CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Timing of harvesting.
Methods 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.

education trip

KLB BK II pgs 65-66

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 66-70

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomatoes Ecological requirement and varieties.

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

KLB BK II Pg 71 -76

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Nursery and field management.

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

Q/A and detailed discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 76-78

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomato pests and diseases.
Cabbages Ecology and varieties.

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 78-80

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Cabbages 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 cabbage growth.

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

Cabbages attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 80-82

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 82-83

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.

KLB BK II Pg 83-85

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.

KLB BK II Pg86

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 86-88

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 88-90

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 90-

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 91-92

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.

student book

KLB BK II Pg 93-95

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.

student booK

KLB BK II Pg 95-97

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 99

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Tse-tse fly.
Keds, fleas and lice.

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.

student book
illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 99-102

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Ticks. One-host tick.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To list down effects of ticks on livestock.

To describe the life cycle of one-host tick.

Q/A: Harmful effects of ticks.


Exposition
Explanations

Chart-Life cycle oF one-host tick.  illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 103-104

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Two-host tick. Three-host tick. Tick control.
The tapeworm (Taenia spp).

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the life cycle of two-host tick.

To describe the life cycle of twice-host tick.

To explain measures of controlling ticks.

Exposition and explanations.
Represent the life cycles diagrammatically.


Detailed discussion
Assignment.

Chart-Life cycles of ticks.  illustrative diagrams of parasites
illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 105-110

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Lifecycle of a tapeworm.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the lifecycle of a tapeworm.
To state control measures of tapeworms in livestock.

Exposition and explanations of the life cycle.
Q/A and brief discussion.

Chart- Life cycle of a pork tapeworm.

KLB BK II Pg 110-111

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Roundworms (Ascaris spp).

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify symptoms of attack by roundworms.
To describe the life cycle of a roundworm.
To explain measures of controlling roundworm.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.
Q/A: Measures of control.

illustrative diagrams of parasites

Ķlb bk 2 pgs 111-113

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Liver fluke.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify symptoms of attack by liver fluke.
To describe the life cycle of a roundworm.
To explain measures of controlling liver fluke.

Q/A and brief discussion.

Detailed discussion of life cycle.
Q/A: Measures of control.

illustrative diagrams of  liver fluke.

KLB BK II Pg 113-117

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 119-124

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.

Discussion: Types of minerals, their sources and deficiency symptoms.

student book
 pictures of roughages and concentrates.

KLB BK II Pg 124-127

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.

student book

KLB BK II Pg 128

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.

Detailed discussion.

&

Probing questions.

student book
Chart- Nutritive values of some feeds.

KLB BK II Pg 128-131

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..

KLB BK II Pg 132-133

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.

Detailed discuss ion of digestion in the mouth, stomach, small intestines and colon.

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

KLB BK II Pg 134-138

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 138-141