Creating and Performing

Elements of a cultural creative dance.

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

Explain the meaning of culture.
Study the picture in learner's book 8 and answer the questions that follows.
Have a desire to learn more about cultural creative dances.

In pairs, learners are guided to explain the meaning of culture.
In pairs, learners are guided to Study the picture in learner's book 8 page 34 and answer the questions that follows.
In pairs, learners are guided to discuss the elements of a cultural creative dance.

What is culture? What is cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 34-35
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Developing plot for a cultural creative dance

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

Brainstorm and list five issues affecting their community that can be addressed through a cultural creative dance.
Watch a cultural creative dance using the link: https://tinyurl.com/cyba7ms5
Appreciate the importance of developing plot for a cultural creative dance.

In small groups, learners are guided to brainstorm and list five issues affecting their community that can be addressed through a cultural creative dance.
In small groups, learners are guided to Watch a cultural creative dance using the link: https://tinyurl.com/cyba7ms5
In small groups, learners are guided to develop a plot for a cultural creative dance that will address the issue. Come up with events that will form the beginning, conflict, rising action climax resolution.

How are the events in a cultural creative dance presented?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 35-37
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The role of songs and instruments in the cultural creative dance

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

Name the musical instruments that are used in the cultural creative dances of their community.
Explain the role played by musical instruments in a cultural creative dances.
Appreciate the role of songs and instruments in the cultural creative dance.

Learners are guided to name the musical instruments that are used in the cultural creative dances of their community.
As a class, learners are guided to sing the folk song in learner's book 8 page 38
Learners to research and explain in groups the role played by musical instruments in a cultural creative dances.

How are the songs and musical instruments used in cultural creative dances?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 37-39
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Making simple dance movements to varied cultural idioms

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

Develop a simple plot for a cultural creative dance that will aid in addressing any issue affecting their community.
Creatively improvise dance movements that can be used to demonstrate different actions such as, farming, selling, winnowing, milking and digging.
Enjoy making simple dance movements to varied cultural idioms.

In pairs, learners are guided to develop a simple plot for a cultural creative dance that will aid in addressing any issue affecting their community.
In pairs, learners are guided to creatively improvise dance movements that can be used to demonstrate different actions such as, farming, selling, winnowing, milking and digging.
In pairs, learners are guided to demonstrate the dance steps and movements in synchronized, unified and well

Which skills would you demonstrate?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 39-40
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Creating and Performing

Making simple dance movements to varied cultural idioms

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

Develop a simple plot for a cultural creative dance that will aid in addressing any issue affecting their community.
Creatively improvise dance movements that can be used to demonstrate different actions such as, farming, selling, winnowing, milking and digging.
Enjoy making simple dance movements to varied cultural idioms.

In pairs, learners are guided to develop a simple plot for a cultural creative dance that will aid in addressing any issue affecting their community.
In pairs, learners are guided to creatively improvise dance movements that can be used to demonstrate different actions such as, farming, selling, winnowing, milking and digging.
In pairs, learners are guided to demonstrate the dance steps and movements in synchronized, unified and well

Which skills would you demonstrate?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 39-40
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Functions of cultural creative dances in the society

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

Watch cultural creative dances from the Kenya National Drama and Film Festivals.
List down the functions of cultural creative dance in the society.
Appreciate the functions of cultural creative dances in the society.

With the help of your teacher, learners to watch cultural creative dances from the Kenya National Drama and Film Festivals.
With the help of your teacher, learners to try and figure out the story conveyed in the dances by paying attention to the dramatization.
With the help of your teacher, learners to List down the functions of cultural creative dance in the society.

How does cultural creative dance benefit the community from which it is derived or originates?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 41-42
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Creating a storyline for a cultural creative dance

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

Outline the steps to follow to create a storyline for a cultural creative dance.
Choose songs to develop the theme of the storyline in a cultural creative dance.
Appreciate the importance of a theme in a storyline in a cultural creative dance.

In groups, the learners are guided to outline the steps to follow to create a storyline for a cultural creative dance.
In groups, the learners are guided to choose songs to develop the theme of the storyline in a cultural creative dance.
In groups, the learners are guided to practise singing the songs they choose.

