Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 5

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Grade 5 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 5. Types of drawings, decorating Card, apprenticeship system – Schemeofwork 

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Topic: Types of DrawingsContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Card Making and DecorationContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: introduction to weaving using paperContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Mosaic      ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Calabash/Woo d Painting and Decoration.ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Nigerian Traditional Architecture.Teacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 2: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Creating a play withContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Creating Music with Sulfa NotationContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Music Notes and their valuesContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic:          Dance MotifsContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Components of danceContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Techniques in dance.ContentsTeacher’s ActivitiesStudent’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: ActingContentsTeacher’s Activities                  Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: impersonationContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Role playContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: DEVELOPING A CHARACTER IN A PLAYContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTHEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONSContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation GuideTopic: Types and Importance of Apprenticeship system.ContentsTeacher’s Activities        Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material  Evaluation Guide

THEME 1: ARTS AND CRAFTS

Week 1

Topic: Types of Drawings

Performance objectives

  1. Identify different types of drawings.
  2. Produce different types of drawing.

Contents

  1. Types of drawing e.g. Nature drawing, Still Life drawing, and Life drawing.
  2. Produce different types of drawing.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains different types of drawing:

i). Nature drawing,

ii) Still Life drawing,

iii). Life drawing.

  • Demonstrates different types of drawing.
  • Asks Pupils to draw Nature; Still life; Life drawing.

Student’s Activities

  1. State the types of drawing.
  2. Observe and select one of the types of drawing.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Paper, Pencils, Erasers, Crayons, Boards, Chalkboard Illustrative photographs, etc.

Evaluation Guide

  • Name five objects they can draw.
  • List three types of drawing.
  • Produce one still life drawing.

Week 2

Topic: Card Making and Decoration

Performance objectives

  1. List types and uses of Cards.
  2. List materials for making Cards.
  3. Make Cards for a particular ceremony.

Contents

  1. Types and uses of Cards.
  2. Materials for making/decorating Cards.
  3. Making and decorating Cards e.g. greeting cards, Invitation cards.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains types and uses of Cards.
  2. Displays materials for making and decorating Cards.
  3. Demonstrates how to make and decorate Cards.

Student’s Activities

  1. Examine materials for Card making.
  2. Name types and uses of Cards.
  3. Produce Cards for different occasions.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Different types of Cards, Sketch books, Crayons, Brushes, Pencils Paper, Cardboard sheets.

Evaluation Guide

  1. List types of Cards and their uses.
  2. Make one Card for a particular occasion

Week 3

Topic: introduction to weaving using paper

Performance objectives

  1. Define Weaving.
  2. Mention types of Weaving.
  3. Weave a mat with strips of paper using plain weave.

Contents

  1. Definition of weaving
  2. Types of weaving
    • Plain
    • Twill
    • Mat weaving

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Defines Weaving.
  2. Guides Pupils to discuss different types of weaving.
  3. Assists Pupils to weave paper mat using plain weave method

Student’s Activities

  1. Define weaving
  2. Explain types of weaving
  3. Weave a mat using paper strips

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Strips of paper, Photographs, Chalkboards, Illustrations, Charts, hands looms, Yarns.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of weaving.
  2. List two types of weaving.
  3. Weave paper mat using plain weave method.

Week 4

Topic: Mosaic      

Performance objectives

  1. State the meaning of mosaic
  2. List material tools used in making mosaic
  3. Make mosaic to reflect ills of hiv/aids, cultism

Contents

  1. Meaning of mosaic
  2. Materials for making mosaic
  3. Production of mosaic

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Defines and discuss the Mosaics.
  2. Displays and discusses materials used in Mosaic making.
  3. Demonstrates how to produce Mosaic.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen attentively to the teacher’s explanation of mosaic.
  2. List materials used for Mosaic production.
  3. Produce a Mosaic reflecting a societal ill e.g. cultism.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Broken bottles, Buttons, Beads, Pencils, Card boards, Sheets, Boards, Glue, Scissors, Charts, Books, Old Calendar.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain Meaning of mosaic
  2. List 4 Materials for making mosaic
  3. Produce one mosaic item

Week 5

Topic: Calabash/Woo d Painting and Decoration.

