PRIMARY 1: AGRIC SCIENCES – THIRD TERM | WEEK 11

TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD FROM PLANTS AND ANIMALS

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

1. Food picture cards.
2. Pictures of plants.
3. Pictures of animals.
4. Chart paper.
5. Real food samples where available.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of work.
2. Recommended Agric Sciences textbook for Primary 1.
3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils have learnt about foods obtained from plants and animals and the reasons why people eat food.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

1. Separate foods from plants and animals.
2. Mention examples of plant foods.
3. Mention examples of animal foods.
4. Match foods with their correct sources.
5. Prepare a simple food chart.

E: CONTENT

Sources of Food

Food can come from:

1. Plants.
2. Animals.

Foods From Plants

Examples include: 🌽 maize 🍚 rice 🫘 beans 🍠 yam 🍌 banana 🥬 vegetables

Foods From Animals

Examples include: 🥩 meat 🥛 milk 🥚 eggs 🐟 fish

Simple Food Classification

Matching Food With Source

🍌 Banana → Plant 🥚 Egg → Animal 🌽 Maize → Plant 🥛 Milk → Animal

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

1. Revises foods from plants and animals.
2. Displays mixed food pictures.
3. Demonstrates how to sort the foods.
4. Draws a simple classification chart.
5. Guides pupils to match foods with sources.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

1. Identify food pictures.
2. Sort plant foods.
3. Sort animal foods.
4. Match food with source.
5. Draw a simple food chart.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises the two main sources of food and allows pupils to classify more examples.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

1. Mention two sources of food.
2. Name three foods from plants.
3. Name three foods from animals.
4. Is milk from a plant or animal?
5. Is maize from a plant or animal?
6. Match: Egg → \_\_\_\_\_\_.