General
UNIT ONE: DRAWING AND PAINTING STILL LIFE AND NATURE
1 .1. Key unit competence
To be able to draw and paint objects with different shapes and polygons.
1.2. Prerequisite skills .
In this unit, the teacher should guide learners to apply the technique of drawing and painting using different tools. Let learners draw and paint still life elements and nature. In that activity, learners can discover the beauty of the surrounding. After being guided, they present the results and give comment on them in mutual respect.
1.3. Cross-cutting issues to be addressed
• Environment protection as learners draw still life elements and nature such as plants, insects and animals.
• Financial education whereby learners give importance to the tools because they cost money, hence they should not be expended carelessly.
1.4. Introducing the unit
In the introduction, the teacher asks learners shapes, still life and environmental elements they know and colors of the shapes.
1.5. Lessons to be taught
Lesson one: Drawing and painting objects of different shapes inspired from the surrounding.
a. Learning Objectives
• Draw and paint in different ways
• Appreciate the beauty of pictures made by the learner or by others basing on their characteristics.
b. Teaching and Learning Materials
• Pencil
• Colored pencils
• Rubber
• Sharpener
• Drawing paper
c. Learning techniques
• Individual work
• demonstration
• Group discussion
d. Methodology
Introduction
• Teacher shows drawings and paintings made by others to the learners and asks them to identify materials used and steps.
• Learners observe the materials and tools and exchange views on shapes found with them.
Lesson Development
• Teacher distributes materials and gives instructions to the learners.
• Teacher demonstrates how to draw and paint objects with simple shapes.
• Learners observe the teacher’s demonstrations and ask some questions for better understanding.
• Learners start drawing their own objects.
After drawing learners start paint finished drawing.
• Teacher invites learners to present pictures they have drawn.
• Invite learners to select the best pictures.
• Appreciate the work of learners.
• Teacher and learners arrange the materials and tools and to keep them properly.
ii. Drawing plants
• Teacher tells learners to get out of class and observe the surrounding.
• Teacher asks learners to exchange views on what they have seen in the surrounding, focusing on plants.
• Teacher demonstrates how to draw nature object.
• Learners draw objects observed from the environment like (flowers, trees, leaves) and paint them using related colors.
• The teacher moves closer to each group to give them guidance and facilitation where necessary.
• The teacher invites learners to present their work such as the flower, the tree or the leaves.
• The teacher asks learners to select the best pictures.
• They appreciates pictures made by the learners.
iii. Drawing animals
How the drawing lesson of bird, fish, rabbit, and cat is delivered • Take the learners in a place where they can see animals or be shown pictures of these animals( bird, fish, rabbit, cat) • Learners to draw animals they have seen.
The teacher;
• Comes closer to each group to give them advice
• Invites learners to present their pictures and to comment on them
• Invites learners to select the best pictures.
• Appreciates pictures made by the learners.
iv. Drawing a person
• Invites the learners in groups to exchange their views on pictures of a person they have seen.
• Tells learners to show parts of the human body
• Asks learners to draw a person
• Gives guidance and facilitation to the learners.
Assessment
• Tell learners to present their pictures and comment on them
• Invite learners to select the best pictures.
• Appreciate learners’ pictures.
• Learners make hygiene of used materials and working place
Lesson 2: Drawing and painting from memory objects inspired from environment.
a. Learning Objectives
• Drawing From observation and from objects with various shapes in the surroundings.
• Love and preserve nature.
b. Teaching and Learning Materials
• Colored pencils
• Rubber
• Sharpener
• Drawing paper
• Pencil.
c. Learning techniques
• Individual work
• Group work
• Group Discussion
• Trial.
• Demonstration
d. Methodology Introduction
• Learners get out of the classroom and observe the surrounding (plants, straw, flowers, trees….)
• Teacher asks learners objects they have observed and to name materials that can be used to draw them.
Lesson development
• Teacher distributes drawing and painting materials to learners and gives instructions to learners.
• Teacher demonstrates how to draw objects from observation
• Learners draw different plants and animals
1.10. Drawing of: Banana Sheep Goat
• Invite learners to paint pictures they have made using related colors
1.10. Painting of: Banana Sheep Goat
• Teacher come closer to each group of learners and advises them. • The teacher invite learners to present pictures they have made and comment on them.
Assessment
The teacher;
• Tells learners to present their pictures and comment on them
• Invites learners to select the best pictures.
• Appreciates learners’ pictures.
• Learners clean the used materials and working place
Lesson 3: Mixing paint from three basic colors a. Learning Objectives
• Teacher asks learner different colors they know and how we can find them.
• Learners say different colors and different ways we can get some new colors like mixing two different colors to create a new color. b. Teaching and Learning Materials
• Colored pencils
• Water color
• Oil paint
• Thinner
• Empty containers
• Sharpener
• Water
• brushes
• Drawing paper
• Pencil.
d. Methodology Introduction
• Teacher displays in front of the learners charts where there is a variety of colors printed on them.
• Learners name colors observed on charts.
Lesson Development
• Teacher distribute materials to the learners
• Teacher demonstrates how to mix different colors to create new colors.
• Learners start mixing primary colors in order to get secondary colors.
i. The three basic or primary colors are as follows
How mix two primary or basic colors for getting new second color
• The teacher invites learners to draw the orange using two colors at secondary level( green color and orange)
Assessment
• Tell learners to present their drawings
• Learners appreciate good paintings
• Learners clean up their work place and the used materials
Lesson 4: Types of colors that change the look of others and their use
a. Learning Objectives
• Tell the use of different colors on artworks
• Drawing and painting in different ways
• Appreciate the beauty of drawings basing on the characteristics of what he/ she has made or that were made by others.
b. Teaching and Learning Materials
• Pencil
• Colored pencils
• Brush
• Paint ( black and white)
• Drawing paper
• Rubber
• Sharpener
• Circle of colors.
• Empty containers.
2. Methodology Introduction
• Teacher display in front of learners charts where there is a variety of colors with light and darker value printed on them.
• Learner names colors observed on charts.
Lesson Development
• Invite learners to use colors that change the look of other colors drawing step by step, from black to white and from white to black.
Teacher tells learners to mix black or white with other colors so that they may get colors with different value.
Assessment
• Tell learners to present their drawings
• Learners appreciate good paintings
• Learners tidy the work place and used materials
1.6. End of Unit One
assessment
• Draw the flower, a leaf and the rabbit
• Invite learners to draw plants using colors found in the surrounding
• Ask learners to draw using the mixture of basic colors
•Tell learners to mix colors that change the look of other colors.
1.7. Additional activities
• Draw and paint one of the objects from home using different colors that present light and darker value.