FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

Organic Gardening.

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

-Define the term organic gardening in crop production.
-Discuss the importance of organic gardening in production of healthy foods.
-Search for information on the importance of organic gardening in production of healthy foods.
-Acknowledge the benefits of organic gardening in production of healthy foods.

-Identify the organic gardening practices in crop production.
-Discuss use of organic manure as an organic gardening practices.
-Prepare organic manure from plant matter and animal waste.
-Acknowledge the benefits of organic manure in production of healthy foods.

In groups or pairs,learners are guided to:
-brainstorm and present the meaning of organic gardening.
-use digital or print resources to search for information on importance of organic gardening in production of healthy foods.
-discuss the importance of organic gardening in the production of healthy foods.
-present their findings in class.
In groups or pairs,learners are guided to;.
-identify the organic gardening practices used in crop production.
-use digital or print resources for information on use of organic manure and its benefits as an organic gardening practice.
-outline the steps for preparing organic manure from plant waste and animal waste.
-prepare organic manure from animal and plant waste.

What is organic gardening? Why should we practice organic gardening?
Which organic gardening practices do you know? What are the benefits of organic manure in crop production?

Lesson notes.
Digital resources.
Resource person.
Agriculture and Nutrition Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Digital resources.
Resource person.
Video clips.
Agriculture and Nutrition Learner's Textbook.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Oral questions. Written questions.
Assessment rubrics. Class project. Activity journals. Written questions. Checklists. Oral questions.

FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

Organic Gardening.

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

-Identify the mechanical methods of weed control.
-Discuss mechanical weed control and use of organic foliar feed made from animal wastes and plants as organic gardening practices.
-Search the internet for the benefits of mechanical weed control and use of organic foliar feed in crop production.
-Embrace mechanical weed control and use of organic foliar feed in crop production.

In groups or pairs,learners are guided to:
-identify the mechanical methods of controlling weeds.
-use digital or print resources to search for information on mechanical weed control and use of organic foliar feed made from animal wastes and plants.
-discuss the benefits of the mechanical weed control and use of organic foliar feed in crop production.
-prepare an organic foliar feed from animal wastes and plants.

What are the benefits of mechanical weed control? What are the benefits of organic foliar feed in crop production?

Agriculture and Nutrition Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Digital resources.
Animal wastes and plants.
Posters.

Class project. Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Written questions. Oral questions.

FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

Organic Gardening.

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

-Select a short season crop for growing using organic gardening practices.
-Prepare a section of the school farm for growing the selected short-season crop.
-Embrace teamwork as they select the short season crop and prepare a section of school farm for growing the crop.

In groups,learners are guided to:
-collaborate in identifying and selecting the most appropriate short season crop for growing using the organic practices.
-collaborate and share responsibilities as they prepare a section of school farm for growing the selected short season crop.

What should you consider in identifying a short season crop for growing using organic gardening practices?

Digital resources
School farm.
Project books.
Short-Season crops; vegetables, legumes.
Digital devices.
Watering cans.

Class project. Checklists. Observation schedule. Assessment rubrics.

FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESSES.
Food production processes

Organic Gardening.
Organic gardening.
Preparing green manure.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Grow
the selected short-season crop using the organic gardening practices.

-Carry out the maintenance practices on the grown
crops using organic gardening.

-   Elaborate how to prepare green manure.
Prepare green manure.
Appreciate use of green manure in producing healthy foods.

In groups or pairs,learners are guided to:

-share responsibilities as they grow/plant
the selected short-season crop such as vegetable or legume using organic
gardening practices.

-carry out maintenance practices on the grown or
planted crop.

- In groups, learners are guided how to prepare green manure.

How can we produce food crops through organic gardening?
- Why is green manure important while growing crops? How do we prepare green manure?

Short-Season
crops; vegetables, legumes.   Watering cans.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
Curriculum design.
Gardening tools.
General environment.
Planting material.
- Curriculum design.
General environment.
Gardening tools.
- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.

Class project   Portfolios.    Checklists.
- Written test. Project.

Food production processes
Food production processes.

Use of organic pesticides.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the use of organic pesticides.
Name same organic pesticides used to control crop pests & diseases.
Appreciate the use of organic pesticides in controlling crop pests & diseases.

- In groups learners are guided to identify some of the organic pesticides used to control pests & diseases in crops.

