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
- Color
- Line
- Texture
- Space
- List of principles of design
- Proportionality
- Unity/harmony
- Vanity
- Balance
- Composition
- Importance of elements and principles of art to the artist
WEEK 3
TOPIC – LINES
CONTENT
- Meaning of lines
- Types of lines
- Uses of lines
- Objects with lines
- Drawing of different lines
- Importance of lines
WEEK 4
TOPIC – SHAPES
CONTENT
- Meaning of shapes
- Types of shapes
- Making patterns using shape
- Drawing of different shape
WEEK 5
TOPIC – DRAWING
CONTENT
- Meaning of drawing
- Types of drawing
- Material used in drawing
- State drawing showing the effect of light and shape in drawing
WEEK 6
TOPIC – COLOUR (NATURE STUDY)
CONTENT
- Meaning of colour
- Types of colour
- Primary colours
- Secondary colours
- Tertiary colours
- Sources of colours in the locality
- Uses of colour
WEEK 7
TOPIC – PRINTING MAKING (LEAF AND THUMB PRINT)
CONTENT
- Meaning of printing
- Leaf printing
- Thumb printing
- Suitable leaves used in printing
- Fresh leaves with hand veins
- 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:
- Still life drawing (drawing of man made objects)
- Nature drawing (object made by nature)
- Landscape drawing (drawing the environment)
- Imaginative drawing (from memory)
- Life or human drawing
WEEK 9
TOPIC – MODELING I (PAPIER MACHE’)
CONTENT
- Meaning of Papier Mache’ – Mashed or pounded paper mixed with starch
Materials for making Papier Mache’
- Paper (mashed)
- Pestel and mortar
- Starch
- 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
- Voice
- Instrument
- Nature (breeze)
WEEK 12
TOPIC – INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (CONT’L)
- Music is an organised/unorganized sound
- – The combination sound that is pleasant to the ear.
- – 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
- Hitting
- Shaking
- Beating and rubbing instruments against another
- Blowing in air
WEEK 14 – REVISION AND EXAMINATION