Creative Arts: Music

2.1. Key unit competences

To be able to design images of objects using different materials from the surroundings.

2.2. Generic competences

Within this unit, the teacher has to guide learners in order to help them to be familiar with the application of print making and decoration to the objects met on his/her village. Let them apply print making and decorating objects in surroundngs. They discover the beauty of the objects after print making and decorating them. Then after, the teacher guides them to present their works and share views in respect.

2.3 Cross cutting issues

To ensure that learners with physical disabilities are able to copy others using another part of his/her body. For example: a learner who does not have hands can use his/her foot to decorate. 

Environmental protection, when learners are applying print making and decorating papers using such as leaves, plants, etc 

Financial education is also applicable in this unit, when the learner takes into consideration the value of objects because they cost money and that they should be protected.

2.4 Ho w to introduce the lesson?

To introduce the lesson of print making and decorating, the teacher can collect learning and teaching materials such as a pieces of cloth, drawing paper and other print made simple picturess improved to the level of children. Then the teacher tells the learners that they will imitate the pictures.

1.5 List of lessons

Lesson one: print images on simple materials like paper

a. Learning objectives

• Apply print making using different object from the surrounding.

• Apply print making on his or her self choice using simple tools like a hand, a foot, a coin, a leaf, a maize stem, etc

b. Learning and Teaching materials

• A leaf

• A maize stem

• A coin, etc

c. Methodology

Introduction

• Teacher takes pictures of persons who are making print making and show to the learners and asks them materials and method that are being used.

• Learners mentioned that method to be used is print making for materials they will say different materials.

Lesson Development

• Teacher distributes printing materials to the learners and give them instructions

• Teacher demonstrates how to make printing.

• Learners start making print by Soaking the maize stem into the paint and make print on the paper.

• Some learners may choose making printing by putting the paper on the coin and using a pencil to make print the coins.

• Soaking the hand or foot into the paint and applying print making on a paper.

Assessment

• Learners Present the pictures and sharing views in respect and appreciating the beauty of the objects

• Ensuring that each learner is able to make various decorative objects using different tools used in print making and in different images.

Lesson Two: Make Different decorations using print making materials and tools with different shapes.

a. Learning objectives

• Print making using rooted crops or other objects met in their communities. For example: Carrot, aubergines, slippers, bodaboda, and Paint.

b. Teaching and Learning materials

• Water colours or Paint which can be removed by water.

• Paper

• A carot or aubergine shaped differently that can help to make print

• Bodaboda

• Avocado seed

• Banana skin[Ikivovo]

c. Methodology

Introduction

• Teacher takes pictures of persons who are making print making and show to the learners and asks them materials and methods that are being used.

• Learners mentioned the methods to be used in print making for materials given .

Lesson Development

• Teacher distribute to the learners different materials and tools that can be used in print making.

• Teacher demonstate print making.

• The learner has to cut an apple so as to give a beautiful picture and then after, he/she Paint it or puts it into the paint bowl. He/she print makes the picture on a paper or on a piece of cloth.

Lesson Three: Decorating on a piece of cloth

a. Learning objectives

Decorating on a piece of cloth using materials in the surrounding (example: using a bottle top).

b. Teaching and Learning materials

• Paint

• A piece of cloth

• A bottle top

• A nail

• A stone (or a hammer) use to fix the the nail in the bottle top

c. Methodology

Introduction

• Teacher shows to the learners some print made by others and ask them used materials.

• Learners observe pictures and mention used materials.

Lesson Development

• Teacher distribute to the learners different materials and tools that can be used in print making.

• Teacher demonstate print making.

• The learner can put the bottle top into the paint bowl and the pose the top on the piece of cloth many times, either in one color or many.

Assessment

• Presenting the artworks and sharing views in respect and appreciating the beauty of objects.

• Make hygien of used materials and working place.

Lesson Four: Analysing the use of pictures related to the surroundngs

a. Learning objectives

• Analyse and use of pictures related to the surrounding.

• Observe and draw a picture of an object outside of the classroom related to the environment.

b. Learning and Teaching materials

• Paint

• Paper to use in making decoration or pieces of cloth.

• An Irish patato, a patato, a banana, an avocado seed shaped differently so as to a beautiful picture.

c. Methodology

Introduction

• Inviting learners to get outside and make an observation on the nature (school garden).

• Inviting them to observe the nature and comment on it.

Lesson Development

Print making the picture of objects using various objects.

Assessment

• Presenting artworks and sharing views in respect and appreciating them

• Insuring that each student is able to primake decoration using different materials

2.6. End of unit Two assessment

• Print making a picture using a hand or foot on a paper.

• Print making a picture on a paper using carrot, or aubergine and paint.

• Print making a picture on a piece of cloth using a bottle cap and paint.

• Print making a picture of one of the elements of the nature, using any material of your choice.

• Print making a picture on a paper using the coin.

• Printmake a picture on a paper using one of the following materials: The thumb, the hand or the foot.