- What are some of organic pesticides used to control crop pests & diseases?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written test.

Food production processes.

Mechanical weed control.
Use of organic foliar feed.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify some of the mechanical weed control methods.
Apply some of the mechanical weed control method to control the weed in the farm.
Appreciate mechanical weed control methods.

- Identify some the mechanical weed control methods used in farming.
Apply the methods of mechanical weed control while farming.

- Which are the mechanical weed control methods?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written test. Project. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Importance of organic gardening in crop production.
Storage of crop produce.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-  Recognize the importance of organic crop production.
Discuss the importance.
Appreciate the methods of organic gardening in crop production.
- Find out ways of preparing storage structures in readiness for crop produce.
Identify materials used to prepare the storage structure in readiness for storage of crop produce.
Appreciate different storage structures used to store crop produce.

- In groups or individually, the learners are guided to use the importance of organic gardening in crop production.
Discuss the importance of organic gardening in crop production.
- In groups, learners to be guided to find out ways of preparing storage structure in readiness for storage of crop produce.
Collect materials used to prepare the storage structure for storage of crop produce.

- What are the importance of organic gardening in crop production?
- How do we prepare storage structure for crop produce?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Assignment. Written test.
- Written tests. Project. Activity journals. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Storage of crop produce.
Preparing a storage structure in readiness for storage by repairing.
Preparing a storage structure in readiness for storage by repairing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Prepare a storage structure in readiness for storage by cleaning and dusting.
Able to clean and dust the storage structure.
Appreciate cleaning & dusting storage structures.

- In groups, learners to be guided how to clean and dust storage structure in readiness for storage of crop produce.

- How do we clean & dust storage structures?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written test. Activity journals. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Managing crop produce during storage.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Manage crop produce during storage.
Apply various practices when managing crop produce in store.
Appreciate proper managing of crop produce during storage.

- In groups, discuss various practices carried out when managing crop produce in store.

- What are the practices carried out when managing crop produce in store?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Describing ways of managing crop produce during storage.
Managing crop produce during storage to reduce spoilage.
Cooking using flour mixtures.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe ways of managing crop produce during storage.
Practice ways of managing crop produce during storage.
Appreciate ways of managing crop produce during storage.
- Recognize types of flour mixtures used in food production.
To name products made from flour mixtures.
Appreciate cooking using different flour mixtures.

- Describe ways of managing crop produce during storage.
Discuss ways of managing crop produce during storage.
- Recognize types of flour mixtures used in food production.
mention products made from flour mixtures.

- How do we manage crop produce during storage?
- Which flour mixtures are used in food production?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Cooking using flour mixtures.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify kitchen tools & equipments used when preparing food made from flour mixtures i.e. batter & doughs.
Explain the uses of various kitchen tools & equipments used to make food from flour mixtures.
Appreciate cooking using flour mixtures.

- Identify kitchen tools and equipments used when preparing food made from flour mixtures.
Explain the uses of various kitchen tools and equipments used when preparing food made from flour mixtures.

- What are the foods made from flour mixtures? What are the uses of different kitchen tools and equipments used to make food from flour mixtures?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Preparing flour mixtures.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify recipes or ingredients used to prepare flour mixtures.
Discuss the recipes used to prepare flour mixtures i.e. batter for pancake.
Appreciate food made of flour mixtures.

- Identify recipes or ingredients used to prepare flour mixtures.
Discuss the recipes used to prepare flour mixtures.

-   What are the recipes used to prepare flour mixtures (batter for pancake)?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Food production processes.

Preparing dough.
Making products from mixtures.
Preparing mandazi.
Preparing chapati.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Follow the steps to prepare a dough.
Learner prepare a dough.
Appreciate cooking using flour mixtures.
- Describe the steps to follow while preparing mandazi.
Prepare mandazi.
Enjoy cooking using flour mixtures.

- Follow correct the steps/procedure to prepare a dough.
Learner prepares a dough.
- In groups, learners to be guided to prepare mandazi.
Learners prepare mandazi.

- How do we prepare dough?
- How do we prepare mandazi?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment. Activity journal.

Food production processes.

Preparing chapati.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Prepare chapati from flour mixtures.
Follow the correct procedure to make chapati.
Appreciate food made from flour mixtures.

- Prepare chapati.

- How do we prepare chapati?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment. Activity journal.

Food production processes.
Hygiene practices.

