NAPPS SCHEME OF WORK SECONDARY 1ST TERM (JSS1 -JSS3)
1ST TERM
PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES
| WEEKS | JSS 1 | JSS 2 | JSS 3 | |
| 1 | HOME ECONS | Introduction to Home Economics: – Meaning of Home Economics – Areas of Home Economics – Relationship of Home Economics to other subjects. | Revision of last Terms work: – Puberty – Family needs, goals, standards – Production of clothing and household articles/crafts – Healthy feeding and eating practices, etc. | Textile: Types, Properties, Production. Uses and Care – Definition of textile with examples. – Basic Textile terms e.g. fibre, yarn, warp, weft. – Reasons for studying textile. |
| 1 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Revision of Last Term’s work: Importance and Forms of Agricultural: – Meaning of Agriculture. – Evolution of Agriculture | Revision and General cleaning: – Problems of farm manager. | Revision and Cleaning. Animal Diseases. |
| 2 | HOME ECONS | Home Economics and National Development: – Career opportunities in Home Economics. – Career requirements in Home Economics. – Importance of Home Economics to the individual, family and nation. | Myself as a Homemaker: – The Homemaker. – Characteristics/qualities of a homemaker. | Textiles: Properties, Care, Uses. – Importance of textiles. – Differences between natural and synthetic fibres. – Properties, care and uses of fibres. |
| 2 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Importance of Agriculture: – To the individual farmer. – To the Nation. – To the community. | Farm Structures and Building: – | Packaging in Agriculture: – Criteria for packaging. – Definition and reasons fro packaging. – Advantages and disadvantages of packaging. – Examples of packaging (items trays) etc. |
| 3. | HOME ECONS | The Human Body: – Structure and parts of the hair and eye. – Functions of the hair and eye. – Care and grooming of the hair and eye. | Myself as a Homemaker: – Responsibilities of a homemaker. – Home-making activities, e.g. arranging flower, cleaning, trimming overgrown flower bes, etc. | Textiles: Production, Uses, Care. – Production of textiles e.g. woven table mat. – Laundering of fabrics. |
| 3 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Importance of Agriculture (Contd.) – Emphasis should be laind on importance to the Nations Economy. | Siting of farm and layout of farm structures: – Factors guiding siting of farm structure. – Factors guiding layout of farm structures. – Importance of siting farm structures. | Branding: – Definition, Advantages and Disadvantages. |
| 4 | HOME ECONS | The Human Body: – Structure and parts of the Ear and Nose. – Functions of the Ear and Nose. – Care and grooming of the Ear and Nose. | The Family House: – Functional areas in the family house, e.g. toilet and bathroom, dinning room, sitting room, kitchen and food store etc. – Uses of functional areas in the family house. | Sewing Machine: – Types and parts of the sewing machine. – Factors that influence choice of a sewing Machine. – Care of sewing machine. |
| 4 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Forms of Agriculture: – Types of Agricultural practices in localities, pastoral, arable, etc. | Cultural Practices: – Definition of Cultural Practices Pre-planting operations- Harrowing, ploughing, ridging etc. | Pricing: – Definition, Pricing Policies. – Factors affecting price of agricultural product. – Price determinants: Cost of production, quality of produce, etc. |
| 5. | HOME ECONS | The Human Body: – Structure and parts of the skin. – Functions of the skin – Care of the skin. | The Family House: – Equipments and materials for the maintenance of the family house. – Guidelines for the care of the house – Procedure for the maintenance of functional areas of the family house. | Garment Construction Process – Terms peculiar to garment construction e.g. facing, hems, openings, fastening, etc. – Making of a simple baby dress using the sewing machine. |
| 5 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Forms of Agriculture: – Crop farming, Horticulture. Livestock farming, Apiculture, Fishery and Heliculture. | Cultural Practices: – Planting operations – Planting/sowing. – Thinning, spacing, depth. – Supplying planting distances, etc. | Advertising: Definition – Basic concepts. – Roles of advertising. |
| 6. | HOME ECONS | The Human Body: – Structure of the Teeth, Hands and Feet. – Care of the teeth, hands and feet. | Flower Arrangement: – Types of flower arrangement. – Uses of flower in the functional areas of the family house. | Basic Stitches involved in cutting and joining of crossway strips: – Meaning of Crossway strips. – Steps involved in cutting and joining of crossway strips. |
| 6. | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Fishery and Heliculture(Snailry), Appiculture (Bee Farming): – Preparation of Honey. | Cultural Practices: – Post planting. – Fertilizer application. – Harvesting. – Storage – Processing | Types of Advertising: – Informative, Persuasive, Competitive, Mass and Specific Adverisement. |
| 7. | HOME ECONS | Good Posture and Exercise: – Meaning of posture and exercise. – Importance of good posture and exercise. – Guidelines for maintaining good posture and exercising the body. | Flower Arrangement: – Arrangement of different shapes of flower for the use in the functional areas in the functional areas in the family house e.g. oval, round, vertical, crescents, horizontal, triangular, etc. | Arrangement of Fullness: – Gathers, pleats, tucks. |
| 7. | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Crop plant Forms: – The different parts of plant. – The shoot, leaves, roots, flowers | Agricultural Practices Definition: – Farming systems (Mixed farming, etc.) – Cropping systems: Mono cropping, sole cropping, mixed cropping, etc. | Methods of Advertising Direct and Indirect: – Factors influencing buying decision. – Advertising media i.e. the press, newspaper, television, radio, cinema, bill board, exhibition, etc. |
| 8. | HOME ECONS | Healthy Feeding and Eating Practices: – Healthy feeding practices include eat adequate diet, use of food in season, etc. – Healthy eating habits like washing hands before and after eating, keeping mouth closed while eating, chewing food properly etc. | Care of Family Clothing and Household Linen: – Types and uses of household clothing. – Factors that enhance the selection of household linen. | Arrangement of Fulness: – Smoking, easing, darts. – Uses of smoking, easing, darts. |
| 8 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Plant Forms: – Types of aquatic plant. | Agricultural practices continued. | Methods of advertisement (Continued) |
| 9 | HOME ECONS | Healthy and Eating Practices: – Effects of unhealthy feeding. – Practices e.g. margemus, kwarshiorkor, obesity etc. – Effects of unhealthy eating habits e.g. stomach upset. – Food additives: uses, misuse and defection. | Care of Family Clothing and Household Linen: – Clothiing repairs. – Equipments for clothing repairs. | Dress Sense: – Meaning of dress sense, figure. – Suitable patterns and designs for each figure types. |
| 9 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Classification of crops: – Based on their life span. – Annual biannual perennial and epherenial and ephemerals. – Based on their uses. – oil crops, etc. | Field Work: – Students are to practice all they have been taught on the field. | Excursion to an Agricultural Farm and Stores. |
| 10. | HOME ECONS | Healthy feeding and eating practices: – Food contaminants. – Harmful substances that should not be consumed e.g. banned additives, spoilt fruits, undercooked fod etc, – Meaning of drug abuse. – Effect of drug abuse in the body. | Care of Family Clothing and Household Linen: – Clothing storage. – Maintenance of household linen. | Types of Occasion and Suitable Dress for each occasion: – Dress accessories. |
| 10 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Revision. | Revision. | Revision. |
| 11. | HOME ECONS | Revision. | Revision. | Revision. |
| 11 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Revision & Examination | Revision. | Revision. |
| 12 | HOME ECONS | Examination | Examinations. | Examinations. |
| 12 | AGRIC.SCIENCE | Exanination. | Examinations. | Examinations. |
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