Learning Area TLE-Agri-Crop Production Grade Level 10

W3 Quarter Three Date

I. LESSON TITLE Harvesting

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING
Carry out harvesting activity according to work requirements.
COMPETENCIES (MELCs)
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT - Importance of harvesting at the right time
- Cutting the rice crop
- Threshing
- Grain cleaning
References:
http://knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/
https://moshej.edublogs.org/files/2011/04/Collage-Rubric-2cfq0em.pdf

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A. Introduction 1 hour In this lesson you will understand the importance of rice harvesting at the right time
and the correct methods or procedures of cutting the rice crop. You will also
determine the significance of threshing and grain cleaning to prevent grain
deterioration and attain the goal of good harvest.

Rice harvesting is a process of collecting the mature rice crop from the field. It
starts with cutting the crop and ends with cleaning the paddy and preparing it to
be dried. It is said that good harvesting will be achieved and maximize grain yield,
minimize grain losses and quality deterioration of rice harvested by following the
right moment to harvest the grain. At this point, There are 3 rules that need to
consider:
1. The grain has 20-25% moisture content
2. 80-85% of the grains are straw colored and the grains in the lower part of the
panicle are in the hard dough stage This is about 30 days after flowering.
3. The grains are firm but not easily broken when squeezed between the teeth.

If you do harvesting too early the results will have many immature grains and also
slender and chalky rice kernels. This will give big amounts of bran and broken
grains during milling. But if it is too late harvesting, many grains will be lost because
of shattering or drying-out. If the grains are to dry, they get cracked during
threshing. These cracked grains will break during milling and results in less head rice
yield.

Now that you know when the ideal period of harvesting is, you will learn in the next
discussion how to cut the crop.

Cutting the crop is the first operation in the harvesting process. Proper and timely
cutting will minimizes shattering loss and prevents re-wetting of the grains from
water standing in the field.
There are two cutting methods in rice harvesting:
1. By hand- it is the most common method by using what so called sickle, by using
this tool the rice plant will cut 15-25 cm above the ground level. For them, manual
harvesting is much effective in lodged crop conditions but it is labor intensive and
requires 40-80 person-hours per hectare and needs an additional labor to collect
harvested crop.
2. By machine- it will be done mechanically by a reaper, a reaper with a 1.5m
cutting width and can be used for 2-4 ha per day. It requires field to be leveled
and drained. But it is difficult to reap crop that is lodged (lying on the ground).
We have Tips for good cutting, and these are the following;
1. Before the expected date of harvest we need to drain the rice field.
2. Make sure that the panicles with grains are staying dry and off from the ground.

After the crop is cut it needs to be threshed. Threshing can be describing as the
separation of the grain from the straw either by impact, friction or combing action.
It is also important that threshing will not be delayed so that rapid deterioration of
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the grains will not be experienced.

We have different methods of threshing:

1. Foot threshing or trampling- by using of bare feet or animals to thresh the crop.
2. Beating against a threshing rack- The grains are separated from the straw by
impact against from slatted bamboo, wooden platform or any other hard object
such as a steel oil drum.
3. Pedal thresher- Holding the crop against a threshing drum driven by a foot
crank combs the grains from the straw.
4. Machine threshing- by using a mechanical thresher or machine to lessen the
high labor requirement of manual threshing.

Another part of rice harvesting practices is Grain Cleaning; it is done by removing

the unwanted materials from the grain.
How can you clean the grain?
1. Manually by winnowing- by using a blower, air fan, or by wind. Winnowing
recovers only the heavier grains.
2. Mechanically by screening/Sifting- by means of sieving the grain through a
smaller sized screen (1.4mm or less sieve opening). Sometimes cleaners are
included in a thresher.

B. Development 1 hour LEARNING TASK 1. MATCHING TYPE

Instructions: Match Column A with the best answers in column B. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.

Column A. Column B.
________1. Sieving the grain a. Cutting the crop
________2. Threshing drum drive by a foot. b. Winnowing
________3. Using slatted bamboo to separate c. Grain cleaning
grains from rice straw.
________4 First operation in rice harvesting d. Beating against a
threshing rack.
________5 Using blower in grain cleaning e. Sifting

LEARNING TASK 2.
Instructions: List down 3 challenges that farmers possibly encounter during
harvesting period. Then, suggest a strategy to avoid those challenges or problems.

Challenges / Problems met Suggested strategies to avoid challenges or

during harvesting: problems during harvesting:
1.
2.
3.

LEARNING TASK 3. TELL SOMETHING

Instructions: Using the table below write a short description on the following
harvesting practices. Copy and use the template below for your answer.

Harvesting practices: Short descriptions:

1. Cutting the crop
2. Threshing
3. Grain cleaning

LEARNING TASK 4. SCENE- STEALER

Instructions: Go to the nearest rice field in your area where farmers are busy for
harvesting and from other farm practices. Then, take photos of what they are
doing. Attach it to this activity sheet. Consider the template below.
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Scene at the farm/ Rice field: Example: (while cutting the rice crop)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C. Engagement 1 hour LEARNING TASK. 5. PIC COLLAGE

Instructions:
1. Create a collage showing the important harvesting practices that needs to be
accomplished at the right time.
2. You can use the pictures that were taken from the learning task number 5.
3. Consider the criteria in accomplishing the task.
4. You may use another sheet of paper for this activity.

RUBRICS:
Criteria : Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
1. Used variety of Used Used Used good Used
pictures to establish limited adequate variety of excellent
the main idea. number of variety of pictures to variety of
pictures to pictures to establish pictures to
establish establish main idea establish
the main main idea main idea
idea

2. Relevance of the The The The material The material

material in material materials used are used are
connection with the used are used are mostly greatly
main idea less quite more relevant and relevant and
relevant to relevant to connected clearly
the main the main to the main connected
idea idea idea to the main
idea
3. Visual impact Visual Visual Visual Visual impact
and effectiveness impact is impact is impact is is much
of overall less somewhat effective effective
presentation effective effective

D. Assimilation 30 minutes LEARNING TASK. 6. CONCEPT MAPPING

Instructions: Write the word or phrase that could be associated with the word rice
harvesting. Then, in the lines below summarize your concept about this.

RICE
HARVESTING

SUMMARY:

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V. ASSESSMENT 15 minutes
(Learning Activity Sheets for Instructions. Identify the following to be familiarized with the different farm
Enrichment, Remediation or
Assessment to be given on
practices during harvesting.
Weeks 3 and 6) __________1. Done by removing the unwanted materials from the grain.
__________2. First operation to be done in rice harvesting.
__________3. Separation of grains from rice straw.
__________4. It is the most common method of harvesting by using sickle.
__________5. It is the results of many immature grains and also slender and chalky
rice kernels.
VI. REFLECTION 15 minutes • The learner communicates the explanation of their personal assessment as
indicated in the Learner’s Assessment Card.
• The learner, in their notebook, will write their personal insights about the
lesson using the prompts below.
I understand that ___________________.
I realize that ________________________.
I need to learn more about __________.
Prepared by: Checked and
Reviewed by:

MARICEL M .FARTINGCA GERALDINE M. CONSTANTINO

SDO-Tayabas City SDO-Tayabas City

LOUIE L. FULLEDO
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