Conserving our environment

Fruit seed preparation
Fruit tree nursey bed

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

Outline the steps to follow when extracting seeds from fruits.
Extract seeds from fruits such as guava and tree tomato.
Appreciate the importance of preparing seeds for planting.

Learners are guided to outline the steps to follow when extracting seeds from fruits.

In groups, learners are guided to extract seeds from fruits such as guava and tree tomato

How are fruit seed prepared for planting?

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Conserving our environment

Sowing seed into nursery bed

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

List down what he/she can do to sow his/her seeds in the nursery beds.
Sow seeds into nursery a bed.
Appreciate the importance of sowing seeds into a nursery bed.

Learners are guided to list down what he/she can do to sow his/her seeds in the nursery beds.

In groups, learners are guided to sow seeds into nursery a bed.

What is sowing?

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Conserving our environment

Care for seedlings

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

Define mulching and state the importance of mulching.
Carry out the following; mulching, watering, weeding and thinning to maintain good conditions for healthy growth of his/her seedlings.
Appreciate the importance of mulching.

Learners are guided to define mulching and state the importance of mulching.

In groups, learners are guided to carry out the following; mulching, watering, weeding and thinning to maintain good conditions for healthy growth of his/her seedlings

What is mulching? Why is mulching important?

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Conserving our environment

Selling fruit tree seedlings
Transplanting; Preparation of seedlings for transplanting

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

Select the good and strong seedlings for transplanting.
Sell the other good and strong seedlings to earn an income.
Appreciate the importance of good and strong seedlings.

In groups, learners are guided to select the good and strong seedlings for transplanting.

In groups, learners are guided to sell the other good and strong seedlings to earn an income.

How to select good and strong seedlings for transplanting?

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Conserving our environment

Transplanting; Transplanting seedlings to a seedbed

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

Outline the steps for transplanting seedlings to a seedbed.
Transplant seedlings to a seedbed.
Appreciate the importance of transplanting.

Learners are guided to outline the steps for transplanting seedlings to a seedbed.

In groups, learners are guided to transplant seedlings to a seedbed.

What should we do during transplanting?

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Transplanting

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
strand be able to Transplant the seedlings to the seedbed.

In groups, learners to prepare planting holes.
Learners to transplant the seedlings from the nursery bed to the seedbed

How are fruit seedlings transplanted from? the nursery?

Nursery bed
Containers
Seedlings
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 34

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Conserving our environment

Care for Young Fruit Trees

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Protect the fruit tree seedlings from damage

In groups, learners to construct shades to protect the fruit tree seedlings from damages.
In groups, learners to take turns to water the seedlings using drip irrigation method to conserve water.

How can we take care of fruit seedlings after transplanting?

Maize
Beans
Rice
Peas
Rice
Green grams
Carrots seeds
Spinach seeds
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 35-37

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Conserving our environment

Care for Young Fruit Trees

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Apply mulch to the fruit tree seedlings to conserve water

In groups, learners to apply mulch material to the seedlings to conserve moisture.
Learners to weed for the growing seedlings

How can we take care of fruit seedlings after transplanting?

Maize
Beans
Rice
Peas
Rice
Green grams
Carrots seeds
Spinach seeds
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 35-37

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Conserving our environment

Care for Young Fruit Trees

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Carry out weeding for the seedlings

Learners offer to supply surplus fruit tree seedlings to their parents, guardians and community.

How can we take care of fruit seedlings after transplanting?

Maize
Beans
Rice
Peas
Rice
Green grams
Carrots seeds
Spinach seeds
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 35-37

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Conserving our environment

Conservation Project: Edible Crop Gardening

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Demonstrate care for growing fruit trees in the environment

In groups, learners to take care of the established fruit trees such as guava and tree tomato by carrying out appropriate activities (watering, weeding, protection, manuring and removal of excess branches).

What activities are carried out in caring for fruit plants?

Guava
Trees
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 37

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Conserving our environment

Conservation Project: Edible Crop Gardening

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Harvest fruits appropriately to reduce damages

In groups, learners share experiences on how to identify a ripe fruit such as guava and tree tomato

When are fruits ready for harvesting?

Guava
Trees
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 37

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Conserving our environment

Conservation Project: Edible Crop Gardening

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Manage growing fruit trees in school and the community

In groups, learners to carry out harvesting of fruits such as guava and tree tomato.
Learners apply acquired skills to plant and care for fruit trees at home

How are fruits harvested?

Guava
Trees
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 37

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Conserving our environment
Domestic Animals

Conservation Project: Edible Crop Gardening
Domestic Animals and their Uses

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Appreciate importance of consuming fruits for nutrition.

