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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1 1
Animal Production
Animal Safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List examples of domestic animals.
Discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
Appreciate the structures that can be used when handling domestic animals.
Learners are guided to list examples of domestic animals.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Learners are guided to draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
What are domestic animals?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 57-58
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1 2
Animal Production
Animal Safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List examples of domestic animals.
Discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
Appreciate the structures that can be used when handling domestic animals.
Learners are guided to list examples of domestic animals.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Learners are guided to draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
What are domestic animals?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 57-58
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1 3
Animal Production
Animal Safety
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List examples of domestic animals.
Discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
Appreciate the structures that can be used when handling domestic animals.
Learners are guided to list examples of domestic animals.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the structures that can be used when handling cattle and dogs to ensure their safety.
Learners are guided to draw the images in learner's book 8 page 58
What are domestic animals?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 57-58
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1 4
Animal Production
Safety of Persons handling domestic animals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify safety measures of handling domestic animals.
Discuss the safety of Persons handling domestic animals
Use the clues given in the pictures in learner's book 8 page 58 to explain how they can ensure safety when handling animals.
Appreciate the safety measures of handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify safety measures of handling domestic animals
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to discuss the safety of Persons handling domestic animals
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to use the clues given in the pictures in learner's book 8 page 58 to explain how they can ensure safety when handling animals.
How can you restrain the dog when you have visitors at home?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 58-59
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2 1
Animal Production
Tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
Draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
Appreciate the use of tools and equipment's when handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
What tools and equipment can you use to restrain a bull when taking it round for exhibition in an agricultural show ground?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 59-61
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2 2
Animal Production
Tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
Draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
Appreciate the use of tools and equipment's when handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
What tools and equipment can you use to restrain a bull when taking it round for exhibition in an agricultural show ground?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 59-61
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2 3
Animal Production
Tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
Draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
Appreciate the use of tools and equipment's when handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
What tools and equipment can you use to restrain a bull when taking it round for exhibition in an agricultural show ground?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 59-61
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Oral questions Oral Report Observation
2 4
Animal Production
Tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
Draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
Appreciate the use of tools and equipment's when handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the tools and equipment for handling domestic animals.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to draw the equipment's in learner's book 8 page 60
What tools and equipment can you use to restrain a bull when taking it round for exhibition in an agricultural show ground?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 59-61
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3 1
Animal Production
Ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
Discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods.
Appreciate the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators.
In groups, learners are guided to identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods
What are the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 61-62
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3 2
Animal Production
Ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
Discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods.
Appreciate the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators.
In groups, learners are guided to identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods
What are the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 61-62
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Oral questions Oral Report Observation
3 3
Animal Production
Ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
Discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods.
Appreciate the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators.
In groups, learners are guided to identify ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the wild animals that could be kept away by different methods
What are the ways of ensuring safety of domestic animals from predators?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 61-62
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3 4
Animal Production
Promoting safety of domestic animals in our community
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Go for a field visit to the community around their school.
Observe the domestic animals that they keep.
Check how they ensure safety of the animals.
Appreciate the safety of domestic animals in our community.
As a class, learners are guided to go for a field visit to the community around their school, observe the domestic animals that they keep and check how they ensure safety of the animals.
How else can you promote safety of domestic animals in your community?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 62
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4 1
Animal Production
Poultry Rearing.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of poultry rearing.
Describe the various shapes, apparent sizes of poultry folds and the materials used to construct them.
Appreciate poultry rearing.
Individually or in pairs, learners are guided to explain the meaning of poultry rearing.
Individually or in pairs, learners are guided to describe the various shapes, apparent sizes of poultry folds and the materials used to construct them.
What is poultry rearing?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 63
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4 2
Animal Production
Construction of a Fold for rearing poultry
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of constructing a fold for rearing poultry.
Design and sketch the poultry fold.
Construct the poultry fold.
Have fun and enjoy constructing a fold for rearing poultry.
In groups, learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a fold for rearing poultry
In groups, learners are guided to design and sketch the poultry fold.
In groups, learners are guided to construct the poultry fold
How do you construct a fold for rearing poultry?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 63-64
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4 3
Animal Production
Construction of a Fold for rearing poultry
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of constructing a fold for rearing poultry.
Design and sketch the poultry fold.
Construct the poultry fold.
Have fun and enjoy constructing a fold for rearing poultry.
In groups, learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a fold for rearing poultry
In groups, learners are guided to design and sketch the poultry fold.
In groups, learners are guided to construct the poultry fold
How do you construct a fold for rearing poultry?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 63-64
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4 4
Crop Production
Crop Management
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the term crop pest.
Give examples of common insect pests in vegetable crops.
Discuss the statement,
In groups, learners are guided to explain the term crop pest
In groups, learners are guided to give examples of common insect pests in vegetable crops.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the statement,
What do you understand by the term crop pest?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 21
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5 1
Crop Production
Identification of common vegetable pests and signs of attack
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify common vegetable pests and signs of attack.
Compare the appearance of vegetable crops attacked by the pests with vegetables which are free of pests.
Appreciate the importance of managing crops.
In groups, learners are guided to identify common vegetable pests and signs of attack.
