LIFE SKILLS GRADE 5 TERM 1

LESSON PLAN 1
STUDY AREA: Creative Arts (CA) TOPIC : Create and improvise
DURATION : 1h30/Wk
SPECIFIC AIM/S: Develop creative, expressive and innovative individuals.
Provide learners with exposure to experiences and basic skills in dance, drama, music and
visual arts including arts literacy and appreciation.
CORE CONCEPTS :Rhythmic patterns, body percussions, and percussion instruments.
WK CONTENT TEACHER ACTIVITY LEARNER
ACTIVITY RESOURCES ASSESSMENT
1 Rhythmic ACTIVITY 1(30min) ACTIVITY 1
patterns of
different note The teacher introduces a warm Warm up activity. Textbooks Practical
valves up song that is familiar, to the Learner’s demonstration
(semibreve, learners. space
minim, Learners listen and
crotchet, The teacher explains to the take notes.
quaver and learners
equivalent A staff notation is a way of
rests) using writing music so that it can be
body sung or played . Learners follow the
percussion and
percussive The teacher writes a song on
instruments. the
board .eg. teacher’s directive –
sing the song in
notes (thrice). Practical
Good morning / good morning/ demonstration
how are you
Good morning /good morning Learners work in Flashcards
/how do you do groups-add notes
to songs of their
The teacher asks the learners to choice.
sing the song - adds notes to
the song and asks the learners
to sing the song in notes Charts
(thrice). Learners listen and Koki pens
take notes.
Learners are grouped into 4’s or
5’s for doing the exercise :
-writing a song
-adding notes to the song Practical
Each learner is allowed to use a Learners listen and demonstration
language of his/her choice . take notes.
 Consolidation : The teacher
reminds the learners that a
song is made of
-sound and
- silence , or rests.
ACTIVITY 3
CONTINUATIO Learners are asked to reflect.
N Warm up and play
activity.
ACTIVITY 2(30min) Chart
Learners study the
Warm up and play activity. chart and read the
The teacher note and time
can make names.
copies of The teacher hangs a chart on
handouts for the board or give learners Learners listen and
learners . handouts with note and time take notes.
names
The teacher explains that note Learners imitate the
and time names are used to teacher.
sing how long the four different
notes last
Learners follow the
The teacher hangs a chart that teacher’s
shows the signs used in a staff demonstration.
 notation ( the notes and
silence/rests)
Learners imitate the Practical
NB. Learners must have a copy teacher. demonstration
and the teacher must explain Chart
/demonstrate. Koki pens
The teacher also shows how to
write down a rhythm on a
timeline with beats which is
marked with your right
and left feet
(R,.L ,R,L,R, L etc.)
2
Example of a timeline with
beats
CONTINUATIO ______________________________
N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Learners do a warm
8 9 up activity.
R L R L R L R
L R Learners work in
groups.
Consolidation by the teacher.
 ACTIVITY 3(30min)
Learners continue
Warm up and play activity. with the task.
The teacher divides the learners
into groups, and gives each
groups a chart, for drawing the
signs used in a staff notation. Learners imitate the
teacher.
The teacher moves around
assisting the learners and they
are asked to hang their charts
on the wall when they have
finished.
CONTINUATIO
N Learners sing and
The teacher draws a time line clap to the song.
with beats, on the board and
practises with the learners.
Consolidation. Learners sit down
and listen to the
ACTIVITY 1(30min) teacher.
Warm up and play activity –
 learners are asked to sing and Practical
clap to a song that they all demonstration
enjoy . The teacher also joins in
the voice warm up activity. Learners follow the
teacher’s
The teacher asks the learners instruction..
to sit down and starts
introducing note values;
. -writes them
Use a pencil to -names them
draw the -teaches the value of each note
shapes in
column 1 and The teacher hangs a chart on Practical
the rests in the board and asks the learners demonstration
column 3 to study the diagram (See
example overleaf).
Learners sing a clap
Shapes No of beats song, (they can sing
Rests songs from their
different cultures).
semibreve 4 beats
minim 2beats
crotchet 1beat Learners imitate the
quaver ½ beat teacher.
 The teacher leads learner in
Locomotor doing a clap song
and non- ‘’DO THIS CLAP SONG’’, in
locomotor preparation for the activity that Warm up-humming
movement follows. to .
sequences
exploring The teacher demonstrates each Learners create and
elements of and every note value by sing clap songs.
time clapping
Consolidation by the teacher
(tempo, beats,
meter) ACTIVITY 2 (30min) Learners follow the
individually teacher’s cue.
and in unison Warm up and play activity.
(including
jump, turn The teacher leads the learners Learners continue with
,bend, skip, in a song - to demonstrate the activity.
stretch, twist, tempo, beats
roll, gallop,
crawl, roll,
slide, reach, and metre.
push, pull
The teacher plays a song/or
 asks the learners to sing a song Warm up activity.
Mimed actions, including the movements , in
using the five the left column. Groups carry out
senses (seeing, the teacher’s
hearing, The teacher moves around instruction.
tasting, assisting the learners as they
smelling, continue with the activity, in
touching and groups. Learners respond
smelling). eg.
Consolidation. - ChIldrern’s.
-
ACTIVITY 3(30 min) Comedians/magicia
ns
Warm up and play activity. - Plays /cartoons.
The teacher asks the learners
does a miming activity – gives Learners do the
instruction/ does an activity activity.
through gestures.
The teacher asks learners Learners reflect
examples of people/ situations orally and in writing.
where miming is used.
 Learners are asked to do mimed
actions , in groups.
At the end of the activity the
learners are asked to applaud
each other.
Consolidation by the teacher.

Expanded Opportunities
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Inclusivity
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Reflection
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