Production Techniques
1.1 Sewing Skills: Knitting
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- describe knitting stitches used in making household articles
- knit various articles for household use
- embrace knitted articles for household use
- How do you knit an article for household use?
- use digital devices or real materials or print media identify basic knitting stitches (purl and knit)
- knit a simple household article such as tools bag, scarf, gloves, mats or table wipers
- creativity skills as they explore ideas of knitting household articles, integrity as they prudently utilise knitting materials and safety as they use sharp tools for knitting
Approved textbooks, realia, counters, flashcards, charts & digital devices.
1.2 Constructing Framed Suspended Garden
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- describe framed suspended garden for growing crops
- construct a framed structure for suspended garden
- embrace the use of framed suspended garden for growing crops
- How are framed suspended gardens constructed?
- search for photos, videos and illustrations on framed suspended gardens to describe how they are constructed
- innovate and construct framed suspended gardens using locally available materials such as wires, wooden planks, metal bars and poles
- establish a crop on the constructed framed suspended garden
- creativity skills as learners innovate framed suspended gardens, unity as the learners demonstrate teamwork as they construct framed suspended gardens, and safety as the learners use tools and equipment to construct framed suspended gardens
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1.3 Adding Value to Crop Produce
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- explain ways of adding value on crop produce
- add value to a selected crop produce
- appreciate the importance of value addition on crop produce
- Why do we add value to crop produce?
- How can we add value to crop produce?
- discuss ways of adding value to crop produce such as potatoes, cassava, groundnuts, simsim, sweet potatoes and pumpkin
- process a provided sample of crop produce such as potatoes, cassava, groundnuts, simsim, sweet potatoes and pumpkin to add value using appropriate methods like drying and frying
- compare the processed crop produce to raw crop produce in terms of monetary value and storage life
- problem solving skills as learners apply suitable method of adding value to crop produce, integrity as learners use ethically acceptable standards of processing, food and nutrition security as they process crop produce to solve food security issues
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1.4 Making Homemade Soap
By the end of this sub-strand, the learner should be able to:
- identify the forms of soap used at household level
- make homemade soap using natural ingredients
- embrace homemade soap for household use
- How can we make soap using natural ingredients?
- brainstorm and share experiences on forms of soap (liquid, cake/bar, paste, powder) used at household level
- use natural ingredients such as ashes, salt, water, animal fats or plant oils to make soap
- use the home made soap for cleaning purposes
- problem solving in collecting and using natural ingredients to make soap for cleaning, value of responsibility in sharing tasks to accomplish soap making process and financial literacy while learners save costs by making soap using available resources
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