AGRICULTURE
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
 Soil
 water
 Plants
BROAD AIMS
 To help learners to lay their foundation for an occupation in the field of agriculture.
 To help learners acquire an understanding on soil and how it can be best used in agriculture
 To develop in learners the knowledge on plants in agriculture and their contribution to men and
animals.
TIME ALLOCATION
4 X 30 Minutes
Wee
kend
ing
date
Topic/Content
Objectives
Skills
S.O.M
Media
Methods and
activities
comments
Topic
 Soil
By the end
of
the
week
learners
should be
able to;
 State
the
perce
ntage
s of
soil
comp
onent
s.
 Deter
mine
the
type
of soil
throu
gh
partic
le
size.
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Key concept
 Soil
compositi
on.
 Soil types.
Sub concepts
 Percentag
e of soil
compone
nts.
 Soil
particle
size.
1. Gravel
2. Sand
3. Silt
4. clay
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Identifyi
ng
Observi
ng
experim
enting

Juni
or
scho
ol
agric
ultur
al
sylla
bus
grad
e 37 pg
28.
Vent
ures
prim
ary
agric
ultur
e
grad
e 5
page
2225.
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Pie
char
t
sho
win
g
soil
com
posi
tion
Sam
ples
of
soil
type
s
Wor
k
card
s
with
gro
up
wor
k.
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Drawing
a
pie
chart
showing
percenta
ge of soil
compon
ents
Stating
the
function
of each
compon
ent
Classifyin
g
soil
accordin
g to the
particle
size.
Collectin
g
different
soil
samples.
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ken
ding
date
Topic/content
Objective
s
Skills
Topic
Soil
By
the
end of the
week
learners
should be
able to;

Key concept
Soil fertility
Sub concepts
 Organic
fertilizers
 Inorganic
fertilizers
 Compound
fertilizers
 Straight
fertilizers
Practical lesson
Applying
organic
and
inorganic
fertilizers
REVISION
Wee
kend
ing
date
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State
differ
ent
types
of
fertili
zers.
State
the
adva
ntag
es
and
disad
vant
ages
of
orga
nic
and
inorg
anic
fertili
zers.
Identif
ying.
Observ
ing.
Compa
ring.
Discus
sion.
Objectives
Skills
Topic
 Soil
By the end of the
week
learners
should be able
to;
 State
the
agents of
soil erosion
 Name types
of
soil
erosion.
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Sub concepts
 Agents
of soil
erosion
 Types of
soil
Media
Methods
activities
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Topic/conten
t
Key concept
 Soil
erosion
S.O.M
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Obser
ving
Identi
fying
Demo
nstrati
ng
discus
sion
Junio
r
scho
ol
agric
ultur
e
sylla
bus
grad
e 3-7
page
29.
Vent
ures
prim
ary
agric
ultur
e
grad
e 5
page
2934
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sam
ples
of
orga
nic
ferti
lizer
s
Poul
try
man
ure
Wor
kcard
s
with
grou
p
wor
k.
and
Discussing
how
to
make
a
compost
Collecting
samples of
organic
and
inorganic
fertilizers
Discussing
the
advantage
s
and
disadvanta
ges
of
organic
and
inorganic
fertilizers.
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comments
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S.O.M
Media
Methods and
activities
Comments
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Juni
or
sch
ool
agri
cult
ural
sylla
bus
gra
de
3-7
pag

Ch
art
s
wit
h
typ
es
of
soil
ero
sio
n
Loc

Educatio
nal tour
to
observe
types of
erosion
Discussin
g
how
human
beings
contribut
e to soil
erosion
1.
2.
3.
erosion
Sheet
erosion
Rill
erosion
Gully
erosion
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Practical
lesson
Learners
cover gullies
at school
wee
kend
ing
date
Topic/conten
t
Objectives
skills
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Topic
Water
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Key
concept
Water
conserv
ation
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Sub
concept
s
Water
harvesti
ng.
Water
storage.
Method
s
of
conservi
ng
water.
Practical
lesson
Waterin
g
the
garden
REVISIO
N
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By the
end of
the
week
learner
s
should
be able
to;
describ
e
metho
ds of
harvest
ing
water.
State
metho
ds of
storing
water
Describ
e
metho
ds of
conser
ving
water.
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
identif
ying
Demo
nstrati
ng
Descri
bing
Observ
ing.
e 29
Ven
ture
s
pri
mar
y
agri
cult
ure
gra
de 5
pag
e
3538.

