CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Crop rotation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


To give the meaning of crop rotation.
To give examples of crop rotation cycles.

Q/A, brief illustrations of cycles of crop production.

Illustrative charts.

KLB BK II Pg 67

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Importance of crop rotation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the importance of crop rotation.
To give examples of rotational programmes.

Brief discussion; with reference to rotational programmes.

Illustrative charts.

KLB BK II Pg 68-70

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Mulching.
Thinning, Gapping and Rouging.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define mulching.
To state advantages and disadvantages of mulching.
To explain importance of thinning, gapping and rouging.

Q/A
Brief discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 71-72

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define pruning.
To give reasons for pruning.
To identify methods for pruning.
To identify tools used in pruning.

Q/A
Detailed discussion.
Teacher demonstration: Correct and incorrect ways of pruning.

Secateurs, twigs, pruning saw, shears, e.t.c.

KLB BK II Pg 74-75

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning tea.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe methods of pruning tea.

Teacher demonstration of formative pruning, pegging method, use of rings and pegs, use of fitos, tipping.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

Tea bushes, fitos, pegs.

KLB BK II Pg 76-80

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning coffee.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify specific aims of pruning coffee.
To describe various methods of pruning coffee.

Illustrative diagrams / Demonstrations on: single / multiple stem pruning, capping and de-suckering of coffee.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

school farm, projector

KLB BK II Pg 80-84

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Training.
Weeds, crop pests and diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define training as a field practice.
To explain ways of training crops.
To define a weed, a pest, a disease, giving examples.
To identify causative agents of plant diseases.
To explain the importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

Expository approach: expose meaning of propping, trellising.
Q/A and discussion on importance of staking, earthing up.
Brief discussion.
Q/A and detailed discussion.
on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

school farm, projector

PKLB BK II g 85-86

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Timing of harvesting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the stage and timing of harvesting of a crop.

Discussion on factors considered when timing harvesting.

Projector, photographs

KLB BK II Pg 88-89

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Methods of harvesting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To briefly describe methods of harvesting of specific crops.
To enumerate precautions observed during harvesting.

Give specific examples of methods and precautions observed.

education trip

KLB BK II Pg 89

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Post-harvest practices. Storage.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various post-harvest practices and their importance.
To give characteristics of a good grain store (traditional / modern).

Probing questions and detailed discussion.

video, chart

KLB BK II Pg 90-94

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomatoes Ecological requirement and varieties.
Nursery and field management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements and varieties of tomatoes.
To identify tomato varieties.
To describe nursery management practices for establishment of tomato seedlings.
To describe field management practices for tomatoes.

Brief discussion and exposition.
Q/A and detailed discussion.

tomatoes
school farm

KLB BK II Pg 96-100

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomato pests and diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify tomato pests and diseases and methods of their control.

Detailed discussion of tomato pests and their economic importance.

Tomatoes attacked by various pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 104-106

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Cabbages Ecology and varieties.
Cabbages Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for cabbages.
To identify cabbage varieties.
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper cabbage growth.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.
Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Cabbages attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II pg 107

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Carrots Ecology and varieties. Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for carrots.
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper carrots establishment..

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Carrots attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 110-111

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Onions Ecology and varieties.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for onions.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Projector, onions

KLB BK II Pg 111-3

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper onions growth.

Discuss important nursery and field practices.

Onions attacked by some pests and diseases.

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Introduction.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



To differentiate between health and disease.
To explain importance of keeping animals healthy.

Q/A: Health and disease; and their economic importance.

Chart

KLB BK II Pg 115-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Signs of good health.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain signs that help to identify a healthy animal.

Discussion: Physical appearance, physiological body functions and morphological conditions of the animal body.

different animals

KLB BK II Pg 116-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Predisposing factors of animal diseases. Causes of animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify and explain predisposing factors of animal diseases.

To describe causes of animal diseases.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.


Detailed description of nutritional causes, physical causes and chemical causes.

charts

KLB BK II Pg 119-120

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Bacterial animal diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify bacterial diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of bacterial diseases and their control.

Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 122-124

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Viral animal diseases. Protozoan diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To list down viral diseases of livestock.


