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WK	LSN	TOPIC	SUB-TOPIC	OBJECTIVES	T/L ACTIVITIES	T/L AIDS	REFERENCE
1	2	Caring for the sick at Home	Introduction Care for the sick at home	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain reasons for caring for the sick at home	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples Charts Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 1
1	3-4	Caring for the sick at Home	Care for the sick at home	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss how to meet the emotional needs of the sick at home Discuss how to meet the nutritional needs of the sick at home	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 3 KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 4
2	1	Caring for the sick at Home Ventilation	Measures to prevent the spread of infections Reasons for sufficient ventilation	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain the measures taken to prevent the spread of infections	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 6
2	2	Ventilation	Dangers of poor ventilation in a room	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the dangers of poor ventilation in a room	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 9
2	3-4	Ventilation	Ways of ventilating a room Using doors to ventilate a room	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the natural ways of ventilating a room Explain how to use doors to ventilate a room	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 9-10 KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 13
3	1	Ventilation	Using windows to ventilate a room Mechanical ventilation	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain how to use windows to ventilate a room	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 14
3	2	Ventilation	Activity	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Carry out a survey of how ventilation is used in buildings	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 16
3	3-4	Ventilation Fuels in the home	Visit places Definition Common types of fuels	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Study the local environment and state the methods of ventilation used Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using wood Explain the precautions to take when using wood	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 16 KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 17-19
4	1	Fuels in the home	Common types of fuels	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using charcoal Explain the precautions to take when using charcoal	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 19-20
4	2	Fuels in the home	Common types of fuels	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using paraffin Explain the precautions to take when using paraffin	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 22-23
4	3-4	Fuels in the home	Common types of fuels Common types of fuels Other forms of energy- coal	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using biogas Explain the precautions to take when using biogas Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy Explain the precautions to take when using solar energy	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 24-25 KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 26
5	1	Fuels in the home	Other forms of energy- peat and saw dust	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using peat and saw dust Explain the precautions to take when using peat and saw dust	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Fuels in the home Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 27
5	2	Fuels in the home	Other forms of energy- coffee husks Other forms of energy-maize cobs	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of coffee husks and maize cobs Explain the precautions to take when using coffee husks	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 27
5	3-4	Fuels in the home Fuels in the home Lighting in the home	Other forms of energy- straw and wood shavings Conservation of energy Introduction	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using straw and wood shavings Explain the precautions to take when using straw and wood shavings Discuss ways energy can be conserved	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 27-28
6	1	Lighting in the home	Sources of light	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the natural sources of light	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 30-31
6	2	Lighting in the home	Sources of light	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the uses and care for candles and lamps	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 32-33
6	3-4	Lighting in the home	Sources of light Electric lamps	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the uses and care for hurricane lamp Discuss the use and care for electric lamps	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 33-35 KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 37-39
7	1	Lighting in the home	Methods of lighting a home Methods of lighting specific areas	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the various methods of lighting a home	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 40-41
7	2	Lighting in the home	Lighting fixtures/fittings	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain how to light fixtures/fittings	Discussions Note taking Demonstrations	Charts Books Pictures Samples	KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4 Pages 42-44
7	3-4	Soft furnishing in the home	Colour Colour wheel Colour schemes	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Classify colours Discuss the types of colour schemes	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet Newspaper	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 46-47 KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 48-49
8	MID TERM
9	1	Soft furnishing in the home	Points to consider when choosing colour schemes Choosing colour schemes	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss warm colour Discuss cool colours	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 49-50
9	2	Soft furnishing in the home	Furnishing the house Points to consider when choosing furniture	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the groups of hard furnishing	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 53-54
9	3-4	Soft furnishing in the home	Furniture for different rooms Accessories Soft furnishings	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the pieces of basis furniture for each room Describe some accessories used in the home	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 56-59 KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 59-60
10	1	Soft furnishing in the home	Choice of fabrics for soft furnishing	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State points to consider when buying fabrics for soft furnishing	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 61-62
10	2	Soft furnishing in the home	Flower arrangement Choice of flowers	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the principles of flower arrangement	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 62-63
10	3-4	Soft furnishing in the home Soft furnishing in the home Food Preservation	Basic shapes of flower arrangement Basic shapes of flower arrangement Food preservation	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss basic shapes of flower arrangement Explain the oval and a right-angled triangle	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 65 KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 65-66
11	1	Food Preservation	Methods of preserving food	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain the traditional way of drying food State the rules for drying foods	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 70-
11	2	Food Preservation	Drying vegetables Smoking, deep frying and use of honey	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss how vegetables were dried in traditional way	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 72-73
11	3-4	Food Preservation	Modern methods of preserving food Salting, use vinegar, use of sugar Use of heat Bottling and canning	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss how solar and mechanical drying is used to preserve food Explain heat is used to preserve food Discuss bottling and canning	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 75-76 KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 77-79
12	1	Food Preservation Convenience foods	Cooling Deep freezing Meaning of convenience foods	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain cooling and deep freezing State the materials used for deep freezing	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 80-82
12	2	Convenience foods	Advantages and disadvantages of convenience foods	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Discuss the advantages of convenience foods Discuss the disadvantages of convenience foods	Definition Explaining Demonstration Discussions	Newspaper Letters Books Internet	KLB Home Science Book Four Pg 84

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