Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Potter; Slab technique
Making a cube using the slab technique

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of slab technique.
Use digital devices and search for examples of containers and other pottery items modelled using slab technique.
Appreciate slab technique in pottery.

Learners are guided to:
-Explain the meaning of slab technique.
-In groups, use digital devices and search for examples of containers and other pottery items modelled using slab technique

What is slab technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 56-58
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 58-61

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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Making a cuboid using the slab technique
Modelling a cylinder using the slab technique

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define cuboid
Outline the procedure for making a cuboid using the slab technique.
Make a cuboid using the slab technique.
Have fun and enjoy making a cuboid using the slab technique.

Learners are guided to:
-Define cuboid.
-Outline the procedure for making a cuboid using the slab technique.
-In groups, make a cuboid using the slab technique

What is a cuboid? How do you make a cuboid using the slab technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 61-62
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 62-63

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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Modelling a cone using the slab technique
Modelling a pyramidal form using the slab technique

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a cone
Outline the procedure for modelling a cone using the slab technique.
Model a cone using the slab technique.
Have fun and enjoy modelling cone using the slab technique.

Learners are guided to:
-Define a cone.
-Outline the procedure for modelling a cone using the slab technique.
-In groups, model a cone using the slab technique

How do you model a cone using the slab technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 64-65
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 65-66

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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Embedding technique

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure to decorate play items using embedding technique.
Decorate geometric forms using embedding technique.
Have fun and enjoy decorating play items using embedding technique.

Learners are guided to:
-Outline the procedure to decorate play items using embedding technique.
-In groups, decorate geometric forms made using embedding technique

How do you decorate items using embedding technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 67
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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Piercing technique of pottery decoration
Sculpture; Carving

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure to decorate clay items using piercing process.
Decorate geometric forms using piercing technique.
Have fun and enjoy decorating clay items using piercing technique.
Display and talk about their work and others' work.

Learners are guided to:
-Outline the procedure to decorate clay items using piercing process.
-Decorate geometric forms using piercing technique
-Display and talk about their work and others' work

How do you decorate items using piercing technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 67-69
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 70

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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts

Sculpture; Carving
Decorating shallow wooden bowl

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify materials and tools used to carve out a shallow wooden bowl
Outline the procedure for carving out a shallow wooden bowl.
Carve out a shallow wooden bowl.
Have fun and enjoy carving out a shallow wooden bowl.

Learners are guided to:
-Identify materials and tools used to carve out a shallow wooden bowl.
-Outline the procedure for carving out a shallow wooden bowl.
-In groups, carve out a shallow wooden bowl

How do you carve out a shallow wooden bowl?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 71-73
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 73-74

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Indigenous Kenyan Crafts
Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Texturing
Graphic design; Cards, Mixed Media Seasonal Cards

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State safety measures to observe when decorating wooden bowls.
Outline the procedure to decorate wooden bowls using texture and incision.
Decorate shallow wooden bowls using texturing and incising.
Have fun and enjoy decorating shallow wooden bowls using texturing and incising.

Learners are guided to:
-State safety measures to observe when decorating wooden bowls.
-Outline the procedure to decorate wooden bowls using texture and incision.
-Decorate shallow wooden bowls using texturing and incising

How do you decorate wooden bowls using texturing? How do you decorate wooden bowls using incising?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 74-76
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 77-79

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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Mixing a one-fold card layout
Writing a Message on a Seasonal Greetings card

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify materials and tools used to make a one-fold card layout.
Outline the procedure for mixing a one-fold card layout.
Make a one-fold card layout.
Have fun and enjoy planning a one-fold layout of a seasonal card.

Learners are guided to:
-Identify materials and tools used to make a one-fold card layout.
-Outline the procedure for mixing a one-fold card layout.
-In groups, make a one-fold card layout.

How do you mix a one-fold card layout?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 79-80
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 80-82

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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Designing a motif; Stencil printing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a motif.
Outline the procedure to design a motif the use it to make a stencil.
Print a motif on a fabric using dabbing technique.
Have fun and enjoy decorating a seasonal card.

Learners are guided to:
- Define a motif.
-Outline the procedure to design a motif the use it to make a stencil.
-Print a motif on a fabric using dabbing technique

What is a motif? How do you make a stencil? What is dabbing technique?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 83-86
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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Embellishing seasonal cards
Paper Craft;

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List ways of embellishing seasonal cards.
Discuss ways of embellishing seasonal cards
Embellish seasonal cards.
Display and critique their own and others' card designs.

