CCA: Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Lower Primary 1 – 3

Grade 1 – 3 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Lower Primary. Folk tale, traditional rhymes, story from the locality – Schemeofwork

Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 1

THEME: ARTS AND CRAFT

Week 1

Topic: Introduction to Arts

Performance objectives

1. Pupils should be able to: explain what Arts is

Contents

1. Meaning of Arts

Teacher’s Activities       

1. Explain what Arts is with visual aids.

Student’s Activities

1. Mention the meaning of Arts.

Teaching & Learning Material   

1. Pictures, Real Arts, Pencils, Crayons, Drawing Books

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain meaning of Arts.

Week 2

Topic: functional Arts.

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to: 

1. Identify types of functional Art works in the home.
2. Draw diagrams of functional Art works in the home.

Contents

1. The meaning of functional Arts.
2. Types of functional Art works:

i).            Woven items, e.g. mats, baskets, fans, clothing, etc.

ii).           Carvings, e.g. carved objects.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explain what functional Art is.
2. Show illustrations of functional Art works.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify different types of functional Art works.
2. Draw diagrams of functional Art works in the home.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Pictures, Real Arts, Pencils, Crayons, Drawing Books

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Identify functional Art works used in the home.
2. Illustrate a functional Art work.
3. Apply one color to the object drawn.

Week 3

Topic: Meaning of Craft

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able:

1. Define Craft.
2. identify Craft works

Contents

1. Definition of Craft

Teacher’s Activities

1. Defines what Craft is.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen attentively to teacher’s explanation

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Charts, real objects, drawing book, pencil, crayon.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Explain what craft is.

Week 4

Topic: Types of Crafts   

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Name different Craft works. .
2. Identify different Crafts in the home.
3. Produce a colored diagram of a Craft item.

Contents

1. Types of Crafts:
2. Embroidery:
   • Table cloth
   • Hand kerchief
   • Small purse.
3. Crafts in the home:
   • wall hanging
   • Simple objects.
4. Drawing of crafts items:

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explain types of crafts.                 
2. Shows real and illustrated craft work.
3. Groups pupils to produce a colored drawing.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify different crafts.
2. Mention crafts used in the home.
3. Draw and color a craft works.

Teaching & Learning Material

1. Pictures, real craft items, pencils, crayons, drawing books

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to;

1. Name two types of crafts
2. Identify three different crafts in the home.
3. Draw and paint a craft

Week 5

Topic: Drawing of different craft items      

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Identify different craft items.
2. draw different craft items

Contents

1. Examples of craft items:

i). Beads

ii).           Local Mats

iii).          Local clay pots

iv). Woven Cloths e.g.

• “Aso-Oke ”,
  • “Akwete cloth:”
  • “Saki cloth”
  • “Parmala cloth”

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Shows illustrations of craft items
2. Groups pupils to draw different craft items.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify different craft items.
2. Draw different craft items.
3. Apply color to their drawings

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Pictures and real craft items, pencil, crayons drawing books and ruler.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. identify two craft items in the home
2. Illustrate one craft items.
3. Apply colors to their drawing.

Year 1 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 1. functional Arts, Crafts in the home,traditional rhymes – Schemeofwork.com

THEME: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Week 1

Topic:    CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. recite some traditional rhymes;
2. Identify the lyrics of a given rhyme.

Contents

1. Children’s rhymes

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains what rhymes are;
2. Finds out from the pupils the rhymes they are familiar with;
3. Plays recorded rhyme recitation;
4. Displays written rhymes on cardboard sheets;
5. Encourages individual and group recitation of rhymes.

Student’s Activities

1. Recite the traditional rhymes they already know;
2. Listen to the recorded traditional rhymes;
3. Identify rhymes in their language;
4. Copy the written rhymes in their notebooks;
5. Practice reciting the rhymes;
6. Recite rhymes in groups

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Tape recorder and player; C.D players
2. Phones for recording; Cardboard papers Notebooks;
3. Pencils and cleaners.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Recite one children’s rhymes.
2. Identify the lyrics of a given rhyme.

