TEACHING/ LEARNING

ACTIVITIES

TEACHING

MATERIALS

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the ecological requirements of sorghum.
  
  
• Identify some varieties of finger millet.
  
  
• Describe selection and preparation of planting materials.

• Discussion;
  
  
• Exposition;
  
  
• Probing questions.

• Finger millet

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss field operations, pest and disease control.

• Examine sorghum attacked by  pests / diseases.

• Discussion

• Sorghum attacked by pests / diseases.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the ecological requirements for beans.
  
  
• Identify some varieties of beans.

• Exposition and probing questions.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss field operations, pest and disease control.

• Examine beans attacked by  pests / diseases.
  
  
• Brain storming;
  
  
• Discussion.

• Bean plants attacked by pests / diseases.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the ecological requirements for beans.
  
  
• Identify some varieties of rice.

• Exposition and probing questions.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss field operations, pest and disease control.

• Brain storming;
  
  
• Discussion.

• Bean plants attacked by pests / diseases.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Describe harvesting of pyrethrum.

• Exposition and probing questions.

• Pyrethrum shrubs

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Describe harvesting of sugarcane.

• Exposition and probing questions.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Describe harvesting of coffee and tea.

• Exposition and probing questions.
  
  
• Brainstorming

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Outline criteria for classifying pastures.

• Exposition and probing questions.

•  Common types of grass

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Outline methods of sowing pasture crop.
• Describe field practices for pasture establishment.

• Brain storming,
  
  
• Discussion.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Cite reasons for weed control.
  
  
• Cite reasons for topdressing.

• Brain storming
  
  
• Discussion.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• State effects of early  / late defoliation.

• Probing questions
  
  
• Exposition
  
  
• Discussion

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• State advantages of rotational grazing systems.

• Brain storming
  
  
• Discussion on paddocking, strip grazing, tethering.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• State advantages of zero grazing / stall feeding.

• Brain storming
  
  
• Discussion.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Outline the ecological requirements for Napier grass.
  
  
• Describe establishment of  Napier grass.

• Expository and descriptive approaches.

•  Napier grass strands

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Outline the ecological requirements for Guatemala.
  
  
• Describe establishment of  Guatemala.

• Brain storming,
  
  
• Discussion.

•  Guatemala strands

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Outline the ecological requirements for Kenya white clover.
  
  
• Describe establishment of  Kenya white clover.

• Brain storming
  
  
• Discussion.

•  Kenya white clover strands

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the ecological requirements for Lucerne / desmodium.
  
  
• Describe establishment of  Lucerne / desmodium. 

• Q/A & brief discussion
  
  
• Exposition.

•  Lucerne strands

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

•  Cite reasons for conserving forge.
  
  
• Outline methods of conserving forage.

• Discussion on hay / silage  making and silos.

KLB BK III

 By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Discuss the principles of conservation of forage.
  
  
• State characteristics of quality silage.

• Brief discussion with exposition of new concepts

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Calculate silage requirements in dry matter. 

• Expositions
  
  
• Calculations

•  Calculators

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Identify conditions that help in observing disease symptoms.
  
  
• Identify some disease predisposing factors 

• Brain storming
  
  
• Discussion.
  
  
• Q/A to review disease and health

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Define the terms incubation period, mortality, natural and artificial immunity.

• Probing questions
  
  
• Brief discussion.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

•  Give examples of  protozoan diseases.
  
  
• Identify symptoms of specific  diseases.
  
  
• Cite control measures.

• Discussion on ECF, anaplasmolysis, nagana, coccidiosis.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Give examples of  bacterial diseases.

• Identify symptoms of specific  diseases.
  
  
• Cite control measures.
  
  
• Identify animals affected by bacterial diseases.

• Discussion on mastitis. Foot rot, contagious abortion, black quarter, scours, anthrax, pneumonia.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 

• Give examples of viral diseases.
  
  
• Identify symptoms of specific  diseases.
  
  
• Cite control measures.
  
  
• Identify animals affected by viral  diseases.

• Discussion on rinderpest, Newcastle, gumboro, foot and mouth disease, fowl pox.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Cite symptoms of milk fever.

• Explain control and treatment of milk fever. 

• Brain storming
  
  
• Brief Discussion.

KLB BK III

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

• Cite symptoms of milk fever.

• Explain control and treatment of milk fever. 

• Brain storming
  
  
• Brief Discussion.

KLB BK III