CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Grafting.

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




To define grafting.
To describe methods of grafting.

Teacher demonstration/ illustration of whip grafting, side grafting, bark grafting.
Out - door activity: Students practise grafting.

Grafting tools.

KKLB BK II LB BK II
Pg 53-55

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Budding.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define budding.
To describe methods of budding.
To explain importance of grafting and budding.

Teacher demonstrations/ illustrations/ drawing diagrams.
Discussion: Types of budding.

budding tools

KLB BK II Pg 55-58

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Layering.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define layering.
To identify appropriate crops for layering.
To describe methods / types of layering.

Teacher demonstrations/ Illustrations/ Drawing diagrams.
Out-door activity: Carrying out layering.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 58-60

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Tissue culture for crop propagation.
Transplanting crop seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define tissue culture.
To describe the process of tissue culture.
To explain importance of tissue culture in crop propagation.

To describe the process of transferring seedlings from the nursery to the field.
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting crop seedlings.

Teacher exposes new concepts.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.
Q/A, Explanations and brief discussion.
Activity: Transplanting crop seedlings.

Suitable crops.

KLB BK II Pg 60-63
KLB BK II Pg 61-62

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Transplanting tree seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting tree seedlings.

Q/A, Explanations and brief discussion.
Activity: Transplanting tree seedlings.

Suitable seedlings.

KLB BK II Pg 63

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Crop rotation.

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


To give the meaning of crop rotation.
To give examples of crop rotation cycles.

Q/A, brief illustrations of cycles of crop production.

Illustrative charts.

KLB BK II Pg 67

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Importance of crop rotation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the importance of crop rotation.
To give examples of rotational programmes.

Brief discussion; with reference to rotational programmes.

Illustrative charts.

KLB BK II Pg 68-70

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Mulching.
Thinning, Gapping and Rouging.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define mulching.
To state advantages and disadvantages of mulching.
To explain importance of thinning, gapping and rouging.

Q/A
Brief discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 71-72
KLB BK IIPg 73

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define pruning.
To give reasons for pruning.
To identify methods for pruning.
To identify tools used in pruning.

Q/A
Detailed discussion.
Teacher demonstration: Correct and incorrect ways of pruning.

Secateurs, twigs, pruning saw, shears, e.t.c.

KLB BK II Pg 74-75

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning tea.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe methods of pruning tea.

Teacher demonstration of formative pruning, pegging method, use of rings and pegs, use of fitos, tipping.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

Tea bushes, fitos, pegs.

KLB BK II Pg 76-80

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning coffee.
Training.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify specific aims of pruning coffee.
To describe various methods of pruning coffee.
To define training as a field practice.
To explain ways of training crops.

Illustrative diagrams / Demonstrations on: single / multiple stem pruning, capping and de-suckering of coffee.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

Expository approach: expose meaning of propping, trellising.
Q/A and discussion on importance of staking, earthing up.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 80-84
PKLB BK II g 85-86

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Weeds, crop pests and diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define a weed, a pest, a disease, giving examples.
To identify causative agents of plant diseases.
To explain the importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

Brief discussion.

Q/A and detailed discussion.
on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 87

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Timing 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.

KLB BK II Pg 88-89

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Methods of harvesting.
Post-harvest practices. Storage.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To briefly describe methods of harvesting of specific crops.
To enumerate precautions observed during harvesting.


To describe various post-harvest practices and their importance.
To give characteristics of a good grain store (traditional / modern).

Give specific examples of methods and precautions observed.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

education trip
video

KLB BK II Pg 89
KLB BK II Pg 90-94

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 96-100

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 101-104

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.
To describe ecological requirements for cabbages.
To identify cabbage varieties.

Detailed discussion of tomato pests and their economic importance.
Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Tomatoes attacked by various pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 104-106
KLB BK II pg 107

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 107-9

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 110-111

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Onions Ecology and varieties.
Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for onions.


To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper onions growth.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Discuss important nursery and field practices.

Onions attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 111-3

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 Pg 115-6

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 116-8

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 119-120

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 122-124

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 125-6

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 125-8

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 129-131

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 129-131

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Effects of parasites on animals.
Tse-tse fly.
Keds, fleas and lice.

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




To describe host-parasite relationship.
To identify effects of parasites on livestock.

To describe harmful effects of keds, fleas and lice on livestock.

Q/A: Definition of a host, parasite.
Brief discussion and give specific examples.


Brief discussion.
Q/A: Methods of controlling ectoparasites.

illustrative charts
student book
illustrative diagrams of parasites

KLB BK II Pg 133-4
KLB BK II Pg 135-7

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 138-140

LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)

Two-host tick. Three-host tick. Tick control.

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

KLB BK II Pg 141-3