Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.1.1.4 - Make decisions for designing and creating own visual artworks that will reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

identify and name at least three natural and three manmade objects found in the school or community environment during an observation walk.
examine collected samples or photographs for at least two visual qualities (shape, texture, colour, size, or line) and describe what they see.
make at least two informed decisions about which materials and objects to use in their own artwork, giving a reason for each choice.
sketch or plan a simple artwork that combines at least one natural and one manmade object from their observations.
explain in one or two sentences how their planned artwork reflects the environment of their community.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Thinking and Exploring Ideas (1.1)
Content standard: B4.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people based on their history and culture, the environment and topical local/national/global issues
Indicator: B4.1.1.1.4 - Make decisions for designing and creating own visual artworks that will reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 28
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- go on out-of-the-classroom walk to observe the natural and manmade surroundings;
- collect samples of natural and manmade objects, take photographs, or make videos of objects that interest them;
- examine the samples/pictures for their shapes, texture, colours, size, lines, etc. and gather ideas on artworks suggested;
- reflect on the shapes, texture, colour, suggestions of movement, pattern, rhythm, etc. to generate ideas for designing and making own artworks.