What criteria would you use to choose songs for a cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 71-73
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Creating dance steps, formations and patterns for the cultural creative dance

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

Watch the short link provided to see how some simple dance moves are made. https://timyurl.com/ykvyyc78
Create their own relevant and appropriate dance steps, patterns and formations.
Have fun and enjoy creating dance steps, formations and patterns for the cultural creative dance.

In groups, learners are guided to watch the short link provided to see how some simple dance moves are made. https://timyurl.com/ykvyyc78
In groups, learners are guided to create their own relevant and appropriate dance steps, patterns and formations.
In groups, learners are guided to practise and rehearse the dance steps.

How do music, body and space help in creating formations and patterns to develop the storyline in the cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 73-75
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Making costumes, make-up, ornaments and props

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

Identify the characters that one would use for the storyline for a cultural creative dance.
Source for costumes, make-ups, ornaments and props.
Appreciate the importance of making costumes, make-up, ornaments and props.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the characters that one would use for the storyline for a cultural creative dance.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the costumes, ornaments, props and make-up that would portray the character and mood of the cultural creative dance for the storyline.
In groups, learners are guided to source for costumes, make-ups, ornaments and props.

What would you consider whole making or selecting costumes, make-up ornaments or props to use in a cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 75-76
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Writing a script for the cultural creative performance

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

Identify the components of a cultural creative dance script.
Write a script for the cultural creative performance.
Appreciate different types of folk dances.

Learners are guided to identify the components of a cultural creative dance script.
Learners are guided to write a script for the cultural creative performance.
Learners are guided to state the importance of including action, characters, patterns and formations while writing a script for a cultural creative dance.

What are the components of a cultural creative dance script?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 76-79
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Ideas and themes in a cultural creative dance

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

Identify the ideas or milestone of the cultural creative dance. Describe how they are organised and expressed by the performers.
Choose a theme for a cultural dance and explain ways in which they can interpret the theme and ideas in a performance of a cultural creative dance.
Appreciate the ideas and themes in a cultural creative dance.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the ideas or milestone of the cultural creative dance. Describe how they are organised and expressed by the performers.
In groups, learners are guided to choose a theme for a cultural dance and explain ways in which they can interpret the theme and ideas in a performance of a cultural creative dance.
In groups, learners are guided to sing songs to communicate messages in a cultural creative dance story.

Which ideas and themes can be addressed using a cultural creative dance? How do we organise ideas in a cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 132-134
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Playing musical instruments to enrich performance

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

State the role of musical instruments in a cultural creative dance.
Demonstrate how they can dance to simple music beats with smooth transitions responding to tempo.
Have fun and enjoy playing musical instruments to enrich performance.

In groups, learners are guided to state the role of musical instruments in a cultural creative dance.
In groups, learners are guided to observe and discuss how the dance formations help to convey the message in the cultural creative dance.
In groups, learners are guided to demonstrate how they can dance to simple music beats with smooth transitions responding to tempo.

How do musical instruments contribute to the message of a cultural creative dance?

Spotlight; Performing Arts Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 134-137
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Creating and Performing

Kenyan Folk Dance

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

Identify what makes a good folk dance performance.
Perform a folk dance from a Kenyan community.
Appreciate different cultures through performing folk dances from diverse Kenyan communities and casted masks.

As a class, learners are guided to identify what makes a good folk dance performance.
As a class, learners are guided to perform a folk dance from a Kenyan community.
As a class, learners are guided to give feedback on own and others' make-up and dance techniques

How do folk dances represent Kenyan culture? What makes a good folk dance performance?

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Kenyan Folk Dance

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

Identify what makes a good folk dance performance.
Perform a folk dance from a Kenyan community.
Appreciate different cultures through performing folk dances from diverse Kenyan communities and casted masks.

As a class, learners are guided to identify what makes a good folk dance performance.
As a class, learners are guided to perform a folk dance from a Kenyan community.
As a class, learners are guided to give feedback on own and others' make-up and dance techniques

How do folk dances represent Kenyan culture? What makes a good folk dance performance?

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Indigenous Kenya craft

Basketry; Coil and stitch technique

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

Identify coil and stitch technique.
Classify the materials used in coil and stitch technique into natural and man-made.
Appreciate coil and stitch technique used in basketry.

In groups, learners are guided to identify coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to classify the materials used in coil and stitch technique into natural and man-made.
In groups, learners are guided to use digital devices to watch a video on samples of basketry items.

What other man-made and natural materials can be used in basketry? What man-made and natural materials in your locality can be used for coil and stitch technique?

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Types of coils

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

Identify types of coil used in coil and stitch technique.
Arrange the items collected in terms of uniformity of coils in a decreasing order.
Appreciate the importance of maintaining the uniformity of coils.

In groups, learners are guided to identify types of coil used in coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to state the importance of maintaining uniformity of coils.
In pairs, learners are guided to arrange the items collected in terms of uniformity of coils in a decreasing order.

What types of coils are used in coil and stitch technique? How to maintain uniformity of coils?

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Selecting and collecting materials for coil and stitch technique

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

Explain the meaning of good craftsmanship.
Select and collect materials for coil and stitch technique.
Appreciate the importance of selecting materials that have characteristics that suit its purpose.

In groups, learners are guided to define the meaning of good craftsmanship.
In groups, learners are guided to identify the characteristics for selecting materials for making a floor mat.
In groups, learners are guided to select and collect materials for coil and stitch technique.

What do you consider when selecting materials for coil and stitch technique?

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Preparation of materials used in coil and stitch technique basketry; Natural materials

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

Identify natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.
Prepare natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.
Appreciate the method of preparing natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.

In groups, learners are guided to identify natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to identify the method of preparation of natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to prepare natural materials used in coil and stitch technique.

How to prepare natural materials used in coil and stitch technique?

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Preparation of materials used in coil and stitch technique basketry; Man-made materials

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

Identify man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique.
Prepare man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique.
Appreciate the method of preparing man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique.

In groups, learners are guided to identify man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to identify the method of preparation of man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique.
In groups, learners are guided to prepare the materials selected depending on their type and the design of the floor may he/she is making by dyeing, tearing then plating or rolling.

How to prepare man-made materials used in coil and stitch technique?

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Swimming

Inverted breaststroke

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

Use digital devices to watch video clips on inverted breaststroke and observe the body position.
Practise warm up activities such as, squats, knee to chest pose and toes touch.
Appreciate the safety instructions to observe when swimming.

In groups, learners are guided to use digital devices to watch video clips on inverted breaststroke and observe the body position.
In groups, learners are guided to practise warm up activities such as, squats, knee to chest pose and toes touch.

Which swimming strokes are performed in an inverted position?

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Swimming

Inverted breaststroke

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

Use digital devices to watch video clips on inverted breaststroke and observe the body position.
Practise warm up activities such as, squats, knee to chest pose and toes touch.
Appreciate the safety instructions to observe when swimming.

In groups, learners are guided to use digital devices to watch video clips on inverted breaststroke and observe the body position.
In groups, learners are guided to practise warm up activities such as, squats, knee to chest pose and toes touch.

Which swimming strokes are performed in an inverted position?

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Swimming

Inverted breaststroke

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

Identify the sequence of the inverted breaststroke.
Demonstrate the inverted breaststroke action outside the swimming pool.
Appreciate the teacher's feedback.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the sequence of the inverted breaststroke; stroke, breathe, kick and glide.
In groups, learners are guided to demonstrate the inverted breaststroke action outside the swimming pool.

How do you perform the inverted breaststroke?

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Swimming

Inverted breaststroke

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

Outline the drills used to perform inverted breaststroke.
Practise the inverted breaststroke using the drills on learner's book.
Have fun and enjoy participating in swimming activities.

In groups, learners are guided to outline the drills used to perform inverted breaststroke.
In groups, learners are guided to practise the inverted breaststroke using the drills on learner's book

What are the similarities between the breaststroke and the inverted breaststroke?

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Swimming

Tuck dive from an elevated position.

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

Use digital devices to watch video clips on the tuck dive.
Perform warm up activities and cool down activities such as, arm swing, touch your toes and soles of feet pose.
Appreciate the importance of observing safety measures when performing the tuck dive.

