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 Lesson Note - Career Technology
A
Ana Central Basic
Weekly Lesson Plan
JHS 1 (B7) · Term 1
Career Technology
Lesson 1 of 3
Week Ending
Friday, 20 Mar 2026 Backdated
Week & Term
Week 12 · Term 1
Class Teacher
Abdulganiu Kassim
3. TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES
1. MEASURING AND MARKING OUT

Content Standard & Indicator

B7.3.1.1.1
Demonstrate understanding of measuring and marking out tools and equipment for production CONT’D
Classify and use measuring and marking out tools and equipment
Learners will classify measuring and marking out tools by workshop type and demonstrate their correct use in production tasks
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (CP) Communication and Collaboration (CC) Creativity and Innovation (CI)
measuring tools marking out tools workshop types accuracy material waste
Textbook Tools/materials for practical Exercise book
Career Technology Curriculum Teachers Resource Pack Learners Resource Pack
Lesson Activities by Day
Date Phase 1: Starter (9 mins)
Preparing the brain
Phase 2: Main (39 mins)
New learning + assessment
Resources Phase 3: Plenary (12 mins)
Reflection + exercise
Tue
17
Mar 2026
  • 1Identify measuring and marking out tools used in different Ghanaian workplaces
  • 2Display a tape measure, folding rule, and measuring cup on a table; ask learners: Which of these tools would Kwame use in his carpentry workshop and which would Ama use in her food laboratory?
  • 3Learners call out tool names and whisper to their partner which workshop each tool belongs to before whole-class feedback
  • CLASSIFY TOOLS BY WORKSHOP TYPE
  • 1Display the Textbook table showing food laboratory, sewing workshop, building site, wood workshop, and metal workshop; read aloud each workplace and ask learners to repeat the measuring tools listed using the Exercise book.
  • 2Distribute Tools/materials (tape measure, measuring cups, folding rule, steel rule) and ask learners to sort them into two piles: measuring tools and marking out tools; call on one representative from each group to explain their sorting.
  • 3Ask learners to sketch one tool from each pile in their Exercise book and label it with the workshop where it is used most
  • DEMONSTRATE MEASURING AND MARKING OUT TECHNIQUES
  • 4Using a folding rule and a piece of wood, demonstrate how to measure accurately by placing the rule flat and reading at eye level; ask learners to describe the steps they observed to their partner.
  • 5Distribute measuring tools to pairs and show how Kofi would mark a 30cm line on fabric using a tape measure and tailor's chalk; learners practise measuring 20cm, 15cm, and 25cm on paper using the Textbook diagram as a reference.
  • 6Ask pairs to measure the length and width of their desk using the tape measure and record results in their Exercise book; compare results to identify which team measured most accurately
  • EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF PRECISION IN MEASURING
  • 7Present two scenarios: (1) Ama measured fabric carelessly and wasted half a yard making a dress; (2) Kwesi measured wood carefully and cut pieces exactly as needed; ask learners which outcome is better and why using the Textbook accuracy principle.
  • 8Learners discuss in pairs why a mason on a building site must use a surveyor's tape accurately rather than guessing; invite one pair to share their answer with reasoning.
  • 9Ask learners to identify from the Textbook which three measuring tools would prevent material waste in a sewing workshop and write one sentence per tool in their Exercise book
  • 1Textbook
  • 2Tools/materials for practical (tape measure, folding rule, measuring cups, steel rule, marking knife, tailor's chalk)
  • 3Exercise book
  • 1Pairs think-write-pair-share: each learner writes one use of a measuring or marking out tool they learned today, then shares with their partner and one pair shares to the class.
  • 2Learners hold up fingers 1–5 to rate their confidence in identifying and using measuring tools in different workshops; ask one learner at level 3 and one at level 5 to explain the difference
Exercise
  • 1Name two measuring tools used in a wood workshop and one marking out tool used in a metal workshop, then explain why accuracy matters when using each tool in production.
Class Teacher
Abdulganiu Kassim
Head Teacher
Signature & Date
SISO / Circuit Supervisor
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