SUBJECT:  CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS                        CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 1

THEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Week 1

Topic: Ceremonies

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. identify the different types of ceremonies;
2. give example of each type of ceremonies;
3. mention important values derived from some of the ceremonies;
4. identify materials associated with ceremonies

Contents

1. Types of ceremonies: Traditional, Religious carnivals and National.
2. Examples of Ceremonies;
   • Traditional- naming, marriage, fishing, durbar, etc.
   • Religious – Christmas, Sallah.
   • National – National Arts and Culture Festival,
   • Carnivals, e.g. Abuja, Calabar.
3. Important values derived from ceremonies
4. Materials associated with ceremonies, e.g. Animals, Food, and Clothing.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explains the different types of Ceremonies.
2. Leads pupils to mention the examples of ceremonies
3. Explains the important values like unity, honesty, loyalty, derived from the ceremonies.
4. Guides the pupils to mention things associated with ceremonies.

Student’s Activities

1. Suggest types of Ceremonies.
2. Give examples of Ceremonies.
3. Suggest benefits derived from ceremonies.
4. Mention materials associated with specific ceremonies.

Teaching & Learning Material

1. Pictures of Ceremonial events, Ceremonial food types, Clothing and costumes, Picture of animals, books, video films.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. List the major types of Ceremonies.
2. List two Ceremonies in their locality.
3. Mention two items associated with specific Ceremonies.

Week 2

Topic:  Body Make – up

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Mention parts of the body.
2. Identify make – up used on different parts of the body, e.g. face, hands and legs.
3. beautifying parts

Contents

1. Parts of the Body to be beautified.
2. Body make-ups
3. Local make – up materials for beautifying different parts of the body.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Mentions parts of the body to be beautified.
2. Displays materials for making – up.
3. Guides the pupils into beautifying different parts of the body.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanation on traditional local make – up materials.
2. Describe familiar local make – up materials.
3. Apply make-up to different parts of the body.

Teaching & Learning Material  

Pictures of persons wearing traditional make – up materials e.g. „‟tiro‟‟, „‟tangele‟‟, camwood, „‟ndon‟‟ or Nzu (white chalk), „‟kaya and kwaliya‟‟, „‟Gazar

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Identify three parts of the body where make-up is applied.
2. Identify two materials for body make – up.
3. Apply a local make-up to any part of the body.

Week 3

Topic: Introduction to Craft Making

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Identify more types of Craft.
2. Identify materials for craft making.

Contents

1. Other types of craft:
   1. paper craft
   2. fabric craft
   3. woven craft
2. Materials for craft making:
   • paper
   • fabric
   • wood
   • scissors
   • knife

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains further what crafts are.
2. Explains other types of crafts.
3. Displays some materials for craft making.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to the explanation
2. Identity types of crafts
3. Observe displayed materials for crafts making

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Paper, Glue, Scissors, Colored Pencils, Fabric Scraps, Pieces of Wood, etc.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. State the meaning of crafts.
2. Identify 3 types of crafts.
3. identify some materials for making crafts

Week 4

Topic: Designing Patterns of Basic Shapes.

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Design simple patterns using basic shapes.
2. Draw basic shapes e.g. Circles.
3. Make patterns using different shapes.

Contents

1. Designing patterns using basic shapes.
2. Drawing basic shapes.
3. Making patterns using basic shapes.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Lists and explains basic shapes.
2. Explains what patterns are
3. Demonstrates how to make patterns.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and draw different basic shapes.
2. Make simple patterns using basic shapes

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Diagrams of Basic shapes, Pencils, Colors Pencils, Eraser, Drawing books.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Make one design using basic shapes.
2. Produce 3 patterns using different shapes.

Week 5

Topic: Paper Craft Making and Decorations        

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Identify crafts made from paper.
2. State uses of paper craft.
3. draw basic shapes of paper craft,
4. Make paper crafts.

