Cultural and Creative Arts CCA Curriculum for Primary 4

Grade 4 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts CCA Curriculum for Primary 4. Leaf and thumb printing, traditional dances in Nigeria – Schemeofwork 

THEME 1: ARTS AND CRAFTS

Week 1

Topic: Meaning, Origin and uses of Arts.             

Performance objectives

1. Meaning of Arts.
2. Origin of Arts.
3. Uses of Arts.

Contents

1. Meaning of Arts
2. Origin of Arts.
3. Uses of Arts:
   • To educate and instruct,
   • For relaxation, etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of Arts.
2. Mentions the Origin of Arts.
3. Lists the Uses of Arts.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanations and copy notes on the meaning, origin and uses of Arts.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Illustration of Art works, Printed materials, Photographs, Note Books, Biros, etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. State the meaning of Arts.
2. State the origin of Arts.
3. Mention three uses of Arts in the society.

Week 2

Topic: 2 Classification of Arts and Nigerian Art works. 

Performance objectives

1. Classify Arts.
2. Name some Nigerian Art works.
3. Draw an Arts work.

Contents

1. Classification of Arts.
2. Nigerian Art works.
3. Drawing of Art works.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the classes or branches of Arts.
2. Displays some Art works and uses them to explain Nigerian Art works.
3. Illustrates an Art work

Student’s Activities

1. Name some Art works.
2. Mention some Nigerian Art works.
3. Draw an Art work.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Illustration of Art works, Works of Arts, Printed materials, Books, Old Calendar, Drawing Book, Pencil.

Evaluation Guide

1. List two branches of Arts.
2. Name three Nigerian Art works.
3. Draw an Art work.

Week 3

Topic: Elements of Design

Performance objectives

1. Give the meaning of elements of design.
2. List the elements of design.
3. Illustrate lines and colors.            
4. Give one use of each element of design.

Contents

1. Meaning of elements of design,
2. Listing of elements of design.
3. Uses of elements of design.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains with illustrations the meaning of elements of design.
2. Guides the Pupils to list the elements of design.
3. States the uses of elements of design

Student’s Activities

1. State the elements of design.
2. Observe teacher’s illustrations.
3. Make a drawing using one element of design.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Drawing books, Pictures and illustrations showing elements of design, Pencils, Colors.

Evaluation Guide

1. List t three elements of design.
2. Make a drawing showing two elements of design.

Week 4

Topic: Principles of Design.

Performance objectives

1. State the meaning of principles of design
2. List the principles of design.
3. Give one use of the principles of design.

Contents

1. Meaning of principles of design.
2. Listing of the principles of design.
3. Uses of the principles of design.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of principles of design.
2. Lists the principles of design e.g.

i).             Proportion

ii)            Rhythm

iii)           Repetition.

Student’s Activities

1. State the principles of design
2. Identify the principles of design.
3. State one use of the principles of design.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Pencil, Note Books, list the principles of Magic/Chalk Boards.

Evaluation Guide

1. List the principles of design
2. Give one use of the principles of design.

Week 5

Topic: Types of Colors and Textures.

Performance objectives

1. Identify and mention different Colors.
2. State sources of color.
3. Identify different texture of materials e.g. soft, rough, etc.
4. Make a color wheel of the primary colors.

Contents

1. Colors in our environment.
2. Types of colors – Primary and Secondary.
3. Sources of colors.
4. Types of textures – soft, rough etc.
5. Color wheel of the primary and secondary colors.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Identifies different colors in the locality.
2. Explains the types of colors using a color wheel.
3. Explains the sources of colors; leaves, seeds, stem, roots, etc.
4. Explains textures using clay/plastering, fabrics or any object
5. Guides the pupils to make color wheel.

Student’s Activities

1. Name colors.
2. List sources of colors.
3. Touch and feel texture of plaster are, fabrics or any object
4. Make a color wheel of the primary colors.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Poster of color, crayon, drawing book, pencil, leaves, stem, roots of plants, rocks, clay, fabrics. Seeds plastering

Evaluation Guide

1. Name three colors.
2. List sources of color.
3. Identify soft or rough textures.
4. Make color wheel of the primary and secondary colors.

Week 6

Topic: creative use of colors and texture

Performance objectives

1. State the uses of colors in society.
2. Draw and color items using different colors.       
3. Color an item using dye from leaf or roots.
4. State uses of textures.

