FREE PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL –JSS 1–3 – FIRST TERM NAPPS

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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