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SHS 2 Agriculture 1st Semester Week 16 Lesson Plan
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| Subject | Agriculture | Week | 16 |
| Duration | 60 minutes | Form | SHS 2 |
| Strand | Food Production and Natural Resource Conservation | Sub-Strand | Principles of Agriculture in Food Production |
| Learning Outcome(s) | 2.3.1.LO.2 - Use the knowledge and skills acquired on the economic importance and management practices of farm animals to rear | ||
| Learning Indicator(s) | 2.3.1.LI.2 - Demonstrate the ability to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish. | ||
| Lesson Focus | Demonstrate the ability to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish. | ||
| Previous Knowledge | Learners recall related ideas, vocabulary or experiences from earlier lessons and everyday contexts. | ||
| Lesson Objective(s) | Describe the key idea in: Demonstrate the ability to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish. Apply the idea through guided and independent learning activities. Demonstrate understanding through oral responses, written work or practical performance. | ||
| Essential Question(s) | What do we need to understand or demonstrate about Demonstrate the ability to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish.? How does this knowledge or skill apply to agriculture in the learner's community and Ghana? What evidence can we use to justify an agricultural decision or conclusion? | ||
| Pedagogical Strategies | Experiential Learning Problem-Based Learning Talk For Learning Group Work | ||
| Teaching & Learning Resources | Functional internet connectivity Notebook Computer Textbook on Animal Husbandry Charts/pictures showing importance of selected animals Farms in the locality Mobile phone Voice recorders Pen School farm Charts/pictures showing school farms [[PAGE 149]] AGRICULTURE | 147 Subject AGRICULTURE Strand 3 FOOD PRODUCTION AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION Sub-Strand 2 PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN AGRICULTURE Learning Outcomes 21st Century Skills and Competencies GESI, SEL and Shared National Values 2.3.2.LO.1 Use the knowledge acquired to manage and conserve game/wildlife. Critical thinking, collaborative, leadership and digital literacy skills will be acquired as learners engage in brainstorming, group work and report presentation. Respect individuals of different backgrounds. Embrace diversity and practice inclusion. Examine and dispel misconceptions/ myths about gender and disabilities as they relate to Agriculture. Interrogate their stereotypes and biases about gender division of labour in Agriculture. Identify injustice in society, especially in the agricultural sector and advocate for change. Embrace gender equity and equality. Relevant animal-production pictures, specimens or farm facilities where available | ||
| Key Notes on Differentiation | |||
| Content | Use concrete examples, labelled pictures, realia or simplified prompts for learners who need additional support. Extend confident learners with comparison, investigation, calculation, evaluation or enterprise-oriented tasks drawn from the same indicator. | ||
| Process | Use mixed-ability and mixed-gender grouping where appropriate, with meaningful roles for every learner. Adapt field visits, internet research or specialised equipment to locally available alternatives without changing the curriculum objective. | ||
| Product | Allow appropriate evidence such as practical demonstration, portfolio, table, report, poster, presentation, field notes or written response. Assess agricultural accuracy, procedure, evidence, collaboration and justification. | ||
| Success Criteria | Learners use correct subject vocabulary. Learners complete the main task with reasonable accuracy. Learners explain or demonstrate how the concept applies in a new situation. | ||
| Homework | Complete a short application task connected to the week's learning indicator. | ||
| Lesson Activities | |||
| Stage | Teacher Activity | Learner Activity | Assessment / DoK |
| Starter10 minutes | Show a farm tool, crop/animal example, photo or local farming scenario linked to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish and ask learners what problem it addresses. | Share prior knowledge, listen to peers and record the lesson question in their notebooks. | Not provided. |
| Activity 115 minutes | Explain perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish using a farm-based example, labelled diagram, sample material or practical demonstration. | Observe the example, ask questions and record important agricultural terms. | Ask learners to identify the tool, practice, benefit or risk shown in the example. |
| Activity 220 minutes | Guide groups to classify, measure, plan, compare or recommend a practice related to perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish. | Work in groups to complete the classification, measurement, planning or recommendation task. | Review group work for correct agricultural vocabulary and practical reasoning. |
| Activity 310 minutes | Give a local farm case and ask learners to choose an appropriate practice or solution. | Apply the idea to the local farm case and justify the selected practice. | Use an exit question on how the practice can improve farm productivity or safety. |
| Lesson Closure | Summarise perform the various management practices involved in the rearing of the selected animal/fish and correct one common misconception using learner examples. State one thing learned and complete the exit response. | ||
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