To list down protozoan diseases of livestock.

Detailed discussion of viral diseases and their control.

Detailed discussion of protozoan diseases and their control.

Chart: Viral diseases, causal organism and animals affected.


Chart: protozoan diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 125-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Management of diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain general methods of diseases control.

Q/A: Control of nutritional diseases.
Discussion: Importance of proper housing, isolation / slaughtering of sick animals, imposition of quarantine, prophylaxis, vaccination, vector control, e.t.c.

Videos

KLB BK II Pg 125-8

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Handling livestock.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe appropriate methods of handling livestock.

Q/A: Handling of animals during treatment, milking, inspecting, e.t.c.
Discussion: Other activities necessitating proper handling of animals, i.e. drenching, injecting, controlling mastitis, hand spraying.
Q/A: Sites that should be sprayed with acarides.

Projector

KLB BK II Pg 129-131

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Effects of parasites on animals.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:




To describe host-parasite relationship.
To identify effects of parasites on livestock.

Q/A: Definition of a host, parasite.
Brief discussion and give specific examples.

illustrative charts

KLB BK II Pg 133-4

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Tse-tse fly.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe parasitic effects of tse-tse fly.
To explain methods of control of tse-tse fly.

Q/A: Disease transmitted by tse-tse fly; and methods of control of tse-tse fly.

Projector

KLB BK II Pg 134-5

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Food components.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the components of food in animal feeds.

To state functions of water in an animal.
To state functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, oils, vitamins, in an animal body.

Use a flow chart to show food components.

Q/A and brief discussion


Q/A and detailed discussion; sources, deficiency, symptoms

illustrative chart of Components of food.



Seed cakes, fish meal, bone meal,
Lucerne.

KLB BK II Pg 158-64

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Minerals.
Feeds and Feedstuffs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify important minerals for livestock.
To differentiate between a feed and a feedstuff.
To describe the composition of dry and succulent roughages.
To state and explain the composition of energy concentrates and protein concentrates.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.
Exposition, discussion and giving relevant examples.

student book
 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 165-169

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Feed additives.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define feed additives.
To give examples of feed additives.

Giving examples of feed additives and description of their importance.

Projector, feeds

KLB BK II Pg 171

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

To concept of rationing. Maintenance ration Production ration.
Feed digestibility Feed nutritive values.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define food ration; balanced ration.
To define maintenance ration.
To state factors affecting maintenance ration.
To explain characteristics of a balanced ration.
To define feed digestibility.
To calculate % digestibility of a feed.
To explain factors affecting food digestibility.
To define terms used to express feed value.

Detailed discussion.
&
Probing questions.
Exposition of new concepts.
Problem solving discussion. Exposition and discussion of other terms used to express feed value: calorific value, dry matter, starch equivalent, TDN, CP, DCP and CF.

student book
Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

KLB BK II Pg 172-3

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Computation of animal feeds. Trial and error method. Pearson?s Square method.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state advantages and disadvantages of trial and error method of computing animal feeds.
To compute livestock rations using Pearson?s Square method.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Exposition- Teacher explains the procedure of computing livestock ration using Pearson?s Square method.
Worked examples.
Supervised exercise.

Calculators.., chart

KLB BK II Pg 176-178

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

General process of digestion.
Digestion in non-ruminants.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the general process of digestion.
To give examples of mono gastric animals.
To describe digestion in mono gastric animals.

Detailed discuss ion of digestion in the mouth, stomach, small intestines and colon.
Detailed discussion of digestion in a pig and poultry.

illustrative diagram of General digestive system.
illustrative diagrams  of Specific digestive
systems.

KLB BK II Pg 179-185

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (NUTRITION)

Digestion in Ruminants.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the components of the stomach.
To state the functions of each compartment.
To state differences and similarities between digestive systems of ruminants and non-ruminants.

Students observe the four compartments of a ruminant?s stomach.
Discussion: Structure and functions of each compartment.
Q/A: Students highlight differences and similarities between ruminants and non-ruminants.

diagram digestive system of a cow,
Pieces of stomach compartments of a cow.

KLB BK II Pg 187-8