Contents

1. Types of paper craft:

i). Kite

ii).           Fan

iii).          Aero plane

• Uses of paper crafts.
• Designing paper crafts
• Making paper crafts

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Displays different paper crafts.
2. Explains the uses of paper crafts.
3. Illustrates basic shapes of paper crafts.
4. Demonstrates how to make basic paper crafts.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify paper crafts.
2. Observe illustrations of basic shapes for paper craft works.
3. Observe how to make paper crafts by folding, gluing, etc.
4. Produce a basic paper craft item

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Paper, Paper Gum, Glue, threads, Pencils, Scissors or Razor Blade, etc.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Identify crafts
2. State uses of paper crafts.
3. Make paper crafts for play or decoration

Week 6

Topic: Pattern Making using Motifs and Colors.

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Create simple motifs.
2. Apply Color to Patterns.

Contents

1. Drawing of different Motifs.
2. Arranging Motifs to make simple repeat patterns.
3. Coloring Patterns

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains What Motifs are.
2. Draws different types of Motifs.
3. Illustrates how to make simple repeat patterns.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and observe the drawing of different types of Motifs.     
2. Draw simple motifs.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Diagrams of different types of Motifs, Pencils, Colors, Eraser, Drawing Books.

Evaluation Guide

1. Draw their own motifs.
2. Produce simple pattern using Motifs.
3. apply colors to the patterns

Grade 1 – 3 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Lower Primary. Folk tale, traditional rhymes – Schemeofwork

Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 2

THEME 2: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Week 1

Topic: Traditional Songs/Folk songs.

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Identify the folk songs in their languages.
2. Perform a local/traditional song in unison (i.e. one part singing).

Contents

1. Introduction to Nigerian traditional folk songs.
2. Uses and functions of Nigerian traditional music
3. Plays a Nigerian traditional/folk song of the locality in an audio tape or CD.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the characteristics of folk/traditional music.
2. States the uses and functions of traditional songs.
3. Guides the pupils to imitate the song played.
4. Plays a Nigerian traditional/folk song of the locality in an audio tape or CD.
5. Write out the lyrics for the children to copy and learn

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to audio or video recorded songs of the locality.
2. Listen and sing along with the teacher.
3. Clap to the rhythm of the song.
4. Copy the Lyrics of the song.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Tape recorders, CD players DVD players Television Notebooks, Pencils.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. identify traditional songs
2. sing a specified traditional song in unison using the Lyrics and clapping to the rhythm

Week 2

Topic: Traditional Dances

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:              

1. identify and explain a traditional dance;
2. watch a video of a traditional dance       
3. Perform a specified traditional/cultural dance.

Contents

1. Traditional dances in Nigeria: (e.g. Gada, Bata, Koroso, Atilogwu, Swange, Sharo, Ekombi, Unekisin, Abigolo, Jarawa etc).
2. A specified traditional dance

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explains what traditional dances are and their uses.
2. Discusses the different occasions for performing them.
3. Demonstrates a specified local dance using the basic movements.
4. Introduces drumming.

Student’s Activities

1. Identify traditional dances.
2. Imitate the dance movements as observed in the video.
3. Practices a specified dance guided by the teacher.
4. Perform in a group with musical accompaniment.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Musical instruments e.g. Drums, Gong, Pattlers or Shakers, Wooden drums, Clappers, Xylophones, etc Pictures of dancers performing, DVDs or VCDs Recording of dances.

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Identify one traditional dance of their area.
2. Perform a specified dance in a group.

Week 3

Topic: Melodic Patterns of traditional songs.

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Explain melodic patterns.
2. Identify the melody of a specified song
3. sing a simple melody using Tonic sulfa notation and clap to it

Contents

1. Melodic pattern of a music
2. Singing in Tonic sulfa the scale of a natural key d: r: m: f: s: l: t: d:
3. Introduction of a modulator chart.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Creates exercises using the modulator.
2. Guides the pupil on melody making.
3. Composes a simple melody using sulfa notation within an octave

Student’s Activities

1. Pupils Practice random movement with the modulator.
2. Sing a melody pattern written by the teacher    
3. Copy a given melody.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Note books
2. Music manuscripts
3. chalkboards
4. Modulator charts

Evaluation Guide

Pupils to:

1. Identify the melody of a given music.
2. Run the scale with the modulator

Week 4

Topic: Dramatization of Story telling

Performance objectives

1. Play a role using identified characters in a story line.
2. dramatize the character of a story teller

Contents

1. Creation of story using identified characters
2. Dramatic elements in storytelling

Teacher’s Activities

1. Introduces a popular story from the locality.
2. Highlights the major characters in the story.
3. Asks the pupils questions on the good and bad behaviors of the characters in the story.
4. Encourages and assists pupils on playing the lead role of a storyteller

Student’s Activities

1. Listen attentively and note down important points of the story
2. Answer questions about the behaviors of the characters
3. Take the lead in storytelling

Teaching & Learning Material

1. Illustration in story books, characters in Story books Cardboard papers etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. Identify two major characters in the story.
2. Act the part of a storyteller.

THEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Week 1

Topic: Traditional Festivals

Performance objectives

1. Identify the different traditional festivals.
2. Give examples of different traditional festivals.
3. Identify things associated with festivals.              
4. mention important values derived from the festivals

Contents

1. Different traditional festivals…
2. Things associated with traditional festivals.
3. Important values derived from traditional festivals

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the different traditional festivals.
   1. Gives examples of traditional festivals and where they are practiced.
   1. Explains things associated with the festivals.
   1. Discusses the values associated with traditional festivals

Student’s Activities

1. Name the different traditional festivals in their locality.
2. Give examples of traditional festivals and where they are practiced.
3. Suggest some values in the festivals.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Costumes worn during some festivals, Pictures of some costumes, Accessories used during the festivals or pictures of the accessories.

Evaluation Guide

1. Identify two different traditional festivals.
2. List three values derived from traditional festivals.

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THEME 1: ARTS AND CRAFTS

Week 1

Topic:    Introduction to Nature drawing.              

Performance objectives

1. Describe their environment.
2. List the things in their environment.
3. Care for their environment.
4. Draw things observed within the environment.

Contents

1. Meaning of Environment.
2. Things found in the environment e.g. trees, grasses, road, animals, etc.
3. Care of the environment.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of the environment.
2. Displays picture of a clean environment
3. Lists things found in the environment.
4. Explains how to care for the environment

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and observe picture of a clean environment
2. Identify things found in the environment.
3. Listen to explanation on how to care for the environment.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Picture of the environment, trees, grasses, roads, animals Flowers, Pencils, and Colors.

Evaluation Guide

1. List things in the environment.
2. Draw and color few things found in a clean environment.

Week 2

Topic: Types of Flowering Plants.     

Performance objectives

1. Identify flowering plants.
2. draw and color flowers

Contents

1. Flowering plants in the environment.
   1. Designing and coloring flowering plants.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Shows examples of flowers in the environment.
2. Demonstrates how to draw and color diagram of a flower on the Board.

Student’s Activities

1. Observe diagrams, pictures, and real flowers.
2. Draw and color a flower.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Diagrams, pictures, real flowers, chalks, boards, drawing books, pencils and colors.

Evaluation Guide

1. Draw one flower of their choice.
2. Color the drawn flower.

Week 3

Topic: Use of Lines in Designs.

Performance objectives

1. Identify different types of lines.
2. Use lines in simple designs.

Contents

1. Types of lines:

i). Zigzag,

ii). curved lines,

iii). Straight lines,

iv). Broken lines

• Using lines in designs.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explains different types of lines with the aid of diagrams.
2. Demonstrates how to use lines in designs.
3. Displays Pupils‟ finished works.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and observe demonstration on how to use lines in designs.
2. Draw lines to create designs.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Cardboard papers, markers, drawing books, pencils, colors.

Evaluation Guide

1. Identify two types of lines.
2. Use lines to produce 2 simple designs.
3. Apply colors to the designs.

Week 4

Topic: Methods of modelling objects with clay/Plastering

Performance objectives

1. identify methods of modelling e.g. pinching and coiling
2. mold objects with clay/Plaster cine

Contents

1. Modelling of objects e.g. cups, pots, etc with clay/Plastering using:
2. Pinching method
3. Coiling method splaying of finished works.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Explains the methods of modelling.
2. Demonstrates the:

 i). Pinching method

 ii). Coiling method.        