Contents

1. Use of colors
2. Uses of textures
3. Drawing and coloring of items

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explains colors.
2. Mentions uses of colors.
3. Demonstrates use of colors from leaves or roots.
4. Asks Pupils to feel different surface texture of objects around them.
5. Draw surface textures e.g. spike, rough, etc       

Student’s Activities

1. Identify colors by name and use them
2. Make and use color of every leaf or roots in the environment
3. Feel different surface texture of object around them

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Colors, Pencils, Crayons, Colored items, Drawing books, Pencils, different texture of objects, Roots, Leaves or bark of trees.

Evaluation Guide

1. Mention 3 different colors.
2. Color a paper or fabric.
3. Draw one of the surface textures.

Week 7

Topic: print making (leaf and thumb printing)

Performance objectives

1. Explain the meaning of leaf and thumb print
2. Identify Suitable leaves used for printing
3. Print leaves and thumb to create design

Contents

1. Meaning and types of printing, e.g. Leaf Printing and Thumb Printing.
2. Suitable leaves used for printing, e.g. fresh leaves with hard veins, beautifully
3. Making of prints with leaves and thumbs.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of leaf and thumb printing.
2. Asks pupils to pluck leaves within the environment.
3. Demonstrates Leaf and thumb printing.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify sizes, shapes of leaves suitable for printing.
2. Make prints on paper or fabric using leaves or thumb.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Papers, Colors, Leaves, Charts, Thumb, Pictures, Pencils etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain leaf and thumb printing
2. Identify leaves suitable for printing
3. Make leaf and thumb

Week 8

Topic: Drawing and Shading (Still Life)

Performance objectives

1. Name the materials used in drawing still life objects.
2. Identify still life objects around them.
3. Draw and shade a still life object around them.

Contents

1. Drawing still life objects.
2. Setting still life objects for drawing.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Names some materials used in drawing and shading of still life objects.
2. Lists some still life objects.
3. Draws some still life objects and shades them

Student’s Activities

1. Observe teacher’ drawing and shading of still life objects.
2. List some materials used in drawing and shading still life objects.
3. Draw and shake a still life object.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Pencils, crayons, markers, colored pencils, drawing books, drawing boards, cups, vases etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. Name 5 materials used in drawing and shading still life objects.
2. List 4 still life objects found in your environment and shade them.

Week 9

Topic: Modelling: Paper Mache’       

Performance objectives

1. State the meaning of paper Mache’.
2. Identify materials used in paper Mache’.
3. Name objects produced using Mache paper Mache’.
4. Make objects using paper Mache’.

Contents

1. Meaning of paper Mache’.
2. Materials for making paper Mache’, e.g. old
3. Newspapers, Mortar and Pestle, Starch, Mold, etc.
4. Objects produced from paper Mache’.
5. Producing objects from paper Mache’.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of paper Mache’.
2. Displays and names Objects for paper Mache’.
3. Demonstrates how to produce the objects.

Student’s Activities

1. Discuss the meaning of paper Mache.
2. Name materials used for paper Mache.
3. List objects that can be produced with paper Mache
4. Produce objects.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Old Newspapers, Starch, Mortar, Pestle, Charts, Books, slides Molds.

Evaluation Guide

1. State meaning of paper Mache’.
2. Name materials for paper Mache’.
3. Produce an object from paper Mache’.

SUBJECT:   CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS             CLASS LEVEL:  PRIMARY 4

THEME 2: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Week 1

Topic:    Definition of Music

Performance objectives

1. Define music
2. Define noise
3. State sources of music
4. Differentiate between noise and music.

Contents

1. Definition of Music:
2. Sources of music: Voice and instruments.
3. Meaning of noise:
4. Difference between music and noise.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of music
2. Explain the sources of music.
3. Explains the meaning of noise
4. Guides the pupils to differentiate between music and noise.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s definition and writes it down in the notebook.
2. List sources of music.
3. Produce sounds and classify them into music or noise.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Tables and chairs, wooden clappers, gongs, teaching charts.
2. Textbooks Notebooks