In groups, learners are guided to compare the appearance of vegetable crops attacked by the pests with vegetables which are free of pests.
How can you tell that vegetable crops are affected by insect pests?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 22-23
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5 2
Crop Production
Controlling pests in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
Control the aphids in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to control the aphids in vegetables.
How do you control aphids in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 23-25
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5 3
Crop Production
Controlling pests in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
Control the aphids in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to control the aphids in vegetables.
How do you control aphids in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 23-25
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5 4
Crop Production
Controlling pests in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
Control the aphids in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling aphids.
As a class, learners are guided to control the aphids in vegetables.
How do you control aphids in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 23-25
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6 1
Crop Production
Controlling cutworms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling cutworms.
Control the cutworms in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling cutworms.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling cutworms.
As a class, learners are guided to control the cutworms in vegetables.
How do you control cutworms in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 25-26
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6 2
Crop Production
Controlling cutworms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling cutworms.
Control the cutworms in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling cutworms.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling cutworms.
As a class, learners are guided to control the cutworms in vegetables.
How do you control cutworms in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 25-26
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6 3
Crop Production
Controlling caterpillars
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling caterpillars.
Control the caterpillars in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling caterpillars.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling caterpillars.
As a class, learners are guided to control the caterpillars in vegetables.
How do you control caterpillars in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 26-27
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6 4
Crop Production
Controlling caterpillars
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure of controlling caterpillars.
Control the caterpillars in vegetables.
Appreciate the importance of controlling caterpillars.
As a class, learners are guided to outline the procedure of controlling caterpillars.
As a class, learners are guided to control the caterpillars in vegetables.
How do you control caterpillars in vegetables?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 26-27
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7 1
Crop Production
Diseases in vegetables crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the term crop disease.
Discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
Draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
In pairs, learners are guided to explain the term crop disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
What do you understand by the term crop disease?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 27-28
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7 2
Crop Production
Diseases in vegetables crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the term crop disease.
Discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
Draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
In pairs, learners are guided to explain the term crop disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
What do you understand by the term crop disease?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 27-28
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7 3
Crop Production
Diseases in vegetables crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the term crop disease.
Discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
Draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
In pairs, learners are guided to explain the term crop disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
What do you understand by the term crop disease?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 27-28
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7 4
Crop Production
Diseases in vegetables crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the term crop disease.
Discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
Draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
In pairs, learners are guided to explain the term crop disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to discuss the symptoms that indicate a vegetable crop infected with a disease.
In pairs, learners are guided to draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 27
What do you understand by the term crop disease?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 27-28
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8 1
Crop Production
Identifying vegetables affected by diseases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
Examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
As a class, learners are guided to take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
As a class, learners are guided to examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
How do you identify vegetables affected by diseases?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 28-29
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8 2
Crop Production
Identifying vegetables affected by diseases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
Examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
As a class, learners are guided to take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
As a class, learners are guided to examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
How do you identify vegetables affected by diseases?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 28-29
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8 3
Crop Production
Identifying vegetables affected by diseases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
Examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
Have a desire to stop diseases in vegetable crops.
As a class, learners are guided to take a walk to a vegetable garden in the school or in the community.
As a class, learners are guided to examine all parts of the vegetable crops carefully to identify any symptoms of a disease.
How do you identify vegetables affected by diseases?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 28-29
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8 4
Crop Production
Controlling diseases in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify non-chemical methods of crop disease control.
Control diseases in vegetable crops.
Appreciate the importance of controlling disease in vegetable crops.
As a class or in groups, learners are guided to identify non-chemical methods of crop disease control.
As a class or in groups, learners are guided to control diseases in vegetable crops.
How do you control diseases in vegetable crops?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 29-30
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9

Midterm exam and break

10 1
Crop Production
Importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List the vegetables grown in their locality.
Discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
Appreciate the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to list the vegetables grown in their locality.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
What is the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 30-31
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10 2
Crop Production
Importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List the vegetables grown in their locality.
Discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
Appreciate the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to list the vegetables grown in their locality.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
What is the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 30-31
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10 3
Crop Production
Importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List the vegetables grown in their locality.
Discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
Appreciate the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to list the vegetables grown in their locality.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
What is the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 30-31
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10 4
Crop Production
Importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List the vegetables grown in their locality.
Discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
Appreciate the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to list the vegetables grown in their locality.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to discuss the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops
What is the importance of controlling pests and disease in vegetable crops?
MTP; Agriculture Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 30-31
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End term exam

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