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanation on methods of modelling.
2. Observe teacher’s demonstration on how to use pinching and coiling methods to produce models.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Clay/Plaster cine, wooden boards, spatulas, blunt knives, string, water, molds

Evaluation Guide

1. Use any of the two methods to mold an object for display.

Year 3 NERDC Curriculum Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary 3. Flowering plants – Schemeofwork.com

THEME 2: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Week 1

Topic: Creating a drama sketch from a story or folk tale.

Performance objectives

1. create a drama sketch from the story line of a given story or folk tale

Contents

1. Play creation through scripting or improvisation with any of the following themes: Team working Patriotism, Unity, Courtesy, Dignity of labor, etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explains the meaning of play creating.
2. Explains the process of play creating.
3. Explains the concepts of scripting and improvisation.
4. Leads pupils to start a play creating process.
5. Plays a video of a play involving children as actors

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to the explanation by the teacher.
2. Participate in the play creating process.
3. Watch a video of children’s play

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Textbooks Notebooks Pencils Cleaners. DVDs or VCDs Television.

Evaluation Guide

1. Create an improvised play based on the storyline of a given story with any one of the stated themes.

Week 2

Topic: STAGING   

Performance objectives

1              identify staging requirements of a play/drama.

2              state the different stages of a play production process.

Contents

1              Introduction to staging of a play.

2              Stages of play production.

Teacher’s Activities        

1              Explains the requirements of a play production.

2              Discusses the processes involved in play production.

Student’s Activities

1. Listen to teacher’s explanation.
   1. Identify requirements of a play production.
   1. Identify the processes of staging a play.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Text books         
2. Note books.
3. Chalkboard etc.

Evaluation Guide

1. Identify four play staging requirements.
2. Identify three stages of a play production.

SUBJECT: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART                                        CLASS LEVEL: PRIMARY 3

THEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Week 1

Topic: Traditional Fabrics and Dresses. 

Performance objectives

1. Identify traditional fabrics from different parts of Nigeria.
2. Identify traditional Nigerian dresses.
3. Draw traditional fabrics and dresses.
4. Mention the importance of traditional dresses to the nation.

Contents

1. Traditional Fabrics:

i). “Adire”

ii).           “Aso-oke”

iii).          ” Akwete”

iv).          “Saki”

“Parmala”

• Traditional Dresses:

i). “Onyonyo”

ii). “Buba and IRO”

iii). “Sokoto”,

iv). “Yar-shara” and “hula”

v) “Isiagu”

vi). “Babbariga/Agbada”

• Importance of traditional dresses to the nation.

Teacher’s Activities

1. Guides the Pupils to list traditional fabrics.
2. Shows samples of traditional fabrics and dresses.
3. Explains the value and importance of traditional fabrics and dresses.

Student’s Activities

1. List traditional fabrics and dresses.
2. Observe samples of traditional fabrics and dresses on display.

Teaching & Learning Material  

1. Samples of traditional fabrics and dresses, “Aso-Oke”, “Adire”, “Akwete”, “Anger”, “Isiagu”, Dresses, “Babbariga”, “Buba” and Iro”, “Agbada”, “Sokoto” “Yar- shara and “Hula”.

Evaluation Guide

1. Identify three traditional fabrics.
2. Identify three traditional dresses.
3. Mention two importance of traditional fabrics and dresses.

Week 2

Topic: Traditional Fashion Accessories.

Performance objectives

1. State meaning of fashion accessories.
2. Identify types of traditional fashion accessories.
3. Mention the importance of traditional fashion accessories.

Contents

1. Meaning of fashion accessories.
2. Types of traditional fashion accessories e.g. Beaded Jewelries, Corals, Combs, Walking sticks, Rattles for dancers, shells, Cowries

Teacher’s Activities        

1. Explain the meaning of fashion accessories.
   1. importance of traditional fashion     

Student’s Activities

1. Listen and observe the display of different types of traditional fashion accessories. etc

Teaching & Learning Material

1. Beaded Jewelries, Corals, Combs, Walking Sticks, Crowns, Rattles, Shells, and Jewelries from traditional materials.

Evaluation Guide

1. Explain the meaning of fashion accessories.
2. Identify three traditional fashion accessories.
3. State two importance of traditional fashion accessories.

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