2026 Grade 4 Rationalized MTP Agriculture and Nutrition Lesson Plans -Term 3

The topics covered in the lesson plans are detailed below:

• STRAND: HYGIENE PRACTICES
  • Sub-Strand: Personal hygiene
    • Identifying and demonstrating healthy practices such as proper hand washing, daily bathing, and brushing teeth.
    • Understanding good grooming, including caring for hair and nails.
    • Learning about the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like gloves and aprons.
  • Sub-Strand: Domestic hygiene
    • Identifying and drawing items used for cleaning the home, such as brooms, mops, and dustbins.
    • Applying various cleaning methods like sweeping, dusting, and mopping.
    • Improvising cleaning tools using locally available materials (e.g., making a broom from long grass).
    • Participating in practical cleaning activities and creating a classroom cleaning rota.
  • Sub-Strand: Cleaning personal protective equipment
    • Identifying different types of PPE used in daily life.
    • Learning to apply appropriate methods to clean PPE, with practical sessions on cleaning canvas shoes and gumboots.
• STRAND: PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
  • Sub-Strand: Making tacking stitches
    • Identifying types of tacking stitches, including even tacking and long and short tacking.
    • Learning to handle sewing tools safely.
    • Making a simple item, such as a beanbag or handkerchief, using tacking stitches.
    • Discussing the uses of stitches for joining, mending, and decoration.
• STRAND: ALL
  • Activity: REVISION / END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT
    • Revising all topics covered in personal hygiene, domestic hygiene, and production techniques.
    • Conducting end-of-year practical and theoretical assessments.