Third Term Lesson Note for Week Five
Class: Primary 6
Subject: Agricultural Science
Topic: Farm Records ( Meaning, importance and types)
Duration : 40 minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Agricultural Science for Primary Schools , Book 6
Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools, (Primary 4 – 6)
Online Resources
Instructional Material : Chart showing meaning and types of farm records.
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define farm records
ii. Identify the types of farm Records and explain them.
Previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught intermediaries in marketing channels
Content :
Farm record is the documentation or the writing down of all the activities that are taking place on the farm.
Farm records refers to written documents, showing major activities going on in the farming business.
Types of Farm Records:
There are different types of farm records kept on the farm. These are:
1.) Farm inventory
2.) Farm diary
3.) Sales record
4.) Production record
5.) Purchase record
6.) Labour record
Importance of Farm Records.
Farm records enable a farmer to manage his farm very well.
The following are importance of farm records to a farmer.
I.) Farm record helps a farmer to know if he is making profit or not.
II.) It helps to know the actual worth of the farm.
III.) It helps to make future planning and budgeting.
IV.) Farm records also help to compare farm yields realized from year to year.
V.) The farmer may use it as a collateral security to obtain loan from the bank.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revises the previous Lesson with the learners by asking them questions.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by asking “what is farm record?” After several attempt from learners, the teacher gives a precise definition.
Step 3 : List the types of records kept on the farm by the farmer and explains them with examples.
Step 4 : Identifies some of the reasons for keeping farm Records by farmers.
Evaluations:
1.) What is farm record? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.) Mention five different types of farm records.
i. _____________________________
ii. _____________________________
iii. _____________________________
iv. _____________________________
v. _____________________________
3.) State three importance of farm records to the farmer.
i. ____________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________
iii. __________________________________________
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly.