Scheme of Work First Term Cultural and Creative Art Basic 4

SCHEME OF WORK 

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS 

FIRST TERM 

THEME: ART AND CRAFT

WEEK 1

TOPIC – THE MEANING OF ART 

CONTENT 

  • Meaning of Art
  • Origin of Art
  • Uses of Art
  • Branches of Art
  • The Nigerian Art

WEEK 2

TOPIC – ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNS

Content

  • Elements of design
  1. Color
  2. Line
  3. Texture
  4. Space
  • List of principles of design
  1. Proportionality
  2. Unity/harmony
  3. Vanity
  4. Balance
  5. Composition
  • Importance of elements and principles of art to the artist

WEEK 3

TOPIC – LINES

CONTENT 

  1. Meaning of lines
  2. Types of lines
  3. Uses of lines
  4. Objects with lines
  5. Drawing of different lines
  6. Importance of lines

WEEK 4

TOPIC – SHAPES

CONTENT 

  1. Meaning of shapes
  2. Types of shapes
  3. Making patterns using shape
  4. Drawing of different shape

WEEK 5

TOPIC – DRAWING

CONTENT 

  1. Meaning of drawing
  2. Types of drawing
  3. Material used in drawing
  4. State drawing showing the effect of light and shape in drawing

WEEK 6

TOPIC – COLOUR (NATURE STUDY)

CONTENT 

  • Meaning of colour
  • Types of colour
  1. Primary colours
  2. Secondary colours
  3. Tertiary colours
  • Sources of colours in the locality
  • Uses of colour

WEEK 7

TOPIC – PRINTING MAKING (LEAF AND THUMB PRINT)

CONTENT 

  • Meaning of printing
  1. Leaf printing
  2. Thumb printing
  • Suitable leaves used in printing
  1. Fresh leaves with hand veins
  2. Beautifully shaped leaves of various sizes
  • Making of prints with thumbs

WEEK 8

TOPIC – DRAWING (STILL LIFE, NATURE AND LANDSCAPE)

CONTENT 

Form of drawing are:

  1. Still life drawing (drawing of man made objects)
  2. Nature drawing (object made by nature)
  3. Landscape drawing (drawing the environment)
  4. Imaginative drawing (from memory)
  5. Life or human drawing

WEEK 9

TOPICMODELING I (PAPIER MACHE’)

CONTENT 

  • Meaning of Papier Mache’ – Mashed or pounded paper mixed with starch

Materials for making Papier Mache’

  1. Paper (mashed)
  2. Pestel and mortar
  3. Starch
  4. Mould

WEEK 10

TOPIC – MODELING II (PAPIER MACHE’)

CONTENT 

  • Objects produced from Papier Mache’ – Lizard, cups, plates, marks, etc.
  • Producing objects from Papier Mache’

WEEK 11

TOPIC – INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

CONTENT 

  • Definition of music
  • Sources of music sound
  1. Voice
  2. Instrument
  3. Nature (breeze)

WEEK 12

TOPIC – INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (CONT’L)

  • Music is an organised/unorganized sound
  1. – The combination sound that is pleasant to the ear.
  2. – Noise is unorganized sound that is not pleasant to the ear.
  • Highlight differences between noise and music

WEEK 13

TOPIC – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SOUNDS

CONTENT 

  • Definition of musical instruments
  • List of musical instruments in the locality
  • Musical instruments
  • Refer to objects put together to produce sound. These are: udu (musical pot), ekwe, agogo, bato, kalagwu, gangan, kakaki, kwen.
  • Methods of sound production
  1. Hitting
  2. Shaking
  3. Beating and rubbing instruments against another
  4. Blowing in air

WEEK 14 – REVISION AND EXAMINATION