Performance objectives

  1. Mention the uses of Calabash.
  2. List uses of carved or painted Wood.
  3. Paint a carved wood or calabash.

Contents

  1. Uses of Calabash.
  2. Uses of carved/painted Wood.
  3. Carved/Painted Wood or Calabash with design condemning child abuse.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains uses of Calabash.
  2. Explain how carved/painted Wood or Calabash can be used for decoration.
  3. Demonstrates how to carve/paint Calabash/Wood.

Student’s Activities

  1. List uses of Calabash.
  2. State how carved or painted Wood/Calabash can be used for decoration,
  3. Make their own painting.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Calabash, knives, colors, wood, pieces, chisel, mallet, brushes, paper, drawing books, etc

Evaluation Guide

  1. State three uses of Calabash.
  2. List two ways painted wood or calabash can be used for decoration.
  3. Paint or decorate wood or calabash reflecting ills of society e.g. child abuse.

Week 6

Topic: Nigerian Traditional Architecture.

Performance objectives

  1. Describe the nature of Nigerian architectural designs.
  2. List the tools/materials used for building traditional houses in Nigeria.

Contents

  1. Meaning of Nigerian traditional architecture.
  2. Forms of traditional architectural design e.g. mud house.
  3. Tools/materials for building traditional houses in Nigeria e.g. Mud, Thatch, Wood, Bamboo, Cane, Tarpaulin, Knife, Grass, Cutlass.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Defines and describes the nature of Nigerian traditional Architecture.
  2. Guides Pupils in describing various forms of Nigerian traditional Architecture
  3. Asks Pupils questions on tools production, traditional architecture.
  4. Shows examples of materials /tools used in traditional architecture.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s definition of traditional Architecture.
  2. Copy notes on Nigerian traditional architecture, tools and materials for building.
  3. Answer questions asked by the teacher on traditional architecture, tools and materials for building.
  4. Observe/touch the materials and tools.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Mud, Thatch, Wood, Bamboo, Cane, Trampoline, Knife, Grass, hoes, shovels, water, head pans, Cutlasses, drawings, photographs, Chalk Boards, drawing books, pencils, eraser, etc.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Define traditional architecture in Nigeria.
  2. List three tools and materials for building traditional houses in Nigeria.

SUBJECT:   CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS             CLASS LEVEL:  PRIMARY 5

THEME 2: PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Week 1

Topic:    Songs/ Music with Nigerian identity.

Performance objectives

  1. Identify some values relating to patriotism in a given song.         
  2. Compose lyrics with Nigeria as a theme.

Contents

  1. Songs that promote values like patriotism in Nigeria.
  2. Art of composing poetic lines/texts to be put to music.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains patriotism and its importance in society.
  2. Plays a given song with patriotism as a theme.
  3. Assists pupils to identify the values in the song through the lyrics.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation.
  2. Listen as the song is played and copy notes.
  3. Write out words that can be used as a song as guided by the teacher.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Write out words that can be used as a song as guided by the teacher.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of patriotism
  2. List any two values.
  3. Write lyrics of a song portraying patriotism.

Week 2

Topic: Creating a play with

Performance objectives

  1. Explain the meaning of a given value.
  2. Create a play scenario based on the given theme.
  3. State the uses of drama in teaching values.

Contents

  1. Meaning and importance of Honesty, integrity, Right attitude to work, etc.
  2. Uses of drama in teaching values.

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Explains the given values.
  2. Explains the importance of values
  3. Guides pupils to create a play scenario for performance.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation of the given values.
  2. Participate in the play creation process.
  3. Participate in the play performance.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Textbook, notebooks, chalkboard or magic board

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain any two mentioned values.
  2. State two uses of drama in teaching values.
  3. Create and present a play sketch based on a given value or values.

Week 3

Topic: Creating Music with Sulfa Notation

  1. Performance objectives
  2. Write values of sulfa names.      
  3. Set words to sulfa notation
  4. Clap rhythm of the phrase set to music
  5. Play the notes on an instrument.

