Agriculture Scheme of Work Primary 4 Lagos State

Lagos State Unified Schemes of work for Primary Schools. Primary 4 Agriculture Scheme of Work. Basic 4 Agricultural Science. Schemeofwork.com

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AGRICULTURE SCHEME OF WORK PRIMARY 4 FIRST TERM

WEEK: 1

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Meaning and importance of Agriculture

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Define agriculture;
Enumerate the importance of agriculture.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils are guided by the teacher to explain the meaning of agriculture.
Pupils as a class discuss what they get from farmers activities on the farm

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of agricultural produce and animal by-products (meat, egg, milk etc.).

WEEK: 2

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Agriculture as a source of food to man

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Outline various food substances produced from agriculture;
Identify the sources of manufactured produce in agriculture;
Give the nutritional value of some agricultural produce.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, in pairs, make a list of various food substances gotten from agriculture and share with the class.
Pupils, in groups, discuss the source of biscuit, plantain chips, fruit drinks etc. and share with the class.
Pupils, in the same groups, create charts of some selected food of their choice with their respective classes of food provided.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of food items: rice, beans, yam, tomatoes, pepper, banana, plantain, biscuit, tea

WEEK: 3

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Agriculture as a source of employment and source of income to the farmer

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Highlight different job opportunities in agriculture;
Identify different means of generating income in agriculture;
Demonstrate how agricultural produce can be sold to generate income.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class are guided to mention job opportunities that can be provided through agriculture.
Think pair share on how income are generated through agriculture
Pupils, in small groups, demonstrate buying and selling of agricultural produce in the class.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Charts on different agricultural source

WEEK: 4

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Agriculture as a source of raw materials for industries.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

outline industries and the agricultural raw materials used
make a list of industrially finished goods produced from agricultural materials,
Give the location of some of these industries.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class, are guided to identify agro allied industries and the materials used.
Pupils, in small groups, create charts of industrially finished goods with their corresponding raw materials.
Pupils, individually, visit the internet, make a list of agro-allied industries in Nigeria with their respective location and submit at the next lesson.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of agricultural materials and their products

WEEK: 5

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: AGRICULTURE AS A SOURCE OF MATERIALS FOR CLOTHING AND MEDICINE PRODUCTION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify raw materials used in producing cloths and medicine,
Describe the benefits of clothing and medicine

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, watch a five minutes video on raw materials and mention the raw materials use in producing cloths and medicine.
Pupils, in small groups, discuss the benefits of cloths and medicine and share with the class

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Paracetamol, dodos, chat display of agricultural raw material and their product

WEEK: 6

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Agriculture as a means of foreign exchange

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Create a list of agricultural produce that can be exported,
Describe the importance of exchange,
Evaluate the demerit of foreign exchange

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class brainstorm on different agricultural produce that can be exported
Pupils, as a class, discuss the benefit of exchange and a leader present to development.
Pupils, in small groups, discuss the disadvantages of foreign exchange.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of crops used for foreign exchange.

WEEK: 7

TOPIC: MIDTERM BREAK

WEEK: 8

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Branches of Agriculture; People involved in agricultural production

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify the different branches of agriculture,
Give examples of people involved in agricultural production.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class discussion on the branches of agriculture.
Pupils, as a class are guided to mention the profession in each branch of agriculture.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

WEEK: 9

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Crop production

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Outline various crops produced in agriculture,
Explain the importance of each crops to man,
Carryout some of the activities involved crop production.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, are guided to list different types of crops.
Pupils, in small groups, discuss the benefits of these crops.
Pupils, individually, cultivate any crop of their choice in pots, cups, bowl etc. and bring to school.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of different agricultural crop

WEEK: 10

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: REARING OF FARM ANIMAL

A poultry farm should be created in school

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify different types of domestic animals like sheep, goat cattle, peg
Justify reasons for rearing domestic animals,
Carryout the activities of caring for chicken.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils as a class are guided to identify and name animals that can be reared from the charts provided
Small groups discussion on the reasons for rearing animals.
Pupils, in small groups, demonstrate how to care for chicken at the school farm

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Charts, video

Lagos State Unified Schemes of work for Primary Schools. Primary 4 Agriculture Scheme of Work. Basic 4 Agricultural Science. Schemeofwork.com

AGRICULTURE SCHEME OF WORK PRIMARY 4 SECOND TERM

WEEK: 1

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: REVISION OF LAST TERM’S TOPICS

WEEK: 2

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Soil

Meaning and importance of soil

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Explain the term soil;
Describe the uses of soil in agriculture;
Cultivate any seed of their choice in a pot.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, observe the different soil samples provided by the teacher and explain what soil is.
Pupils, watch a three minutes video on different ways of using the soil in agriculture, discuss what with a partner and share with the class the importance of soil.
Pupils, in groups of four, plant a seed in a pot and bring to school.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of different soil

WEEK: 3

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Soil

Classification of soil in agriculture

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify different soil types;
Compare and contrast the soil types

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class discussion on the three types of soil. (Pupils brought sandy, loamy and clay soil to class).
Pupils, in small groups, discuss the differences and similarities between the soil types and share with the class.
Individual pupils mould any object with clay soil and submit it in the next lesson

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of Sandy soil, loamy and clay

WEEK: 4

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Soil

Causes of reduction in soil fertility

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Explain soil fertility;
Identify the causes of reduction in soil fertility;
Describe effects of reduction in soil fertility.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class brainstorm on the meaning of soil fertility.
Pupils, visit the school farm, observe different soil samples and identify soil rich in nutrients from nutrients deficient soil.
Pupils, in groups of five, observe crops at the farm and discuss the effect of soil fertility reduction.
Pupils, in groups of two, collect three samples of sandy, loamy and clayey soil in a sealed nylon, label properly, paste on a cardboard paper and present to the class.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of fertile and non-fertile soil.

