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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
1 2-1
Fuels in the home
Definition
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term fuel
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 17
1

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2 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 wood
Explain the precautions to take when using wood
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 17-19
2 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 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
2 3-4
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 gas
Explain the precautions to take when using gas

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using electricity
Explain the precautions to take when using electricity
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 21-22
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 23-24
3 1
Fuels in the home
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 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 26
3 2
Fuels in the home
Other forms of energy- peat and saw dust
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 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
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 27
3 3-4
Fuels in the home
Lighting in the home
Other forms of energy- straw and wood shavings
Conservation of energy
Introduction
Sources of light
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

Define light
Discuss reasons for appropriate lighting in a house
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 29
4 1
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
4 2
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
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 33-35
4 3-4
Lighting in the home
Lighting in the home
Soft furnishing in the home
Methods of lighting a home
Methods of lighting specific areas
Lighting fixtures/fittings
Colour
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the various methods of lighting a home

Explain how to light fixtures/fittings
Discussions
Note taking
Demonstrations
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
Charts
Books
Pictures
Samples
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 40-41
KLB Secondary Home Science Form 4
Pages 42-44
5 1
Soft furnishing in the home
Colour wheel
Colour schemes
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the uses of colour wheel
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 47
5 2
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
5 3-4
Soft furnishing in the home
Furnishing the house
Points to consider when choosing furniture
Furniture for different rooms
Accessories
Soft furnishings
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the groups of hard furnishing

Describe some accessories used in the home
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 53-54
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 59-60
6 1
Soft furnishing in the home
Choice of fabrics for soft furnishing
Flower arrangement
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
6 2
Soft furnishing in the home
Choice of flowers
Basic shapes of flower arrangement
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the choice of flowers
Name commonly used flowers
Explain the methods of arranging flowers
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 64-65
6 3-4
Soft furnishing in the home
Food Preservation
Basic shapes of flower arrangement
Food preservation
Methods of preserving food
Drying vegetables
Smoking, deep frying and use of honey
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the oval and a right-angled triangle

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 65-66
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 70-
7 1
Food Preservation
Modern methods of preserving food
Salting, use vinegar, use of sugar
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss how solar and mechanical drying is used to preserve food
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 75-76
7 2
Food Preservation
Use of heat Bottling and canning
Cooling Deep freezing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

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 77-79
7 3-4
Convenience foods
Rechauffe cookery
Meaning of convenience foods
Advantages and disadvantages of convenience foods
R
Storage of left-over foods
Making r
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of convenience foods
State some convenience foods

Explain the advantages of left-over foods
Explain the disadvantages of using left-over foods
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 83
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 86-87
8 1
Rechauffe cookery
Methods of reheating
Recipes for rissoles
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss methods of reheating
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 89-90
8-9

Midterm Exam and Midterm Break

10 1
Rechauffe cookery
Fish cakes
Fricassee of chicken
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Name the ingredients of fish cakes
Explain the method of preparing fish cakes
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 91-92
10 2
Rechauffe cookery
Meat risotto
Recipes
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the method of preparing meat risotto
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
Internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 93- 93
10 3-4
Rechauffe cookery
Recipes
Left-over rice
Bread and butter pudding
Fruit trifle
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain how to prepare left-over cassava, stew


Describe how to make bread
Explain how to make butter pudding
Definition
Explaining
Demonstration
Discussions
Newspaper
Letters
Books
internet
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 96
KLB Home Science
Book Four
Pg 97-98
12-14

End of Term 1 Exams


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