In groups, learners to carry out harvesting of fruits such as guava and tree tomato.
Learners apply acquired skills to plant and care for fruit trees at home

How are fruits harvested?

Guava
Trees
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 37
Cattles
Sheep
Goats
Poultry
Rabbits
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 38-39

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Domestic Animals

Domestic Animals and their Uses

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
strand be able to Distinguish between a male and a female domestic animal

In groups, learners share experiences on the types of domestic animals found in their community and their uses.
Learners discuss differences between male and female animals.
Learners watch a video clip on various types of domestic animals and their uses.

What domestic animals are kept by farmers?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 40-41

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Domestic Animals

Domestic Animals and their Uses

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Relate various domestic animals to their uses

In groups, learners match the domestic animals to their uses (cattle, sheep, goat and poultry).
Learners play and share games on domestic animals and their uses

What are the uses of domestic animals?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 41-43

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Gardening Practices

Crops for Gardening Vegetables

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Give the meaning of a vegetable crop
Identify main vegetable crops grown in Kenya

Learners to watch a video clip or visit a farm to explore types of vegetables grown such as carrots, spinach and tomatoes.
In pairs, learners suggest the meaning of vegetable crops.

What are vegetable crops?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 44-45

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Gardening Practices

Crops for Gardening Vegetables

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Classify vegetable crops according to the part eaten

In groups, learners to identify various vegetable crops grown in Kenya such as carrots, spinach, tomatoes.
In groups, learners to classify vegetable crops according to parts eaten such as parts for carrots, spinach, tomatoes

How can we classify vegetable crops?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 46-47

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Gardening Practices

Crops for Gardening Vegetables
Cereals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Appreciate the importance of vegetable crops in the food we eat.

Learners apply acquired skills to prepare vegetables for consumption at home.

How can we classify vegetable crops?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 46-48
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 49-

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Gardening Practices

Cereals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Identify main cereal crops grown in Kenya

Learners to watch a video clip or visit a farm growing cereal crops such as wheat, maize, rice.
In pairs, learners suggest the meaning of cereal crops

What are cereal crops?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 50-52

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Gardening Practices

Cereals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Develop a display of various types of cereal grains in the classroom

In groups, learners to identify various cereal crops grown in Kenya such as wheat, maize, rice.
In groups, learners to collect, mount and label cereal grains such as wheat, maize, rice on a manila paper for display.

Which cereal crops do you know?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 53-56

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Gardening Practices

Cereals
Legumes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Appreciate the importance of cereal crops in the food we eat.

Learners to assist parents or guardians in activities for preparing cereals for consumption.

Which cereal crops do you know?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 53-56

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Gardening Practices

Legumes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Develop a display of various types of legume seeds in the classroom
Appreciate the importance of legume crops in the food we eat.

Learners to assist parents or guardians in the activities for preparing legumes for consumption.
Learners to carry out an activity of matching crops to their respective categories (vegetables, cereals and legumes).

Which legume crops do you know?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 53-56

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Gardening Practices

Selected Gardening Practices

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Prepare a fine seedbed for crops with tiny seeds

In groups, learners to brainstorm on crops with tiny seeds such as carrots and sunflower among others and how they can be grown in the locality. In this activity, learners to be guided to identify some tiny-seeded crops that are sown directly into the seedbed (tiny-seeded crops that do not require transplanting).
In pairs, learners to brainstorm on how the tiny seeds are sown in the seedbed.

How can we plant tiny seeds in a seedbed?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 57-60

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Gardening Practices

Selected Gardening Practices
Care for tiny- seeded crops

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
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Sow tiny seeds directly into the seedbed.

Learners to watch a video clip on how to prepare a fine seedbed and sow tiny seeds such as carrot or sunflower seeds into the seedbed. In groups, learners prepare a suitable seedbed for sowing any crop with tiny seeds that they may opt for. The crop should be suitable for direct sowing.
Learners to sow the tiny seeds in the prepared seedbed

How can we plant tiny seeds in a seedbed?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 57-60
MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 61-63

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Gardening Practices

Care for tiny- seeded crops

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
strand be able to Carry out caring practices for the seedbed.
appreciate the value of caring for tiny-seeded crops in the seedbed

Learners to watch a video clip on gardening practices carried out on directly sown tiny seeds in a seedbed
carry out gardening practices on the established tiny-seeded seedbed such as mulching, watering,
thinning and uprooting weeds

What care is needed for directly sown tiny-seed crop in a seedbed?

MTP Grade 4 Agriculture page 61-63

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