WEEK: 5

SUBJECT:

TOPIC: Soil

Methods of improving soil fertility

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify different methods of improving soil fertility;
Outline the importance of improving soil fertility;
Carryout ways of improving soil fertility

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils as a class, watch a small short video on methods of improving soil fertility and discuss what they have learnt with the class.
Pupils, in groups, discuss reasons for improving soil fertility and a leader share with the class.
Pupils, in the same groups, demonstrate the methods of soil fertility improvement (Prepare compost manure using bucket within the classroom space).

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

WEEK: 6

SUBJECT:

TOPIC: Soil: Suitable soil for planting different crops.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify the best soil for planting;
Outline the properties found in each soil;
Differentiate between fertile and non-fertile soil

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as class, discuss the best soil for planting as guided by the teacher.
Pupils, as a class, watch a short video on properties of soil, list the properties and describe the role of each item in the soil.
Pupils, in groups, discuss differences between fertile and non-fertile soil and share with class

· Pupils, in the same groups, plant one type of crop on fertile and non-fertile soil each to examine the importance of soil fertility in crop production.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

WEEK: 7

SUBJECT:

TOPIC: MID TERM BREAK

WEEK: 8

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Horticultural in Agriculture

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Define horticulture;
Identify different flowering plants;
Describe the importance of horticulture.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class brainstorm on Charts of differed the meaning of horticulture.
Pupils, move round the school and identify flowering plants.
Pupils, pair up, discuss the importance of horticulture and share with the class.
Pupils, in groups of four, create herbarium of flowers and submit at the lesson

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

WEEK: 9

SUBJECT:

TOPIC: Material tools for horticultural practice

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify various tools used in horticultural practices;
Outline the application of each materials/tools;
Demonstrate the use of each tools.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class name, the tools used for horticultural practices from the charts presented (Real objects can be displayed).
Whole class discussion on the uses of each tool.
Pupils, visit the school garden and carryout horticultural practices.
Individual pupils, sketch tools used in horticultural practices and submit at the next lesson.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of horticultural tools; shovel, spado, nxo, garden fork, hand trowel, manure drag etc.

WEEK: 10

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Maintenance of flowers class.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify different ways of maintaining flowers;
Plant and maintain flowers in their school garden.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils in group discuss ways of maintaining flowers and share with the
Pupils in the same groups carryout the activities of flower maintenance in the school garden.
Individual pupils plant a flowering plant at home and nurture it

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Charts, video clips etc.
Lagos State Unified Schemes of work for Primary Schools. Primary 4 Agriculture Scheme of Work. Basic 4 Agricultural Science

AGRICULTURE SCHEME OF WORK PRIMARY 4 THIRD TERM

WEEK: 1

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: REVISION

WEEK: 2

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: COMMON FARM TOOLS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify farm tools;
Draw some common farm tools
Demonstrate the use of farm tools.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class, name the common farm tools presented to by the teacher
Individual pupils draw a well labelled diagram of any farm tool of their choice.
Pupils, as a class, carryout the use the farm tools at the school farm.
Pupils, in small groups, create at least five simple farm tools using chocolate or milk can.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Charts, display of simple farm tools (Real objects)

WEEK: 3

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Description and uses of farm tools

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Describe the parts of farm tools;
Explain the importance of these farm tools.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class discussion on the parts of farm tools.
Pupils, in small groups, discuss what each farm tools presented to the class are used for and share with the class.
Pupils, in the small groups, create charts of different farm tools and submit at the next lesson

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Display of simple farm tools, charts etc.

WEEK: 4

SUBJECT:

TOPIC: Agricultural tiling tools

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify agricultural tools used in tilling soil;
Describe each Identified tools
Make use of each tool at the school farm.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class, name the ting loots presented to the class.
Whole class discussion on the use of inch tool.
Pupils, Individual demonstration the use of the tools at the school farm.
Pupils, in small, groups, create tillage tools and present same for assessment.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Hoe, shade, shovel, rake

WEEK: 5

SUBJECT: PVS (Agriculture)

TOPIC: Digging tools

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

identify digging tools
describe the use of digging tools
demonstrate the use of digging tools at the school farm

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Pupils, as a class give names of different digging tools they know.
Whole class discussion of features of digging tools.
Pupils visit the school farm and practice the use of digging tools

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem solving.
Communication and collaboration, leadership and personal development
Citizenship, Creativity and imagination.

LEARNING RESOURCES

WEEK: 6

SUBJECT: PVS (AGRICULTURE)

TOPIC: Gathering tools

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Identify tools used for gathering items in the farm
Describe each tools identified for gathering items and dirt on the farm
Make use of gathering items.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Whole class visit the school farm and separate gathering tools from other tools at the school farm.
Pupils pair with a partner and discuss the use and features of each gathering tools found at the school farm
Pupils, in small groups:

a. use the gathering tools to remove dirt from the school farm;

b. create wooden tools for tools for gathering dirt and packing items on the farm and present same for assessment