculture.

6. What is processing of agricultural products?

7. ________ involves buying and selling agricultural products.

 

8. What is the different between cash and food crops?

 

9. Differentiate between domestic and wild animals?

10. What is agriculture?