Learners are guided to:
-List ways of embellishing seasonal cards, such as, using buttons, using beads.
-In groups, discuss ways of embellishing seasonal cards.
-In groups, choose one method and embellishing his/her own seasonal cards

What are the ways of embellishing seasonal cards?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 86-89
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 90

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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Paper Flowers
Making paper flower

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List some paper craft techniques used to make paper flowers.
Describe paper craft techniques.
Try out some of the paper craft techniques before they make a paper flower.
Have fun and enjoy trying out some of the paper craft techniques.

Learners are guided to:
- List some paper craft techniques used to make paper flowers such as, folding, creasing, pleating
-Describe paper craft techniques.
-Try out some of the paper craft techniques before they make a paper flower.

What are some of the paper craft techniques?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 91-94
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 95-98

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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Making paper flower
Embellishing paper flowers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Outline the procedure for making paper flowers.
Make paper flowers using multi-coloured technique.
Display and talk about their own and others' paper flowers.
Have fun and enjoy making paper flowers.

Learners are guided to:
-Use the procedure on learner's book page 99 to make a paper flower.
-Display and talk about their own and others' paper flowers.

How do you make paper flowers?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 99-101
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 101-104

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Design, Mixed Media and Technology

Paper container for holding paper flowers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define flower vase.
Outline the procedure for making paper container for holding paper flowers.
Make a rectangular paper container for holding paper flowers.
Have fun and enjoy making paper containers for holding flowers.

Learners are guided to:
-Define flower vase.
-Outline the procedure for making paper container for holding paper flowers.
-In groups, make a rectangular paper container for holding paper flowers

How do you make paper container for holding paper flowers?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 105-107
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Design, Mixed Media and Technology
Presentation and Exhibition

Decorating paper containers
Mounting and Display; Picture Framing Using Mitre Joints

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List the methods of decorating paper containers.
Decorate paper flowers by sticking cut out geometric shapes and motifs from fabric and papers.
Decorate paper flowers by sticking floral cut out shapes and motifs from paper and fabric.
Have fun and enjoy decorating paper containers.

Learners are guided to:
-List the methods of decorating paper containers.
-Decorate paper flowers by sticking cut out geometric shapes and motifs from fabric and papers.
-Decorate paper flowers by sticking floral cut out shapes and motifs from paper and fabric

What are the methods of decorating paper flowers? How do you decorate paper containers?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 107-110
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 131132

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Presentation and Exhibition

Mat mounting
Mitre joint

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of mat mounting.
Outline the procedure to mat mount.
Practise mat mounting their art work.
Display and critique own and others' work.

Learners are guided to:
Explain the meaning of mat mounting.
Outline the procedure to mat mount.
Practise mat mounting their art work.

What is mat mounting?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 132134
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 134139

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Presentation and Exhibition

Exhibition Skills; Exhibition of 2D and 3D artwork
Display of 2D and 3D artwork

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use digital devices and search for pictures and videos of art exhibition.
Study and analyse the pictures on learner's book.
Appreciate the exhibition of 2D and 3D artwork.

Learners are guided to:
Use digital devices and search for pictures and videos of art exhibition.
Study and analyse the pictures on learner's book.

How are 2D and 3D artworks exhibited?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 140141
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 141

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Presentation and Exhibition

Display of 2D and 3D artwork

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain display surfaces used in 2D and 3D artworks.
Discuss the decorations of display surfaces.
Draw the pictures on learner's book.
Appreciate the importance of display surfaces on 2D and 3D artworks.

Learners are guided to:
Explain display surfaces used in 2D and 3D artworks.
Discuss the decorations of display surfaces.
Draw the pictures on learner's book.

What is display surfaces?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 141142
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KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 142

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Presentation and Exhibition

Marketing strategies in art

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify and explain marketing strategies.
Role play buying and selling of their 2D and 3D artwork.
Appreciate the importance of marketing strategies.
Have fun and enjoy role playing buying and selling of their 2D and 3D artwork.

Learners are guided to:
Identify and explain marketing strategies.
Role play buying and selling of their 2D and 3D artwork.
Appreciate the importance of marketing strategies.

What are the marketing strategies used in art?

KLB Art and Craft Learner's Book Grade 6 pg. 143145
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