Meaning of Elements of Design and Principles of Design | Importance of Elements of Design and Principles of Design Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Cultural and Creative Arts
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS
FIRST TERM
WEEK 2
PRIMARY 4
THEME: ARTS AND CRAFTS
TOPIC – ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ARTS AND DESIGNS
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities
2. Elements of Design
3. Principles of Design
4. Importance of Elements of Design and Principles of Design
5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –
1. list elements of design.
2. list principles of design.
3. state the importance of elements and principles of design.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Drawing book
2. Illustrations and pictures showing design elements and principles
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
Scheme of Work
9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
Course Book –
All Relevant Material
Online Information
CONTENT OF THE LESSON ONE
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s Activities – Display different types of lines for the pupils to identify, guide them to use the line to form a shape like triangle, cuboid, etc.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify different types of lines and use straight lines form a shape.
Teacher’s remark – Good job you. Line is one of the elements of design. It is very important in design. Discuss the meaning of different elements of design, illustration with chart or shapes and summary the key points on the board.
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
Elements of design are the basic qualities that put together to make better and beautiful design.
Every design requires a proper use or application of these elements. The elements of design are –
1. LINE
Lines are distant between points to form a shapes. There are different types of lines. For example – straight lines, curve lines, thin lines, thick lines, etc.
2. FORM
Form is how a shape or object looks like. A shape can be in regular form or irregular form.
3. VALUE
Value is the look of any design. That’s, how light or dark a shape or design should look.
4. COLOUR
Colour is very important in design. Colour defined importance, create visual interest and attraction when applied effectively.
5. TEXTURE
Texture refers to the surface quality in a work of art.
6. SPACE
Space is the surface area within, around, above or below an object or objects.
LESSON 2 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s Activities – Display chart showing shape the fullness of lines and colours. For example – chart showing road signs for the pupils to identify and the importance of line and colour.
Pupil’s Activities – This is zebra crossing,…..
Teacher’s remark – Lines and colours have particular uses in art. Discuss the uses lines and colour.
IMPORTANCE OF LINE IN DESIGN
Lines are used to –
1. create shape and pattern.
2. create a good sense of directions.
3. create beautiful decorations.
IMPORTANCE OF COLOUR IN DESIGN
Color is used to create:
1. ideas
2. expresses messages
3. spark interest
4. generate certain emotions.
LESSON 3 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s Activities – Ask the pupils draw a triangle.
Note – There are different types of triangles. The purpose of these activities is let the pupils understand some of the basic principles of design that applies to different types of triangle.
Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the drawing activities.
Pupil’s Activities – Good job you. Comment and display chart showing different types of triangles for the pupils identify the kinds of triangle they draw. When drawing equilateral triangle, the rule is all the length must be equal. That rule is not applicable to other triangles. These rules is called principles of design.
Discuss the meaning and its importance. Summary the key points on the board.
MEANING OF PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Principles of design are the rules followed by the designers to create effective communication to their audience.
These rules are ideas and guidelines used to create a meaningful design.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
The principles of design are:
1. Balance
Balance is the systematic arrangement of design or art that attract or creates impression.
2. Proportion
Proportion is the relationship between design in term of size, number, etc. For example, a big fish and a small fish.
3. Movement
Movement is the uniqueness of all parts of a design that attract the viewers. It enables the viewers to look all the part of design. A dice is a good example.
4. Emphasis
Emphasis is the special attention given to a particular part of design. For example, in term of colour.
5. Unity
Unity is when all parts of design work together as one. For example, the same colour for different sizes or same size for different colours.
6. Contrast
Contrast is the uniqueness and different of a design from another one.
7. Rhythm
Rhythm is the repeated elements of design that creates flow. For example, repeated lines, shapes or colours in a design.
8. Repetition
Repetition is the repeated shape, line or colour design that a design. For example, when a shape is repeated to create another shape.
IMPORTANCE OF ELEMENTS OF DESIGN AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Principles are used –
1. To understand a work of art.
2. To define between parts of an object and its whole.
3. To create beautiful designs.
4. To draw attention to the points in a design.
5. To create unity between the elements of design.
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. Explains the meaning of elements of design.
Pupil’s Activities – State the elements of design.
3. Discuss the meaning of principles of design
Pupil’s Activities – State the principles of design
4. Summary the key points on the board.
Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
NEXT LESSON
Meaning of Line | Types of Lines | Importance/Uses of Lines Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Cultural and Creative Arts
LESSON EVALUATION
Ask pupils to:
1. list elements of design.
2. list of principles of design.
3. state the importance of elements and principles of design.
WORKBOOK
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)
1. ________ are the basic qualities that put together to make better and beautiful design.
A. Principles of design
B. Elements of design
C. Art of design
2. Every design requires a proper use or application of ________.
A. Principles of design
B. Elements of design
C. Art of design
3. ________ are distant between points to form a shapes.
A. Lines
B. Value
C. Form
4. ________ is how a shape or object looks like.
A. Design
B. Value
C. Form
5. ________ can be in regular form or irregular form.
A. Design
B. Value
C. Form
6. ________ and ________ are types of form in design.
A. regular and irregular forms
B. Formal and informal forms
C. Good and better forms
7. ________ is the look of any design.
A. Design
B. Value
C. Form
8. ________ defined importance, create visual interest and attraction when applied effectively.
A. Colour
B. Texture
C. Space
9. ________ refers to the surface quality in a work of art.
A. Colour
B. Texture
C. Space
10. ________ is the surface area within, around, above or below an object or objects.
A. Colour
B. Texture
C. Space
11. ________ are the rules of design.
A. Principles of design
B. Elements of design
C. Art of design
12. Principles of design are rules of ideas and guidelines used to create a meaningful ________.
A. design
B. value
C. form
13. ________ is the systematic arrangement of design or art that attract or creates impression.
A. Proportion
B. Balance
C. Unity
14. ________ is the relationship between design in term of size, number, etc. For example, a big fish and a small fish.
A. Proportion
B. Balance
C. Unity
15. ________ is the uniqueness of all parts of a design that attract the viewers. It enables the viewers to look all the part of design. A dice is a good example.
A. Emphasis
B. Unity
C. Movement
16. ________ is the special attention given to a particular part of design. For example, in term of colour.
A. Emphasis
B. Unity
C. Movement
17. ________ is when all parts of design work together as one. For example, the same colour for different sizes or same size for different colours.
A. Emphasis
B. Unity
C. Movement
18. ________ is the uniqueness and different of a design from one another.
A. Repetition
B. Contrast
C. Rhythm
7. Rhythm
19. ________ is the repeated elements of design that creates flow. For example, repeated lines, shapes or colours in a design.
A. Repetition
B. Contrast
C. Rhythm
20. ________ is the repeated shape, line or colour design that a design. For example, when a shape is repeated to create another shape.
A. Repetition
B. Contrast
C. Rhythm
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