al
en
vir
on
me
nt
Wo
rk
car
ds
wit
h
gro
up
wo
rk.
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Identifyin
g signs of
erosion.
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Media
Methods
and
activities
Comments
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Junior
agricult
ural
syllabus
grade
3-7
page 30
Venture
s
primary
agricult
ure
grade 5
page
44-50
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
wate
r
stora
ge
tanks
Seed
bed
Scho
ol’s
envir
onme
nt
Mulc
hing
mate
rials
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
Naming
of
water
harvesti
ng and
storage
method
s.
Identify
ing
method
s
of
recyclin
g
water .
Discussi
ng
method
s
of
conserv
ing
water .
Practisi
ng
water
harvesti
ng
techniq
ues .
Wee
kend
ing
date
Topic/conten
t
Objectives
Skills
Topic
 Plants
By the end
of the week
learners
should be
able to;
 State
the
differe
nce
betwee
n the
major
plant
nutrien
ts
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Topic/conten
t
Objectives
Skills
Topic
 Plants
By the end
of the week
learners
should
be
able to;
 State
the
nutritio
nal
values
of
vegeta
bles
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Key concept
 Plant
nutritio
n
Sub concepts
 Major
plant
nutrient
s
1. Potassiu
m
2. Phosph
orus
3. Nitroge
n
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Discuss
ing
Experi
mentin
g
Identif
ying
Demon
stratin
g
S.O.M
Media
Methods
and
activities
Comments
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Junior
agricult
ure
syllabus
grade 37 page
30
Ventures
primary
agriculture
grade 5 page
59-61
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Vege
table
crops
Chart
listin
g
plant
nutri
ents.
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Identify
ing
plant
nutrien
ts
Discussi
ng how
differen
t plant
nutrien
ts are
import
ant
Classify
ing
plant
nutrien
ts.
REVISION
Wee
kend
ing
date
Key concept
 Vegetab
le crop
Sub concepts
 Classes
of
vegetabl
es
 Nutritio
nal
value of
vegetabl
es
 Land
prepara
tion.
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Discus
sing
Identif
ying
descri
bing
S.O.M
Media
Methods
and
activities
Comments
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
junior
school
agricult
ure
syllabus
syllabus
page 30
Venture
s
primary
agricult
ure
page
62-64
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Wor
k
cards
with
pair
work
Wor
d
cards

Discussi
ng
nutritio
nal
values
of
vegetab
les.
identify
ing
vegetab
le
crops.
Wee
kend
ing
date
Topic
/content
Objectives
Skills
Topic
 Plants
Key concept
 Vegetab
le crops.
By the end
of the week
learners
should
be
able to;
 State
nutritio
nal
values
of
vegeta
bles
 Describ
e how a
root
vegeta
ble is
grown
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Topic/conten
t
Objectives
Skills
Topic
 Plants
By the end of
the
lesson
learners
should
be
able to;
 Describ
e how
a root
vegetab
le
is
grown
 Identify
vegetab
le crops
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Sub concepts
 Varietie
s
 Caring
for
carrots
 Harvesti
ng
 Marketi
ng.
REVISION
Wee
ken
ding
date
Key concepts
 Vegetab
le crops
Sub concepts
 Growing
a root
vegetabl
e
1. Carrots
2. beetroo
t
Practical
lesson
Land
preparation
when
planting
carrots
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Identif
ying
Discus
sing
observ
ing
S.O.M
Media
Methods
and
activities
Comments
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Identif
ying
Descri
bing
Discus
sing
Junior
school
agricult
ure
syllabus
page 30
Venture
s
primary
agricult
ure
page
62-66.

Char
t
listin
g
root
vege
table
s
Wor
k
cards
with
pair
work

Identify
ing
vegetab
le crops
Describi
ng how
a root
vegetab
le
is
grown
S.O.M
Media
Methods
and
activities
Comments
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Junior
school
agricult
ure
syllabus
page 30
Venture
s
primary
agricult
ure
page
65-69

Work
cards
with
pair
work
Flash
cards

Discuss
ing
nutritio
nal
values
of
vegeta
bles
Describ
ing
how a
root
vegeta
ble is
grown
Weeke
nding
date
Topic/cont
ent
Objectives
Skills
S.O.M
Media
REVISION
SOIL
Learners
should
be
able to recall
what
they
learnt
through the
term
Discussi
ng


Junior
agricu
lture
syllab
us
page
28
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
Weeken
ding
date
Topic/con
tent
Objective
s
Skills
REVISION
SOIL


Lear
ners
shou
ld be
able
to
recal
l
wha
t
they
lear
n
thro
ugh
the
term
discu
ssing
Work
cards
with
quest
ion
pape
rs
Grou
p
work
clock
Methods
and
activities
 Revisin
g
content
covere
d
during
the
term
 Writing
end of
term
exams
Comments
Comments
S.O.M
Media
Methods and
activities

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

Junior
agricult
ure
syllabu
s grade
3-7
page
29
Ventur
es
primar
y
agricult
ure
grade 5
page
53-101
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Sto
pwa
tch
Chal
kbo
ard
Que
stio
n
pap
ers
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Discussin
g exam
instructi
ons
Answerin
g
question
s
Discussin
g
the
question
s
and
giving
correct
answers