INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Nitrogenous fertilizers.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state characteristics of nitrogenous fertilizers.

Group experiments- Dissolving nitrogenous fertilizers in water.
Discussion: Other characteristics of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Giving examples of nitrogenous fertilizers.

(NH4)2 SO4

ASN

KLB BK II Pg 9-10

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Phosphatic fertilizers.
Potassic fertilizers.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state characteristics of phosphatic fertilizers.
To give examples of phosphatic fertilizers.

Group experiment: Dissolving SSP in water and carrying out litmus tests.
Discuss further properties of SSP, DSP, TSP.

SSP
DSP
TSP
KCl
K2SO4

 KLB BK II Pg 1-12

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Fertilizer Application.
Fertilizer Rates.

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

Q/A: Teacher elicits responses on methods of fertilizer application.
Brief discussion of the methods highlighted.
Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of each method.

chart

KLB BK II Pg 12-13

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Carbon cycle and Nitrogen cycle.
Soil Sampling.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain ways in which carbon / nitrogen is removed / returned to the atmosphere.

Assignment method / Group discussion.

Charts: Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle.
Charts: Transverse and ziz-zag soil sampling methods.

KLB BK II Pg 16-20

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS
CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Soil Testing.
Seeds.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define soil testing.
To explain importance of soil testing.
To test soil pH.
To explain effect of soil pH on crops.

Q/A: Definition and importance of soil testing.
Q/A: Definition of pH in terms of acidity / alkalinity.
Class standard experiments: Determining soil pH.
Discussion: Optimum pH range for crops.

Litmus paper, indicators, pH colour chart.
student book

KLB BK II Pg 22-24

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Vegetative materials.
Vegetative planting materials.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state advantages and disadvantages of using vegetative materials over seeds.

Q/A: Advantages of vegetative materials over seeds.

vegetative materials & seeds
Bulbils of sisal/ splits of grass/ pyrethrum, banana/ sisal suckers, Irish potato tubers, potato vines, and sugarcane setts.

KLB BK II Pg 28-34

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Selection of planting materials.
Preparation of planting materials.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain factors to consider when selecting planting materials.

Detailed discussion with explanations of new concepts.

vegetative materials & seeds

KLB BK II Pg 34

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Time of planting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain factors to consider in timing planting.
To identify advantages of timely planting.

Q/A and brief discussion.

KLB BK II Pg 38

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Broadcasting method of planting. Row planting.
Over-sowing and under-sowing.
Spacing of crops.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify advantages and disadvantages of broadcasting method.

To state advantages and disadvantages of row planting.

Brief discussion.
Give examples of crops planted by broadcasting.

Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of row planting.

video
Chart: Average inter-row and intrarow spacing of common crops.

KLB BK II Pg 39-40

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Plant population.
Seed rate.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To determine plant population in a given size of land.

Q/A: Inter-conversion of metric units.

Worked examples.

student book

KLB BK II Pg 42-43

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)
CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Depth of planting.
Nursery management practices.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain determinants of correct depth of planting.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.
Field activity: planting crops to the correct spacing.
Supervised field activities.

school farm
School farm.

KLB BK II Pg 43-44

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Grafting.

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




To define grafting.
To describe methods of grafting.

Teacher demonstration/ illustration of whip grafting, side grafting, bark grafting.
Out - door activity: Students practise grafting.

Grafting tools.

KKLB BK II LB BK II
Pg 53-55

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Budding.
Layering.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define budding.
To describe methods of budding.
To explain importance of grafting and budding.

Teacher demonstrations/ illustrations/ drawing diagrams.
Discussion: Types of budding.

budding tools
school farm

KLB BK II Pg 55-58

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Tissue culture for crop propagation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define tissue culture.
To describe the process of tissue culture.
To explain importance of tissue culture in crop propagation.

Teacher exposes new concepts.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.

Suitable crops.

KLB BK II Pg 60-63

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Transplanting crop seedlings.
Transplanting tree seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the process of transferring seedlings from the nursery to the field.
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting crop seedlings.

Q/A, Explanations and brief discussion.
Activity: Transplanting crop seedlings.

Suitable crops.
Suitable seedlings.

KLB BK II Pg 61-62

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Crop rotation.
Importance of 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)

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.

Q/A
Brief discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 71-72

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning.
Pruning tea.

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.
Tea bushes, fitos, pegs.

KLB BK II Pg 74-75

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning coffee.
Training.

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

KLB BK II Pg 80-84

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Weeds, crop pests and diseases.
Timing of harvesting.
Methods of harvesting.

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

Brief discussion.

Q/A and detailed discussion.
on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

school farm
education trip

KLB BK II Pg 87

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

KLB BK II Pg 90-94

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomatoes Ecological requirement and varieties.
Nursery and field management.
Tomato pests and diseases.

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




To describe ecological requirements and varieties of tomatoes.
To identify tomato varieties.

Brief discussion and exposition.

tomatoes
school farm
Tomatoes attacked by various pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 96-100

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.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Cabbages attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II pg 107

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Carrots Ecology and varieties. Establishment and management.
Onions Ecology and varieties.

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)
LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Establishment and management.
Introduction.

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)

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.
Bacterial 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
Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 119-120

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)

Viral animal diseases. Protozoan diseases.
Management of 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.
student book

KLB BK II Pg 125-6

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (introduction to livestock health)
LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)
LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Handling livestock.
Effects of parasites on animals.
Tse-tse fly.

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.

student booK
illustrative charts

KLB BK II Pg 129-131