Principles of Agriculture in… · SHS1 Agriculture

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Discuss the stages of crop production and its related practices.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List the three main stages of crop production in the correct chronological order: pre-planting, planting, and post-planting operations.
Describe at least four specific practices carried out under pre-planting operations and explain why each is important.
Explain the key practices involved in planting operations, including seed selection, spacing, sowing methods, and correct planting depth.
Discuss at least five post-planting operations, such as irrigation, weed control, pest and disease management, fertilizer application, and harvesting, and state the purpose of each.
Sequence the stages and practices of crop production correctly when given a scrambled list of farming activities.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Food Production and Natural Resource Conservation (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Principles of Agriculture in Food Production (3.1)
Content standard: 1.3.1.CS.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the meaning, principles and stages of crop production. 1.3.1.LO.2 Use the knowledge and skills acquired in the crop production practices to establish a crop farm.
Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Discuss the stages of crop production and its related practices.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 17 (Week 17 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 63

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Think-Pair-Share: Learners individually list the stages of crop production. Teacher puts learners in pairs to share their results. Some learners should be assisted with leading questions that will help them to list the stages of crop production. Others should be given the opportunity to list the stages of crop production by themselves. Furthermore, the teacher should check the answers of all learners and encourage those with the correct answers to support others.
Initiate Talk for Learning: Teacher puts learners in a mixed-ability or balanced ability groups to describe the various stages (pre-planting, planting and post-planting) of crop production. Learners should be given the flexibility to explain any
of the stages of crop production. Those with the ability to discuss all the stages should be allowed to do so. They should also be encouraged to support other learners after class to catch up. Furthermore, the teacher should use videos, charts and diagrams on the various stages of crop production to make things clearer to learners where necessary.
Assessment (1.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Realia: farm tools and implements e.g., cutlass, hoe, plough etc.
- Video/pictures of the stages of crop production practices
- Video/pictures of the stages, activities and skills in the crop production practices
- Pest control tools and chemicals (Hand and knapsack sprayers, Boom sprayers, insecticides, herbicides etc.).