In groups, learners are guided to use digital devices to watch video clips on the tuck dive.
In groups, learners are guided to perform warm up activities and cool down activities such as, arm swing, touch your toes and soles of feet pose

What is tuck dive?

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Swimming

Tuck dive from an elevated position.

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

State the safety measures to observe during a tuck dive.
Practice the tuck dive from the edge of the springboard with and without a hurdle approach.
Have fun and enjoy tuck surface dive.

In groups, learners are guided to state the safety measures to observe during a tuck dive.
In groups, learners are guided to practice the tuck dive from the edge of the springboard with and without a hurdle approach

What safety measures should be observe during a tuck dive?

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Swimming

Water treading

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

Explain the meaning of water treading.
Watch a video from digital devices of people practicing water treading.
Appreciate the importance of water treading.

In groups, learners are guided to explain the meaning of water treading.
In groups, learners are guided to watch a video from digital devices of people practicing water treading.
In groups, learners are guided to write short points about the video.

What is water treading?

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Swimming

Water treading

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

State the safety measure to observe when water treading.
Practise progression from water treading to inverted breaststroke while observing.
Acknowledge own and others' efforts while performing water treading and inverted breaststroke skills in swimming.

In groups, learners are guided to state the safety measure to observe when water treading.
In groups, learners are guided to practise progression from water treading to inverted breaststroke while observing.
In groups, learners are guided to observe others as they apply the skills of water treading and inverted breaststroke and give feedback.

Why is water treading skill important?

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Creating and Performing

Kenyan indigenous games Tagging

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

Watch virtual or live performance of indigenous tagging games and identify types of games observed.
Demonstrate skills in different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
Appreciate the importance of indigenous tagging games.

As a class, learners are guided to watch virtual or live performance of indigenous tagging games and identify types of games observed.
As a class, learners are guided to demonstrate skills in different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
As a class, learners are guided to state the importance of indigenous tagging games.

How do indigenous tagging skills enhance physical fitness?

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Kenyan indigenous games Tagging

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

Watch virtual or live performance of indigenous tagging games and identify types of games observed.
Demonstrate skills in different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
Appreciate the importance of indigenous tagging games.

As a class, learners are guided to watch virtual or live performance of indigenous tagging games and identify types of games observed.
As a class, learners are guided to demonstrate skills in different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
As a class, learners are guided to state the importance of indigenous tagging games.

How do indigenous tagging skills enhance physical fitness?

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Kenyan indigenous games Tagging

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

Practise different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
Perform indigenous tagging games using musical rhythm for coordination.
Appreciate the role played by indigenous tagging games for enjoyment.

In groups, learners to state the safety measures to observe when performing indigenous tagging games.
In groups, learners to practise different indigenous tagging games while observing safety.
In groups, learners to Perform indigenous tagging games using musical rhythm for coordination

Why is tagging considered an indigenous game?

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Appreciation in Creative Arts and Sports

Analysis of Creative Arts and Sports.

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

Brainstorm to interpret criteria for evaluating different categories of Creative Arts and Sports.
Examine the criteria for evaluating Creative Arts and Sports.
Appreciate the importance of analysis of Creative Arts and Sports.

In groups, learners are guided to brainstorm to interpret criteria for evaluating different categories of Creative Arts and Sports (netball, Kenyan folk dance, play and 3-D Arts)
In groups, learners are guided to watch, listen to, read or observe selected Creative Arts and Sports performances for analysis.
In groups, learners are guided to evaluate a 3D Visual art work.

Why is analysis an important skill in Creative Arts and Sports?

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Analysis of Creative Arts and Sports

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

Brainstorm the criteria to evaluate a verse performance.
Analyse a verse performance
Analyse a netball game in line with the sports values.
Appreciate the role of analysis in adding value to Creative Arts and Sports.

In groups, learners are guided to analyse a folk dance from a Kenyan community.
In groups, learners are guided to analyse a 3D artwork paying attention to: (-organisations of the work balance, proportion, dominance), - subject matter (what is happening - topic), -theme - what is the artist saying) Judgement: Evaluating the Artwork),
In groups, learners are guided to evaluate the verse performance while considering elements such as theme, use of voice, body, space, props, and audience involvement.

Why is analysis an important skill in Creative Arts and Sports?

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