Body Makeup – Meaning of Local Materials | Used for Body Makeup and Beautification of the Body Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 3 Week 8 Cultural and Creative Arts

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

THIRD TERM

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 1

THEME – CUSTOM AND TRADITION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Mid – Term Break (Week 7) and Introduction to Colour (Identification of Objects and Their Colours) – Primary and National Colours Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 3 Week 6 Cultural and Creative Arts

TOPIC – BODY MAKE UP

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Local Make-up

3. Materials used for Local Make-up

4. Body Makeup Materials

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to –

1. recall part of the body to be beautify, e.g face, hands and legs.

2. explain the meaning of local makeup.

3. identify the materials used for local make-up.

4. apply local make-up on the body.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify local materials used for local make-up.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of pictures of persons wearing traditional make-up materials e.g. tiro, tangele, camwood, ndon or Nzu (white chalk), kaya and kwaliya, Gazar.

METHOD OF TEACHING 

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Body makeup are things used on our face and body to make it beautiful and attractive. Powder, body cream and lipstick are commonly used. There are two types of make-up – modern and traditional make-up.

MEANING OF LOCAL MAKE-UP

Local makeup are the use of local materials to beautified the face and body. The parts of the body we beautify are the face, the hands and the legs.

LOCAL MAKE-UP MATERIALS FOR BEAUTIFYING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY 

Apart from powder, cream and lipstick which are modern makeup materials, there are locally made materials that are used for body makeup and they are –

1. Tiro

2. Osun (Canwood)

3. Henna (Laali)

4. Ẹfun

5. Ndon or Nzu (white chalk)

5. Kaya

6. Kwaliya

7. Gazar

LESSON 2 – MOST COMMON LOCAL MAKEUP MATERIALS

TIRO (LOCAL EYELINER)

Tiro is a Nigerian cosmetic that also is used as a remedy to promote visual (eyes) development. Many people believe it kills germs and cleans dirt form the eyes. It is a black powder made from piece of charcoal, packege in leather or iron container with a small tiny rod inside its container.

The small tiny rod in the container allows the application to the margins of the eyelids. Tiro has been applied for its beautifying and attractive effect on the eyes.

OSUN

Osun is 100% natural derived from African Camwood tree bark. It is called cam wood which Yoruba people refer to it as “Osun”.

It is sold as pellets which are later pounded into powder form for use. It assists in smoothening wrinkles, fighting acne, fading dark spots, improves skin texture and cleanser  for  acne.

ẸFUN

It is obtained from the pounding of the dried fruit of some trees in the locality. Just like Osun, Ẹfun ìs applied to babies to cure nappy rashes and beautify their body. It is used for beautifying the body during the traditional rite.

It is used for beautifying the body during the traditional rite.

NDON OR NZU (WHITE CHALK)

Ndon or Nzu is commonly known as white chalk. It is a sacred substance in Southern Nigeria.

It is used in many ceremonies and rituals, from birth to death. Most applied to the forehead, face or the entire body. It is used in the coronation of a new king and to invoke ancestral blessings on his guests at the palace.

HENNA (LAALI)

Henna is commonly known as laali. It is used for coloring of the nails, palms and toes. It is popular among the Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, and Nupe.

It imparts a reddish-brown color to the skin/nail plates. It is used to draw decorative designs on fingers and thighs.

LESSON 3 – APPLY LOCAL MAKEUP MATERIALS ON THE BODY (PRACTICAL)

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher organizes the pupils into groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays sample of local makeup materials (if available) or chart showing local make-up materials for the pupils to identify and describe.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and describe local makeup materials.

4. Teacher uses the instructional materials and the pupils relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on the meaning of local materials.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion.

5. Teacher uses chart showing parts of the body to be beautified to leads pupils to identify each one of them.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify different parts of the body to be beautify.

6. Teacher guides the pupils to describe familiar local make-up materials in their community.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils describe common local make-up materials in their community.

7. Teacher leads a practical application of local makeup materials (make use of temporary materials).

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the make-up session.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the lesson summary by responding correctly to most of the questions and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

The teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of local makeup.

2. identify three parts of the body where make-up is applied.

3. identify 2 local materials for body make-up.

4. apply a local make-up to any part of the body.