Meaning of Arts | Origin of Arts | Uses of Art Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 1 Cultural and Creative Arts

 

 

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART

FIRST TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 4

THEME: ARTS AND CRAFTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

 

 

TOPIC – INTRODUCTION TO ARTS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning and Origin of Art

3. Uses of Art

4. 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 be able to:

1. explain the meaning of Arts;

2. state the uses of arts.

3. discuss the origin of arts.

 

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can identify and discuss different art objects.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Illustration of Art works

2. Printed materials

3. Books

4. Old calender

5. Photographs

6. Charts

7. Works of Art

8. Cardboard

9. Pencil

 

 

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 – Fundamentals of Cultural and Creative Art Book 4

All Relevant Material

Online Information

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Art is a a visual and non visual presentation of feelings (thoughts) or imagination through drawing, painting, music, drama, literature, dance, etc. Art is the ability to create something beautiful for our use.

 

ORIGIN OF ART

Art originated from the attempt of man to create from his ideas, items he can use to make life easier and comfortable for himself, his family and community.

The origin of art dates back to the old stone – age when early men used their creativity to produce simple farm implements or tools like cutlasses, hoes and spears. These assisted them in their daily activities of hunting and gathering of crops for their families.

 

 

The early men started the art of painting when they documented their hunting experiences on the walls of caves. They also made use of colours from soil and plants to create designs and drawings on the walls of their caves.

Reference – CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS for Primary Schools 4 by: A K Badaru, C Ndubuisi, G Akinsola, A Abdul, S A Akinsowo, A Oni. 

 

 

LESSON 2 – USES OF ARTWORKS 

Art is created serve many purposes, among these are:

1. It is used for communication.

2. It is used for expressing one’s feelings.

3. It is used for decoration and beautification.

4. It is used for commemoration.

5. It is used for keeping records of important events, history and culture.

6. It used for worship and ritual.

 

 

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 pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays sample of artwork or chart showing drawings or artwork.

4. Teacher lets the groups or pairs examine and describe the samples or chart.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and describe artworks in their communities.

 

 

5. Teacher uses the samples or chart and pupil’s responses to introduce the lesson and leads a discussion on the meaning and origin of art.

Pupil’s Activities – Pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of art.

6. Teacher displays a chart showing, a child sleeping on the bed, a teacher who is teaching, a child reading his/her book, and a child on his knee praying.

7. Teacher asks pupils to identify each activity on the chart and uses their responses to introduce and discuss the uses of art.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils appreciate and analyze the importance of art in their communities.

8. Teacher summarizes the lessons on the board with appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to 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.

 

 

NEXT LESSON

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks pupils, 

1. explain the meaning of art.

2. summary the origin of art Nigeria.

3. state 5 uses of Art.

4. drawing the following,

• A child sleeping on the bed.

• A teacher teaching.

• A child reading his/her book.

• A child on his knee praying.

 

 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. ______ is a a visual and non visual presentation of feelings (thoughts) or imagination through drawing, painting, music, drama, literature, dance, etc.

A. Art

B. Drawing

C. Photograph

 

2. Art is the ability to create something ______ for our use.

A. nice

B. ugly

C. beautiful

 

3. The origin of art dates back to the ______.

A. old stone age

B. new stone age

C. early stone age

 

4. The ______ started the art of painting when they documented their hunting experiences on the walls of caves.

A. old men

B. new men

C. early men

 

5. The early men lived in ______.

A. houses

B. buildings

C. caves

 

 

6. ______ is used for keeping records of important events, history and culture.

A. Art

B. Drawing

C. Carving

 

7. Which of these is not one of the uses of art?

A. It is used for communication.

B. It is used for expressing one’s feelings.

C. It is not used for decoration and beautification.

 

8. Art is a a ______ and ______ presentation of feelings (thoughts) or imagination through drawing, painting, music, drama, literature, dance, etc.

A. visual

B. non visual

C. A and B

 

9. ______ is the ability to create something beautiful for our use.

A. Art

B. Drawing

C. Photograph

 

10. Art is the ability to create something beautiful for our use.

A. True

B. False