Evaluation Guide

1. Define music.
2. Define Noise
3. List 5 sources of noise
4. State two differences between noise and music.

Week 2

Topic: Nigerian Musical Instruments and sounds they produce

Performance objectives

1. Identify and name some musical instruments found in their locality.
2. Explain how they produce sounds.

Contents

1. Definition and listing of musical instruments in the locality like:
   1. Udu, Ekwe, Agogo, Kalangu, Gangan, Kakaki, Nsak, Ifiom. Obodom, Duma etc.
2. Production of sounds through hitting, shaking, beating, rubbing of instruments, blowing in the air, plucking, etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Defines and lists some musical instruments in Nigeria.
2. Explains to pupils how instruments produce sound.
3. Guides the pupils to play the available musical instruments.
4. Guides the pupils to imitate the sounds from the instruments.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s definition of musical instruments.
2. List out some musical instruments in their locality, according to their sound production
3. Play some available musical instruments.
4. Produce and differentiate the sounds from the instruments played.

Teaching & Learning Material 

1. Chalkboard/Magic/ Magnetic boards.
2. Notebooks
3. Pictorial materials showing the diagram of Nigerian musical instruments.
4. Some Nigerian Musical instruments available in the locality.

Evaluation Guide

1. Name 3 musical instruments in the locality.
2. Name 6 musical instruments in Nigeria.
3. Give four ways of sound production of musical instruments.

Week 3

Topic: Foreign Musical Instruments

Performance objectives

1. Identify and name some foreign musical instruments
2. Explain how they produce sounds
3. Explain the differences in the production of sounds.
4. Play some foreign musical instruments.

Contents

1. Definition of foreign musical. Instruments.
2. Foreign Musical instruments like: Piano (Keyboard), recorder Saxophone, Guitar, kit drum etc.
3. How to produce sounds from foreign instruments
4. Playing of foreign musical instruments

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Defines and lists some foreign musical instruments.
2. Explains how the instruments produce sound
3. Guides the pupils to play some available musical instruments

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanation and copy down notes.
2. List some foreign musical instruments they have seen or learnt about.
3. Play some available foreign musical instruments.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalkboard/Magic/ Magnetic boards
2. Notebooks
3. Pictorials showing foreign musical instruments, some foreign musical instruments.

Evaluation Guide

1. Name four foreign musical instruments
2. Give three ways of sound production by foreign musical instruments.
3. Play one foreign musical instrument.

Week 4

Topic: Classification of Musical Instruments and Sounds

Performance objectives

1. Classify Nigerian musical instruments.
2. Classify foreign musical instruments.

Contents

1. Classifications of musical instruments;
   • Aero phones
   • Chordophones
   • Idiophones
   • Membranophones

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Classifies Nigerian and foreign musical instruments giving at least two examples of each.
2. Differentiate between local and foreign musical instruments.

Student’s Activities

1. Copy down notes on the classes of musical instruments with the examples given.
2. Listen to the differences as explained by the teacher and take notes.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalk/Magic boards notebooks, Pictorial materials showing pictures of both Nigerian and foreign musical instruments.

Evaluation Guide

1. Give at least three classes of musical instruments with examples.
2. Name at least two classes of foreign/ Nigerian musical instruments with an example from each.

Week 5

Topic: Definition of Drama and theatre

Performance objectives

1. Define Theatre
2. Define Drama
3. Differentiate between drama and theatre.

Contents

1. Definition of Drama.
2. Definition of Theatre.
3. Differences between
4. Drama and Theatre.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Defines theatre and drama giving examples.
2. Highlights differences between Theatre and Drama.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and copy the, definitions and differences between Theatre and Drama

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalkboard/Magic board
2. Video recorded drama
3. Pictures of a theatre setting.

Evaluation Guide

1. Define Drama
2. Define Theatre
3. Highlight two differences and similarities between Drama and Theatre.

Week 6

Topic: Some elements of Drama and Theatre

Performance objectives

1. Identify and name elements of drama and theatre

Contents

1. Elements of Drama: The script, the actors, the stage and the audience.
2. Theatrical elements: The set, lights, costumes, sounds, make-ups etc

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Lists and explains elements of Drama.
2. Lists and explains elements of theatre.
3. Illustrates and shows the pupils examples of some available elements.
4. Introduces an example of the script of a play which will be used for class work.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and copy notes
2. Take notes of the pictorials shown.
3. Get a copy of the specified script for reading at home and in class.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Textbooks, notebooks, chalk/magic boards, Pictorials and illustrations

Evaluation Guide

1. Name two elements of drama.
2. Name three elements of theatre.

Week 7

Topic: Definition of Dance.

