Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Aurora
DITUMABO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ditumabo San Luis, Aurora

A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD

EDUCATION HOME ECONOMICS (AGRICROP)

Prepared by: Gibbs Q. Baldonade

Learning Area: TLE 09

Grade level: 9- Faith, Resilience, Tenacity

Quarter: Third

I. Objectives

A. Content Standards

Carry out mulching techniques based on crops

B. Performance Standards

Apply any of the types of mulch in your own garden or even into your potted plants

C. Learning Competencies

After going through this module, the learner is expected to:

a. determine what is mulch and mulching;

b. know the criteria on selecting a mulch; and
c. identify the mulch materials.
II. Content

Topic: Perform physical growth enhancing practices (TLE_AFAACP9-12CAMC-Ia-j-29)

Materials: Laptop, Television and Visual aids

III. Learning Resources

A. References: TLE - AFA-ACP Quarter 3 - Module 3

B. Week 5-6
 C. Other learning Resources: What is Mulching? The Complete Introduction to Mulching
(growingwithnature.org)
D. IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity
A. Daily Routine

Let us stand and start our class with a prayer. (The student will stand and listen to the prayer)

B. Greetings

Good morning Class! Good morning sir!

C. Classroom Management

Before you take your sit, please arrange your

chairs properly and put all the litters on the (The students will follow)
floor.

D. Checking of Attendance and presenting

New Normal Classroom rules. (The class will follow)
Say here if you are present.

E. Review of lessons Sir it’s all about Practice Proper Control

Of Insect Pests And Diseases
Before we Proceed to our lesson for today,
who can remember our last lesson?

Very good! I’m glad that you still remember

our last lesson. Sir, Good and Bad insects.

What are the two different types of insects?

Please raise your hand if you want to answer! It helps the plants to gain more nutrients.

Thank you, and what are the benefits of Good

insects? Yes sir!

Okay class, Shall we start to our new lesson?

Are you ready?

But before that, let’s have a game!

F. Motivation (The student will listen)

Okay class! Listen to the mechanics of the

game!
(the teacher will attached pictures on the
blackboard)
Yes sir!
Okay class! This activity don’t need any
materials, only your mind and reasoning will
be use, are you ready class? (The student will listen)

The teacher will explain the mechanics of the

game! (The student will play the game)

On my mark Go! (The students will follow)

If you have your Idea about the pictures posted (The students will follow)
on the board, just share your ideas in your
classmate. Welcome sir!

That’s it! Thankyou class for your active

Yes sir!
participation.
Yes sir!
Did you enjoy the game?

Shall we start to our new lesson?

G. Lesson Proper (Slide presentation

Discussing, New concept and practicing new
skills)

Our lesson for today is all about Perform

Mulching Mulch is material that you spread over the
ground as a cover. Mulch can be either organic,
Let us define first what is Mulch? Everybody (like wood chips, fall leaves, straw, etc.) or
read, on my mark go! inorganic (like black plastic, rocks, etc.).
Mulching is what you’re doing when you
spread it over the ground.

(The students will listen attentively)

(The teacher will explain about Mulch) Yes sir.
Understood? None sir
Do you have any questions? (Student will follow)
Okay let’s move on.
(Student will share their ideas about mulching)
Now, who can give an Idea about Mulching?
Please raise your hand if you want to answer. (The students will listen attentively)

Yes that’s correct. Very good!

(Teacher will present what is Mulching)
Everybody read Mulching, on my mark Go!
Mulch is material that you spread over the
ground as a cover. Mulch can be either organic,
(like wood chips, fall leaves, straw, etc.)  or
inorganic (like black plastic, rocks, etc.).
Mulching is what you’re doing when you
spread it over the ground.

(Student will listen attentively)

Teacher will discuss about Mulching.
None sir!
Do you have any question about mulch?
(Student will answer)
Okay let’s move on, but before we proceed, I
want to ask first if you have already know the
materials that is used in mulching? (student will listen attentively)

Very good class! At least you have an idea

about what we are going to discuss. Okay sir!

Do you have any question? If none, let’s

discuss the Criteria For Selecting A Mulch.
(The students will listen attentively)
(The teacher will discuss the Criteria For
Selecting A Mulch before to proceed on
discussing the materials in the locality that
could be used as mulch materials.)

(the teacher will ask the students of there is a

question regarding to Criteria For Selecting
(Students will response)
A Mulch)

Do you have any question about Criteria For Okay sir!

Selecting A Mulch?

