Imitating and Demonstrate Nigerian Traditional Dance (Primary 2)

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART 

THIRD TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 2

THEME – PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – MEANING AND USES OF TRADITIONAL DANCE

TOPIC: TRADITIONAL DANCES

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. watch a video of a traditional dance.
2. imitate and perform a specified traditional/cultural dance.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of musical instuments e.g. Drums, Gong, Pattlers or Shakers, Wooden drums, Clappers, Xylophones, etc; Pictures of dancers performing; DVDs or VCDs Recording of dances.

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 

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 1 – STATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL DANCE 

 

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 2 – MENTION 3 USES OF NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL DANCES 

1. It is used for entertainment.
2. It used for exercising the body.
3. It used for expression m

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 3 – STATE OCCASIONS WHERE NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL DANCES ARE PERFORM

1. Palace
2. School
3. Wedding
4. Traditional religious activities

PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 4 – WATCH NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL DANCE VIDEOS AND IMITATE THEM

TEACHER’S/PUPIL’S ACTIVITIES 5 – GUIDE THE PUPILS AND PERFORM DEMONSTRATE NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL TRADITIONAL DANCE 

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. Plays Nigerian traditional dance videos.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Watch and imitate the dance movement as observed in the video.
4. Demonstrates a specified local dance using the basic movements.
5. Introduces drumming.
6. Pupil’s Activities – Practices a specified dance guided by the teacher. Perform in a group with musical accompaniment.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – dance steps in a specific local dance.
• Next Lesson – Melodic Patters of Traditional Song (Week 3 and 4)

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. identify one traditional dance of their area.
2. perform a specified dance in a group.