Subject: Home Economics

Topic: Effects of the Pest in the Home

Duration: 40mins

Reference Material: Home Economics for Primary School, 5

Instructional Material: Diagram of Common Household Pest

Previous Knowledge: Pupils are familiar with Pest

Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should:

  • State the effects of pests in the Home
  • State ways of destroying household pests

Content:

Household Pests are destructive to life and properties. It is therefore necessary to eradicate them from homes by:

  1. Setting traps for rodents.
  2. Using insecticides and rodent poison e.g. rat poison.
  3. Use toxic chemicals to kill pest.

Effects of Pests in the Home

  1. They cause damage to household structures and materials.
  2. They damage doors, windows, walls and floors in the home.
  3. They destroy human and pet foods with their faeces.
  4. They poison our food.
  5. They make the house dirty by covering it with faeces and cobwebs.
  6. They pierce and suck human blood leading to sickness.
  7. They cause offensive odour in the home.
  8. They destroy clothes, books, documents etc.

Presentation:

Step 1: Teacher revises the previous lesson with the pupils.

Step 2: Teacher introduces and explains the new topic to the pupils.

Step 3: Pupils are allowed to ask questions.

Step 4: Teacher writes notes under content on the board for pupils to copy.

Evaluation:

  1. How can household pests be destroyed?
  2. List four effects of household pests on life and properties of the family

Conclusion: Teacher moves round for inspection, marking and correction of notes where necessary