Equine Working Notebooks

WORKING NOTEBOOKS

LESSON PLAN FOR WATERING HORSES

 

UNIT 101	Assist with care of horses
Element101.1	Assist with feeding and watering horses

 

Teacher:

Course:

Session no. linked to scheme of work:

Student number:	M:	F:	Time:	Duration:
Date:	Year/Group:		Centre:	Room:
Aims: To consider the principles of watering horses
Objectives/Learning outcomes: By the end of this sessions the students will be able to: List the rules of watering Describe different methods of providing water in stables and fields Explain the importance of safety and hygiene when watering horses in stables and fields
Individual student needs linked to the Learners Needs Cohort Analysis:

 

Content	Rules of watering Methods of providing water in fields and stables Safety Hygiene
Teaching techniques	Presentation Discussion Group discussion Practical tasks
Learning strategies	Listening Observing Individual exercises Group exercises Demonstration Practical tasks Completion of task sheet
Support materials	Yard/fields with different watering systems White board, chalk board or flip chart Task sheet
Methods of assessment	Observation Question and answer Completion of task sheet

 

THEORY: Location: Classroom TIME: Introduction of aims of lesson Individual exercise: Students to jot down any rules they can think of Discussion: List rules of watering inviting students to contribute from their own list Importance of water to sustain life When and when not to water Rules of watering

LIST EACH RULE ON FLIP CHART/ BOARD AS YOU SPEAK ABOUT IT Group exercise: Two groups. Group One to identify different methods of watering in stable, Group Two to identify different methods of watering in fields Each group to report methods identified. Elected member of group to write them up on flip chart Discuss methods of providing water in fields and stables Advantages and disadvantages of: Containers Toughs Automatic systems

 

PRACTICAL: Location: Yard and fields TIME: Group One to identify watering systems in the fields noting safety and hygiene points Group Two to identify watering systems in the stables noting safety and hygiene points Where necessary assist with identification of systems DEMONSTRATE CORRECT WAY TO REFILL AND CARRY BUCKETS AND CLEAN TROUGHS Divide into small groups allocating practical tasks of cleaning and re-filling water containers

TRAINER/ ASSESSOR: Has every student been observed doing these tasks during the lecture/training?

ENSURE ALL ASSESSMENT SHEETS, WRITTEN QUESTION PAPERS, OR DICTAPHONE TAPES ARE PLACED IN CANDIDATES PORTFOLIO

COMMENTS/ EVALUATION OF LEARNERS EXPERIENCE ( to be completed at the end of this session)