Okay, let’s move on to the next slide.

(Student will participate)

(Teacher will show the picture of mulch, and Welcome sir!

student will identify it according to their idea)

Very good class, thank you for your

participation.
(Teacher will go to the next slide)
Who wants to read the definition of Compost
Mulching?
Okay Marry Joy read the definition.
Thank you, take you sit.
(The teacher will explain more about Compost
Mulching)
Everybody read the next. Go!
Who wants to read the definition of Compost
Mulching?
Okay Marry Joy read the definition.
Thank you, take you sit.
(The teacher will explain more about Straw
Mulching)
Everybody read the definition.
(The teacher will explain more about Straw
mulching)
(The teacher will read the definition of
Sawdust Mulching)
Me sir!
Is generally the best mulching material for
home and school gardens. It is usually free
from weed seeds and is in expensive. Prepare
compost from materials present in your yard
(The students will listen attentively)
A stag is a male chicken, usually under 10
months of age, with coarse skin, with
somewhat toughened and darkened flesh.
(The students will listen attentively)
(The students will listen attentively)
Cock or Rooster. It is a mature male chicken
with coarse skin, toughened and darkened meat
and hardened breastbone tip.
(The students will listen attentively)
An organic mulch is made up of natural
substance such as bark, wood chips, pine
needles, dry grasses, paddy straw. Also It
blocks out the sun, preventing weeds from
growing and preventing hidden weed seeds
from germinating.
(The students will listen attentively)
(The students will listen attentively)
(student will participate)
(Teacher will let the student to explain about
the sawdust mulching) (student will listen)

Okay very good! At least you can explain the

definition. (Student will listen)

(Teacher will elaborate more about the sawdust

mulching)
Okay sir!

Let’s proceed to the next slide.
Everybody read the definition of Plastic
Mulching.
Is effective mulch if properly used. Black
plastic keeps light from the soil and prevents
weeds from growing. Clear plastic warms the
soil, but weeds can grow beneath the plastic. A
disadvantage of plastic is that it cannot be
turned into the soil at the end of the planting
season. However, it can be recycled.

(The students will listen attentively)

Thankyou class!
(teacher will discuss about the Plastic
Mulching)

Is effective mulch if properly used. Black

Everybody read the definition of News paper
mulching. On my mark Go!
plastic keeps light from the soil and prevents
weeds from growing. Clear plastic warms the
soil, but weeds can grow beneath the plastic. A
disadvantage of plastic is that it cannot be
turned into the soil at the end of the planting
season. However, it can be recycled.

(The students will listen attentively)

(The teacher will read and explain more about
News paper mulching) None sir!
Do you have any question about what we have
discuss?
Okay class! Very good!

H. Application

(this should be done at home)

I. Values Integration

From our lesson on physical development

enhancing methods, we discovered how to
(Student will listen attentively, and some will
protect our crops from insects and share their realization)
environmental catastrophes, how to insulate the
roots from the sun's heat, which can cause our
crops to die, and how to mulch to keep our soil
healthy and hydrated. Even when there are a
lot of pests or a difficulty in our lives, we
combat it and never let the insects or challenge
defeat us. Furthermore, there have been times
when we have had to deal with natural
disasters, but we have always proven to be
brave and strong in the face of adversity. Yes sir!

J. Generalization

Did you understand our lesson?

(student will participate)
Let’s see if you already know the criteria on
choosing a mulch.

(Teacher will ask one by one if what are those

criteria in choosing a mulch None sir!

Very good! Excellent answers thank you!

Do you have any questions and clarifications?

(student will answer their activity)
K. Evaluation (Activity)

A. Directions: Identify what type of much

the following given on the picture.
Write your answer on your answer
sheet.

1._____________

2. _____________
 3. _____________

4.______________

5._________________

B. ESSAY (10 pts.)

Yes sir!
Direction; On the back of your paper, write
and explain what is the importance of having a (The Student will check their own paper,
criteria in selecting a mulch. except activity no.2)

Class are you finish?

Let’s check your quiz, but this time I will the

one to check activity no.2

#Answer Key
1. compost mulch
2. straw mulch (student will follow)
3. sawdust mulch
4. plastic mulch
5. newspaper mulch
V. Assignment None sir!

In your assignment notebook. Bring mulch that

is available to your home, Only 1 scoop.
Goodbye sir!
Any questions?

Don’t forget your assignment,

That’s all for today I hope you learned more!

Goodbye class!
See you next meeting!