Preparing chapati.
Cleaning waste disposal facilities.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Clean the tools and equipments used to make chapati.
Appreciate preparing products from flour mixtures.

- Clean the tools and equipments used to make chapati.

- How do we clean the tools & equipments used to make flour mixtures?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment. Activity journal.

Hygiene practices.

Cleaning waste disposal facilities.
Importance of cleaning waste disposal facility.
Importance of cleaning waste disposal facility.
Importance of cleaning waste disposal facility.
Cleaning waste disposal facilities at household level.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Define the term waste disposal facility.
Discuss various waste disposal facilities.
Appreciate waste disposal facilities.
- Highlight the importance of cleaning waste disposal facilities.
Discuss the types of waste that are suitable for each waste disposal facilities.
Appreciate cleaning waste disposal facilities.

- Define the term waste disposal facility.
Discuss various waste disposal facilities.
- Highlight the importance of cleaning waste disposal facilities.

- What is a waste disposal facility?
- What is the importance of cleaning waste disposal facilities?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Hygiene practices.

Cleaning waste disposal facilities at household level.
Cleaning a plastic or metallic waste bin.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Mention materials, tools and equipment for cleaning a waste bin.
Cleaning the waste bin.
Appreciate cleaning a waste bin.

- Mention materials, tools and equipment for cleaning a waste bin.
Cleaning the waste bin.

- Which are the tools materials & equipment for cleaning a waste bin?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment.

Hygiene practices.

Cleaning a sink.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the procedure for cleaning a sink.
Discuss about the materials tools & equipment for cleaning a sink.
Appreciate cleaning a sink.

- Identify the procedure for cleaning a sink.
Discuss the materials tools & equipment for cleaning a sink.
In groups or individually, learners to be guided to follow the correct steps to clean a sink.S

- How do we clean a sink?

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.

- Written tests. Assignment. Activity journal.

Hygiene practices.

Cleaning an open drain.
Disinfecting clothing and household articles.
Methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the procedures to clean open drain.
Discuss about the materials tools and equipments for cleaning an open drain.
Appreciate cleaning an open drain.
- Realize how to disinfect clothing and household articles for a cleaner and safe environment.
Discuss methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.

- Identify the procedures to clean open drain.
Discuss the materials tools and equipments for cleaning an open drain.
- Realize how to disinfect clothing and household articles for a cleaner and safe environment.

- Which material do we use to clean an open drain?
- How do we disinfect clothing & household articles for a cleaner and safe environment.

- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.
- Curriculum design.
Agriculture and nutrition learner’s book grade 9.
General environment.
Print media.
Disinfectants.

- Written tests. Assignment. Activity journal.

Hygiene practices.

Methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe be the methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles which can be disinfected using each method (Use of salt)
Desire using various methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.

- Describe the methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles using salt.
To search for the clothing and household articles which can be disinfected using each method.

How can we disinfect clothes and other household articles?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Disinfectants.

- Written test. Assignment.

Hygiene practices.

Methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe the boiling methods of disinfecting clothes and household articles.
Search online about boiling as a methods of disinfecting clothes and household articles.
Desire using sunlight as a method of disinfecting clothes and other household articles.
Appreciate boiling as a method of disinfecting clothing and other household articles.

- Describe how boiling method is a suitable method of disinfecting clothing and other household articles.

How do we disinfect clothing by boiling?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Disinfectants.

- Written test. Assignment.

Hygiene practices.

Methods of disinfecting clothing and household articles.
Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles.
Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles.
Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles (Towel)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Realize the appropriate items or fabric to disinfect using ironing method.
Able to disinfect clothing using ironing method.
Desire ironing clothes as a method of disinfecting clothing.
- Examine the procedure for disinfecting hand gloves.
Note the precautions that should be taken while disinfecting hand gloves.
Appreciate the importance of disinfecting hand gloves.

- Identify fabric which is suitable for ironing method.
- Examine the procedure for disinfecting hand gloves.
Note the precautions measures that should be taken while disinfecting hand gloves.

Which fabric are appropriate for ironing?
How do we disinfect hand gloves?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Disinfectant.
- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Disinfectant.
Hand gloves.
Clothing.

- Written test. Assignment.
- Written test. Assignment. Activity journals. Oral assessment.

Hygiene practices.

Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles Handkerchief).
Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles (a pair of socks)
Carrying out disinfection of clothing and household articles.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Examine the procedure for disinfecting a handkerchief.
Mention the materials, tools and equipment that are required for disinfecting a handkerchief.
Appreciate the importance of disinfecting a handkerchief.

- Outline the procedures for disinfecting a handkerchief.
To highlight the materials, tools and equipment for disinfecting a handkerchief.

How do we disinfect a handkerchief?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Disinfectant.
Handkerchief clothing.
Pair of socks.

- Observation of learning activities. Written tests and procedures.

Production techniques.

Grafting in plants.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Describe grafting as a method of crop propagation.
Realize the purpose for grafting.
Desire grafting as a method of plant propagation.

- Describe grafting as a method of crop propagation.
Realize the purpose for propagation.

What is grafting?

- Curriculum design.
Farm tools & equipment.
Plants.
Print media.

- Observation of learning activity. Written test and assignment.

Production techniques.

Grafting in plants.
Grafting in plants.
Purposes for grafting in plant propagation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Carry out grafting for various purposes.
Find out plants that should be grafted.
Appreciate grafted as a method of crop propagation.
- Examine the purpose for grafting in plants propagation.
Share out their grafting experiences.
Appraise grafting as a method of crop propagation.

- Carry out grafting for various purposes.
Find out plants that should be grafted.
- Examine the purpose for grafting in plants propagation.

How do we do grafting?
Why do we do plant propagation?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Environment.
- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Immediate environment.

- Observation of learning activity. Activity journal. Assignment.
- Oral questions. Activity journal.

Production techniques.

Carrying out grafting for various purposes.
Carrying out grafting for various purposes (Repair)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Carry out grafting for repair purposes.
Identify the materials needed while grafting plants for repair purposes.
Appraise grafting as a way of plant propagation.

- Carry out grafting for repair purposes.

Why do we do grafting?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Immediate environment.

- Observation of learning activities. Assignment.

Production techniques.

Carrying out grafting for various purposes (aesthetic purpose)
Carrying out grafting for various purposes (rejuvenation)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Carry out grafting for aesthetic purposes.
Follow the procedure for grafting purposes.
Appreciate grafted plants for higher yields.

- Carry out grafting for aesthetic purposes.

Why do we do grafting?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Immediate environment.

- Observation of learning activity. Activity journal.

Production techniques.
Production techniques.
Homemade sun dryer.

Carrying out grafting for improvement purpose.
Care of the grafted plant to ensure successful union.
Appraising the grafted plants (Assess)
Home made sundry as used to dry vegetables

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the materials, tools and equipments for plant propagation.
Follow the correct procedures while grafting.
Carry out grafting for improvement purposes.
Appraise grafting as a method of plant propagation.
- Assess the grafted plant.
Evaluate the success of the grafted plants.
Give recommendation on mode of improvement.
Appreciate grafting as a method of plant propagation.

- In groups or individually, identify materials tools and equipment used to plant propagation.
Follow the correct procedure during grafting.
- Assess the grafted plant.
Evaluate the success of the grafted plants.

How do we do grafting?
How do we evaluate a grafted plant?

- Curriculum design.
Farm tools and equipments.
Farm tools & equipment.
- Curriculum design.
Farm tools & equipment.

- Observation of learning activity. Assignment. Activity journal.
- Observation of learning activity. Activity journal. Assignment.

Homemade sun dryer.

Making a homemade sun dryer for drying vegetables.
Designing a homemade sun dryer.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Search for information on how to make a homemade sun dryer for drying vegetables.
Describe how to make a homemade sun dryer for drying vegetables.
Appreciate sun drying method.

- Search for information on how to make a homemade sun dryer for drying vegetables.
Describe how to make a homemade sun dryer.

How do we make a homemade sun dryer?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.

- Written tests. Oral assessment. Activity journal. Assignment.

Homemade sun dryer.

Constructing a homemade sun dryer.
Sun drying vegetables using a vegetable drying rack.
Sun drying vegetables using a vegetable drying rack.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the materials to construct a sun dryer.
Gather the materials for constructing a drying rack for drying vegetables.
Appreciate sun drying method.

- Identify the appropriate materials to construct a sun dryer.

What do we need to construct a homemade sun dryer?

- Curriculum design.
Print media.
Farm tools & equipments.
Drying rack.
Vegetables.

Oral assessment. Activity journal. Assignment.