Contents

  1. Music values Rhythm
  2. Sulfa names on a chart Creating music

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains what sulfa values mean
  2. Assists the pupils to compose text.
  3. Guides the pupils to clap to rhythm
  4. Plays a phrase for the pupils to learn

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation on sulfa values.
  2. Compose text to a popular tune
  3. Clap a rhythm
  4. Listen to the teacher’s piano playing and imitating the teacher

Teaching & Learning Material  

  • Manuscript,
    • Chalk board,
    • Pencil,
    • Eraser
    • Ruler
    • Piano
    • Notebook

Evaluation Guide

  1. Complete the following in complete phrase e.g. s /d: s: d: m / s: – :- :
  2. Compose a simple text to music
  3. Clap rhythm
  4. Play a phrase on the piano

Week 4

Topic: Music Notes and their values

Performance objectives

  1. Explain music notes
  2. Give examples of music notes
  3. Write the value of music notes
  4. Clap the rhythms of the music notes

Contents

  1. Music notes
  2. Names of music notes e.g.
    • Semibreve (.)
    • Quaver (.)
    • Semiquaver (.) etc.
  3. Values of Music notes e.g.
    • Semibreve has 4 beats
    • Minim has 2 beats etc

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains music notes e.g.
    1. They are symbols drawn in the staff indicating the sound duration of the music notes
  2. Lists music notes and explains the differences between them.
  3. Explains the values of the music notes
  4. Values of Music notes e.g.
    • Semibreve has 4 beats
    • Minim has 2 beats etc

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation and copy notes.
  2. Clap the rhythmic pattern of the music note assisted by the teacher.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  • Chalk boards, Magic boards.
  • Music manuscripts Pencils
  • Erasers, Rulers
  • Pianos

Evaluation Guide

  1. Explain music notes
  2. Give four examples of music notes.
  3. Mention the values of music notes.
  4. Clap the rhythms of 4 crotchets;
    • 2 minims and
    • 2 semibreves.

Week 5

Topic:          Dance Motifs

Performance objectives

  1. Explain motifs in dance.
  2. State how they can be
  3. Applied to the study and practice of dance.
  4. State the importance of dance motifs.

Contents

  1. Motifs in dance.
  2. Application of motifs in dance.
  3. The importance of motifs in dance.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the meaning of motifs and how they can be used in dance.
  2. Explains the importance of motifs in dance.
  3. Gives examples of dance motifs like joy, sadness, excitement, love, God and so on.
  4. Demonstrates an example of body movements that portrays a given emotion.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation and copy notes.
  2. Observes teacher’s demonstration and demonstrate alongside with teacher.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. CD or cassette player, VCD/DVDs, Television sets, Phones.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the importance of motifs in dance.
  2. List four motifs that can be used in dance
  3. Display two dance movements with two different motifs.

Week 6

Topic: Components of dance

Performance objectives

  1. Mention some components of dance;
  2. Explain some components of dance.

Contents

  1. Components of dance: Movement, Time, Space etc, expression, costume make-up and music.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. States and explains components of dance.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation and copy notes.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Textbook, Note books, Chalkboard/Magic boards.

Evaluation Guide

  1. List two components of dance.

Week 7

Topic: Techniques in dance.

Performance objectives

  1. Explain the use of warm- up exercises
  2. Explain techniques in dance.
  3. Display techniques in dance

Contents

  1. Basic techniques in dance.
  2. Basic warm-up exercises for dance

Teacher’s Activities

  1. Leads pupils in a warm-up exercise session explaining its importance.
  2. Enumerates and explains techniques in dance.
  3. Assists pupils to learn certain techniques using movements

Student’s Activities

  1. Participate in warm-up exercises.
  2. Listen to teacher’s explanation.
  3. Learn and display some techniques

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Textbook, Note books, CDs or cassette players, music, phones.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Display two warm-up movements.
  2. Name 2 dance techniques.
  3. Display two techniques

Week 8

Topic: Acting

Performance objectives

  1. State the meaning of acting.
  2. Explain who an actor is.
  3. Mention 5 popular actors.

Contents

  1. Meaning of acting:
  2. Definition of an actor?
  3. Names of popular actors in Nigeria.

Teacher’s Activities                  

  1. Defines acting.
  2. Leads pupils to understand who an actor is.
  3. Leads pupils to mention names of popular actors in Nigeria.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher’s explanation on acting.
  2. Give names of two popular actors or actresses they have watched in the movies especially in Nigerian movies.
  3. Give two names of foreign actors in movies they have watched.
  4. Describe the role or roles they would love to emulate.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Chalk board/magic boards, Textbooks, Notebooks; VCDs; DVDs; Television.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of acting;
  2. List two names of favorite Nigerian actors and two foreign actors.