Performance objectives

1. Define dance
2. Explain the distinguishing features of various traditional dances.
3. Perform a dance for a particular occasion in the school.

Contents

1. Definition of dance.
2. Features of traditional dance.
3. Dances for different occasions in Nigeria.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Defines dance.
2. Leads the pupils to choreograph and perform a traditional dance.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanations and take down notes. 
2. Participate in a dance led and guided by the teacher

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalkboard, magic board, VCD or DVD of traditional dances, Pictures of dancers

Evaluation Guide

1. Define dance.
2. Participate in the dance created for the class work.

Week 8

Topic: Features of Nigerian Traditional dances.

Performance objectives

1. State some features of specific traditional dances in Nigeria.
2. Identify traditional dances in Nigeria.

Contents

1. Characteristics and features of traditional dance in Nigeria.
2. Names of some traditional dances e.g. Atilogwu, Swange, Nyok, etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains and writes on the chalk board features of traditional dances.
2. Identifies and names traditional dances of some parts of Nigeria.
3. Plays a video of a performance or video traditional dance for pupils to watch.
4. Takes pupils to watch a live traditional dance performance.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanations and takes down notes
2. Note the differences between dances from different areas.
3. Watch a live performance or video of a dance.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalkboard, Magic board, Television, DVDs, VCDs etc

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the characteristics of traditional dances.
2. List three similarities and differences between traditional dances.
3. State three features noticed in the dance performance e.g.
4. Costume, movements of the dancers, expression and so on.

Week 9

Topic: Basic movements in dance.

Performance objectives

1. Explain the meaning of natural and basic movements in dance.
2. State the meaning of time, space, effort and mood in dance.
3. Respond to music using body movements.

Contents

1. Meaning of natural and basic body movements.
2. Meaning of time, space, mood and effort in dance.
3. Responding to music using movements.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of natural and basic body movements.
2. Guides and assists pupils to respond to music through body movements.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to the teacher’s explanation and copy notes.
2. Listen and respond to music by moving their bodies.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chalkboards, Magic boards, Textbooks, notebooks, CD or cassette players or Phones.

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the meaning of natural movements.
2. State meaning of time, space, mood and effort in dance.
3. Demonstrate music through body movements.

SUBJECT:   CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS             CLASS LEVEL:  PRIMARY 4

THEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Week 1

Topic:    Mode of Greeting

Performance objectives

1. Identify how to greet in different parts of Nigeria.
2. List when and occasions to greet.
3. Identify the benefits of greeting.

Contents

1. Greeting practices in Nigeria e.g. Handshake, Hugging, Bowing down, Verbal, Patting on the back, Kissing on the cheek, Genuflecting.
2. Time and occasions to greet.
3. Values derived from greeting e.g. Love, Unity, Togetherness, Peace, Respect, etc,

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains different ways of greeting among the tribes in Nigeria.
2. Explains when and occasions to greet.
3. Demonstrates some of the ways of greeting.
4. Leads pupils to know the values associated with greeting.

Student’s Activities

1. Participate in class discussion.
2. Practice the various ways of greeting in the class.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Pictures and Charts showing mention four ways of various ways of greeting.

Week 2

Topic: Care of the Environment.

Performance objectives

1. State the meaning of environment.
2. Explain how to care for an environment.
3. List materials for caring for an environment.
4. Demonstrate how to take care of an environment.
5. State benefits of caring for an environment.

Contents

1. Meaning of Environment.
2. How to care for an environment.
3. Materials/Tools for environmental care.
4. Practical care of an environment.
5. Benefits of caring for an environment.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of environment.
2. Displays materials for environmental care.
3. Leads Pupils in practical care of the environment.
4. Explains and leads pupils to see the benefits of taking care of an environment.

Student’s Activities

1. Take note of the materials for taking care of an environment.
2. Practice how to take care of an environment.
3. Mention some benefits derived from taking care of an environment.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Chart showing different forms 1 of environment, Brooms, Shovel, Rake, Knives Trash Bins, etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. List materials for caring for the environment.
2. Demonstrate four ways of caring for an environment,
3. Mention two benefits of caring for an environment.

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