Farming in Ghana · B4 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.4.4.1.1 - Prepare nursery beds, nurse seeds, transplant seedlings and maintain small gardens

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain the importance of gardening and describe at least four vegetables commonly grown in Ghanaian gardens.
Identify and select the right tools for preparing a nursery bed or nursery bags.
Prepare a nursery bed or fill nursery bags with fertile soil, sow seeds at the correct depth, and water them properly.
Demonstrate how to transplant seedlings from a nursery to a garden bed without damaging the roots.
Carry out simple maintenance tasks in a small garden, including watering, weeding, and protecting plants from pests.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Farming in Ghana (4.4)
Content standard: B4.4.4.1 - Know about gardening basics such as preparing healthy soil and nursing activities for crop production (seed bed preparation)
Indicator: B4.4.4.1.1 - Prepare nursery beds nurse seeds, transplant seedlings and maintain small gardens
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 20
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners talk about the importance of gardening.
Learners undertake visits to vegetable gardens of farms or look at pictures of vegetable and fruit farms and talk about different vegetables farmers in Ghana grow.
Learners undertake practical activities in the home or school that will teach them how to prepare healthy soil for nursing seeds and prepare seedbeds, how to nurse and transplant seedlings, and how to care for small gardens of eggs, pepper, onion, cabbage, lettuce, okro, etc.
Note: learners use the opportunity to learn good agricultural practices such as:
Using the right tools in preparing nursery beds/bags.
Filling nursery beds/boxes/poly bags with fertile soil in preparation for nursing seeds.
Nursing the seeds in the soil at the required depth and water them.