Week 9

Topic: impersonation

Performance objectives

  1. State the meaning of impersonation.
  2. Explain the difference between impersonation and acting.

Contents

  1. Meaning of impersonation
  2. The differences between acting and impersonation

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Define impersonation
  2. Explains the differences between acting and impersonation giving examples

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher’s definition of impersonation and notes the differences between acting and impersonation

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Textbooks, Notebooks, Chalk of board/magic boards.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of impersonation.
  2. Give an example of impersonation.

Week 10

Topic: Role play

Performance objectives

  1. State the meaning of role play.
  2. Mention the functions of role play
  3. Identify occasions when role play can be used.
  4. State the differences between role play and acting.

Contents

  1. Meaning of role play:
  2. Functions of role play.
  3. When to use role play.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Defines role play.
  2. Lists functions of role play.
  3. Mentions when role play can be used.
  4. Explains differences between role play and acting e.g. anyone can undertake role play without necessarily having acting skills like the teacher, school counsellor etc.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to the teacher’s explanation of the meaning and purpose of role play and copy notes.
  2. Try out different roles with the guidance of the teacher like doctor, pastor, imam, for Specific purposes.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Chalk board/magic/ magnetic boards, textbooks, note books, Pictures or illustrations of different people and professions.

Evaluation Guide

  1. State the meaning of role play.
  2. Mention one difference between acting and role play.
  3. State any three occasions for the use of role play.
  4. Play out any one of the roles.

Week 11

Topic: DEVELOPING A CHARACTER IN A PLAY

Performance objectives

  1. Explain how to develop their parts in a play they are acting.
  2. Mention basic tools of an actor.
  3. Perform body and voice exercises.

Contents

  1. Developing a character in a play
  2. Basic tool of an actor: body and voice
  3. Body and voice exercise

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explain the meaning and importance of development as an actor
  2. State the basic tools of an actor and lead pupil to start body and voice training

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanation and copy notes
  2. Discuss with the teacher how characters can be developed
  3. Participate in body and voice exercise to improve the flexibility of the body and audibility of the voice

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Chalkboard/magic boards, textbooks, note books.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Mention 3 ways of developing a Character.
  2. Mention two basic tools of the actor.
  3. Name two uses of body and voice exercises.

Grade 5 NERDC Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum for Primary 5. Types of drawings, decorating Card, apprenticeship system – Schemeofwork 

THEME 3: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Week 1

Topic:    Meaning and Objectives of Traditional Apprenticeship System.

Performance objectives

  1. Define apprentice- ship system.
  2. List the objectives of apprenticeship system.
  3. List some trades where apprenticeship system is practiced.

Contents

  1. Meaning of apprenticeship system
  2. Objective of apprenticeship system.
  3. Trades where apprenticeship system is practiced e.g. Blacksmith, Carpentry, Tailoring, Jewelry making, Mechanics, etc.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the meaning of apprenticeship system.
  2. Leads the Pupils to understand the objectives of apprenticeship system.
  3. Leads the Pupils to mention trades where apprenticeship system is practiced.

Student’s Activities

  1. Listen to teacher’s explanations.
  2. Suggest possible trades where apprenticeship system could be practiced.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Different Master Craftsmen and Apprentices.
  2. Motor Mechanic workshop.
  3. Tailoring workshop
  4. Jewelers shop. Etc.

Evaluation Guide

  1. Define Apprenticeship system.
  2. List three objectives of apprenticeship system.
  3. Mention three trades where apprenticeship system is practiced.

Week 2

Topic: Types and Importance of Apprenticeship system.

Performance objectives

  1. List types of apprenticeship system.
  2. Enumerate the importance of apprenticeship system.
  3. List some right attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

Contents

  1. Types of apprenticeship system e.g. Father /son, Mother/daughter, Master Craftsman /Apprentice, Master Trader/Apprentice.
  2. Importance of Apprenticeship system e.g. acquisition of skill, acquisition of values.
  3. Attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

Teacher’s Activities        

  1. Explains the types of apprenticeship system.
  2. Leads the Pupils to understand the importance of apprenticeship system.
  3. Explains the attitudes acquired through apprenticeship system.

Student’s Activities

  1. States the meaning and types of apprenticeship system.
  2. Mention some importance of apprenticeship system.
  3. State certain values acquired in apprenticeship system.

Teaching & Learning Material  

  1. Charts showing different Craftsmen and their apprentices, Motor Mechanic workshop, Tailoring workshop, Bakery.

Evaluation Guide

  1. List four types of apprenticeship system.
  2. Mention two importance of apprenticeship system.
  3. Mention two values acquired from apprenticeship system.

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