CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Over-sowing and under-sowing.
Spacing of crops.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To distinguish over-sowing form under-sowing.
To explain the importance of correct spacing of crops.
To explain factors that influence crop spacing.

Brief discussion.
Give examples of such crops.
Q/A and discussion.
Importance and factors.

video
Chart: Average inter-row and intrarow spacing of common crops.

v Pg 40

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Plant population.
Seed rate.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To determine plant population in a given size of land.
To define optimal seed rate of a given crop.
To explain factors to consider in choosing seed rates.

Q/A: Inter-conversion of metric units.
Worked examples.
Explanations and detailed discussion.

student book

KLB BK II Pg 42-43

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Depth of planting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain determinants of correct depth of planting.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.
Field activity: planting crops to the correct spacing.
Supervised field activities.

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KLB BK II Pg 43-44

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Nursery management practices.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify important nursery management practices and state their significance.

Q/A and explanations.
Expose new concepts e.g. hardening off.

School farm.

KLB BK II Pg 48-50

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Grafting.
Budding.

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

Teacher demonstration/ illustration of whip grafting, side grafting, bark grafting.
Out - door activity: Students practise grafting.
Teacher demonstrations/ illustrations/ drawing diagrams.
Discussion: Types of budding.

Grafting tools.
budding tools

KKLB BK II LB BK II
Pg 53-55

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.

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KLB BK II Pg 58-60

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Tissue culture for crop propagation.

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.

Teacher exposes new concepts.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.

Suitable crops.

KLB BK II Pg 60-63

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Transplanting crop seedlings.
Transplanting tree seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the process of transferring seedlings from the nursery to the field.
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting crop seedlings.
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting tree seedlings.

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

Suitable crops.
Suitable seedlings.

KLB BK II Pg 61-62

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.
Mulching.

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.
To define mulching.
To state advantages and disadvantages of mulching.

Brief discussion; with reference to rotational programmes.
Q/A
Brief discussion.

Illustrative charts.
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KLB BK II Pg 68-70

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Thinning, Gapping and Rouging.
Pruning.

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

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

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

KLB BK IIPg 73

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.

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KLB BK II Pg 80-84

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Weeds, crop pests and diseases.
Timing of harvesting.

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.
To explain the stage and timing of harvesting of a crop.

Brief discussion.
Q/A and detailed discussion.
on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.
Discussion on factors considered when timing harvesting.

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KLB BK II Pg 87

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Methods of harvesting.

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.

Give specific examples of methods and precautions observed.

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KLB BK II Pg 89

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)
CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Post-harvest practices. Storage.
Tomatoes Ecological requirement and varieties.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various post-harvest practices and their importance.
To give characteristics of a good grain store (traditional / modern).
To describe ecological requirements and varieties of tomatoes.
To identify tomato varieties.

Probing questions and detailed discussion.
Brief discussion and exposition.

video
tomatoes

KLB BK II Pg 90-94

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Nursery and field management.
Tomato pests and diseases.

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.
To identify tomato pests and diseases and methods of their control.

Q/A and detailed discussion.
Detailed discussion of tomato pests and their economic importance.

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Tomatoes attacked by various pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 101-104

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Cabbages Ecology and varieties.
Cabbages Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for cabbages.
To identify cabbage varieties.
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper cabbage growth.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.
Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Cabbages attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II pg 107

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Carrots Ecology and varieties. Establishment and management.
Onions Ecology and varieties.

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..
To describe ecological requirements for onions.

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)

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 onions growth.

Discuss important nursery and field practices.

Onions attacked by some pests and diseases.

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (ANIMAL 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 (ANIMAL 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 (ANIMAL HEALTH)

Predisposing factors of animal diseases. Causes of animal diseases.
Bacterial 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.
To identify bacterial diseases of livestock.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.
Detailed description of nutritional causes, physical causes and chemical causes.
Detailed discussion of bacterial diseases and their control.

charts
Chart: Bacterial diseases, causal organism and animals affected.

KLB BK II Pg 119-120

LIVESTOCK HEALTH I (ANIMAL 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 (ANIMAL 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 (ANIMAL 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.

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KLB BK II Pg 129-131