Traditional Fabrics and Dresses of Each Culture of Nigerian Languages | Occasions where each Fabric is Used and their Importance Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 2 Week 3 Cultural and Creative Arts

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

SECOND TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 3

THEME: ARTS AND CRAFTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Introduction to Music – Singing Tonic Solfa of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Some Matching Songs Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 2 Week 2 Cultural and Creative Arts

TOPIC – MOUDLING – PAPER MACHE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Traditional Fabrics and Dresses

3. Occasions where Traditional Fabric is Used

4. Importance of Traditional Fabric

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. identify traditional fabric of each Nigeria language.

2. appreciate their cultural heritage in term of their traditional dresses.

3. state occasions where traditional fabric is used.

4. mention the importance of traditional fabric and dresses.

ENTRY BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can identify traditional fabrics.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of sample of traditional fabrics and dresses.

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  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

TRADITIONAL FABRICS 

Traditional fabrics are fabrics produced with local materials.

TYPES OF TRADITIONAL FABRICS

The different Types of traditional fabrics are listed below:

1. Aṣọ – oke

2. Atiku

3. Adire

4. Akwete

5. Saki

6. Bura

7. Anger

8. Opah/Ojah

9. Pelete

ASO – OKE

Aso oke is a woven fabric produced by the Yorubas.

ATIKU FABRIC 

Atiku fabric is a Nigerian fine textile weaved by the Yoruba people but commonly used by most of the people in Nigeria.

ADIRE FABRIC 

Adire fabric is a tie and dye fabric that is produced by the Yorubas of Ibadan, Lagos, Abeokuta and Osogbo as well as the Hausas in Kano and Maiduguri also produce it.

AKWETE FABRIC 

Akwete fabric is a hand woven fabric produced by the people of Abia state.

SAKI FABRICS

Saki fabric ss a woven fabric with a guinea fowl indigo design produced by the people of Niger state.

BURA FABRICS

Bura fabric is a woven fabric produced by the people of Maiduguri. It is commonly used for making wrappers.

ANGER FABRICS

Anger fabric is a fabric produced by the Tiv people of Benue State. It is usually in black and white stripes.

OPAH/OJAH FABRICS

Opah/Ojah fabric is a fabric produced by the people of Aloago in Nassarawa state, Tarba and Kogi State.

PELETE FABRICS

Pelete fabric is a hand woven fabric produced by Ijo Kalabari people of Rivers State. It usually in different colours such as red, white, indigo, yellow and black.

LESSON 2 – TRADITIONAL FABRICS AND DRESSES IN NIGERIA

Traditional dresses are dresses wore by people of the same culture and tribe. That’s, they are dresses represent the culture or identity of a specific people or ethnic group.

Traditional dresses are made with traditional fabrics. They are known as indigenous, cultural or ethnic dresses.

EXAMPLES OF TRADITIONAL DRESSES IN NIGERIA 

Yoruba Traditional Fabrics and Dresses 

• Fabrics – Aso Oke and Adire Fabrics

• Men dresses – Agbada, Buba and Sokoto with matching cap

• Women dresses – Buba and Iro with matching gele

Igbo Traditional Fabrics and Dresses 

• Fabrics – Akwete and Isi Agu Fabrics

• Men dresses – Shirt and Wrapper with matching cap

• Women dresses – Short wrappers with plenty of beads of different types and styles.

Hausa Traditional Fabrics and Dresses 

• Fabrics – Bura and Saki Fabrics

• Men dresses – Sleeveless with pair of three-quarter shorts

• Women dresses – Sleeveless half-top worn over a wrapper

LESSON 3 – OCCASIONS WHERE TRADITIONAL FABRICS AND DRESSES ARE USED

The following are occasions where traditional fabric and dresses are used,

1. Weddings

2. Religious rituals

3. Festivals

4. Folkloric dance performances

5. Traditional coronation such as chieftaincy, kingship, and crown prince coronations.

6. Burial rites, etc.

 

IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL FABRICS AND DRESSES 

The importance of traditional fabrics and dresses are as follows:

1. It promotes our cultural heritages.

2. It promotes peace and unity among the people.

3. It creates job opportunities for people in fashion industry such as manufacturing, distribution and sewing.

4. It is a great source of income for people in weaving and designing.

5. It creates people’s ways of life.

6. It protects the body.

REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

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

3. Teacher displays sample of traditional fabrics and dresses (if available) or chart showing traditional fabrics and dresses.

4. Teacher lets the pupils as groups identify and describe bases on ethnic groups or tribes.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and describe bases on ethnic groups or tribes.

5. Teacher uses the samples or charts with the pupil’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson – traditional fabrics and dresses.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of lesson.

6. Teacher uses the foreign fabrics and dresses to lead a class discussion on the meaning and types of traditional fabrics and dresses.

7. Teacher displays chart showing occasions where traditional fabrics and dresses are used in Nigeria.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state the most common occasions or places where traditional fabrics and dresses are used in their communities.

8. Teacher used chart showing occasions where traditional fabrics and dresses are used to lead a class discussion on the importance of traditional fabrics and dresses.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils analyze the importance of traditional fabrics and dresses in their society.

9. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

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

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain traditional fabrics and dresses.

2. state 3 traditional fabrics in Nigeria.

3. discus traditional fabric and dresses according to the following –

• Yoruba traditional fabrics, men and women.

• Igbo traditional fabrics, men and women.

• Hausa traditional fabrics, men and women.

4. mention 3 occasions where traditional fabrics and dresses are commonly used in Nigeria.

5. state 3 importance of traditional fabrics and dresses.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

1. ________ are fabrics produced with local materials.

A. Traditional dresses

B. Traditional clothes

C. Traditional fabrics

2. One of these is traditional dresses in Nigeria.

A. Suit, shirt and trouser

B. Polo, face cap and jean

C. Agbada, buba and sokoto

3. Aso oke is common among ________.

A. Igbo

B. Yoruba

C. Hausa

4. ________ is a woven fabric produced by the Yorubas.

A. Atiku

B. Aso oke

C. Akwete

5. Adire fabric is a ________ fabric that is produced by the Yorubas of Ibadan, Lagos, Abeokuta and Osogbo as well as the Hausas in Kano and Maiduguri also produce it.

A. tie and dye

B. tie with rope

C. blue

6. ________ fabric is a hand woven fabric produced by the people of Abia state.

A. Atiku

B. Aso oke

C. Akwete

7. ________ is a woven fabric with a guinea fowl indigo design produced by the people of Niger state.

A. Atiku fabric

B. Saki fabric

C. Akwete fabric

8. ________ is a woven fabric produced by the people of Maiduguri and mostly used for making wrappers.

A. Saki fabric

B. Búra fabric

C. Aso oke fabric

9. ________ is a fabric produced by the Tiv people of Benue State. It is usually in black and white stripes.

A. A’nger fabric

B. Atiku

C. Saki fabric

10. ________ fabric is a fabric produced by the people of Aloago in Nassarawa state, Tarba and Kogi State.

A. Pelete fabric

B. Opah fabric

C. A’nger fabric

11. ________ is a hand woven fabric produced by Ijo Kalabari people of Rivers State.

A. Pelete fabric

B. Opah fabric

C. A’nger fabric

12. ________ is not a place where our traditional dresses is commonly used.

A. Birthday

B. Wedding

C. Naming

13. ______ is a social group of people who shares the same language.

A. Culture

B. Tribe

C. Custom

14. Yorubas are in the West, Igbos in East and Hausas in ______.

A. South

B. West

C. North

15. Traditional dresses are dresses wore by people of the same culture and tribe.

A. True

B. False

C. No