Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Descant Recorder - Interpreting melodies on staff notation

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

- Outline factors to consider in interpreting melodies on staff notation
- Identify key signature and time signature
- Show interest in music notation

- Brainstorm factors to consider when interpreting melodies on staff
- Discuss key signature, time signature, note values
- Identify these elements in written music examples
- Understand how these elements guide musical interpretation

What is the value of sight reading music?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 74
- Charts showing music notation elements
- Sheet music examples
- Descant recorders
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 75
- Fingering charts
- Sheet music for C Major scale

- Oral questioning - Written identification - Group discussions

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Descant Recorder - Performance directions
Descant Recorder - Playing melodies
Descant Recorder - Playing melodies
Descant Recorder - Playing melodies

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

- Identify performance directions in musical notation
- Explain dynamics markings in music
- Show interest in expressive music performance

- Study performance directions related to dynamics (ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp)
- Discuss meaning of Italian terms and their symbols
- Identify dynamic markings in sheet music examples
- Practice playing with different dynamic levels

Why are performance directions important in music?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 76
- Charts showing dynamics markings
- Sheet music with dynamics
- Descant recorders
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 77
- Charts showing tempo markings
- Sheet music with varied tempos
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 78
- Sheet music with simple melodies
- Music stands if available
- Sheet music for "Jingle Bells"
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 79
- Sheet music with more complex melodies

- Oral questioning - Written identification - Performance assessment

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Descant Recorder - Duets
Storytelling and Animation - Storytelling techniques
Storytelling and Animation - Storytelling techniques
Storytelling and Animation - Qualities of a good flipbook
Storytelling and Animation - Qualities of a good flipbook

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

- Perform simple duets on descant recorder
- Coordinate playing with a partner
- Appreciate playing music with others

- Learn to play duets in C major
- Practice coordinating with a partner
- Focus on staying in time together
- Listen to each other while playing
- Perform duets for the class

How does playing in an ensemble differ from solo playing?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 79
- Duet sheet music
- Descant recorders
- Music stands if available
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 80
- Video clips of storytelling performances
- Digital devices for viewing
- Story books
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 81
- Simple stories for practice
- Props (optional)
- Open space for movement
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 82
- Sample flipbooks
- Digital resources showing flipbook animation
- Video clips of flipbook animation
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 83
- Video clips of animation principles

- Ensemble performance assessment - Coordination evaluation - Partner feedback

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Storytelling and Animation - Composing a story
Storytelling and Animation - Flipbook animation

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

- Read and analyze elements of a story
- Identify beginning, middle and end structure
- Show appreciation for story structure

- Read sample story "A Matter of Integrity"
- Identify theme, characters, and plot structure
- Discuss beginning, middle, and end of the story
- Analyze how the story develops and resolves

What makes a story engaging and meaningful?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 84
- Story text "A Matter of Integrity"
- Reading materials
- Notebooks for analysis
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 85
- Reference materials on social issues
- Newspapers and magazines
- Digital resources if available
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 86
- Planning sheets
- Drawing materials
- Story mapping templates
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 87
- Writing materials
- Story plans from previous lesson
- Sample scripts for reference
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 88
- Drawing paper
- Pencils and erasers
- Reference materials for character design

- Reading comprehension - Story analysis - Group discussions

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Storytelling and Animation - Flipbook animation
Storytelling and Animation - Performing a story
Storytelling and Animation - Performing a story
Storytelling and Animation - Performing a story

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

- Draw a sequence of a moving character
- Apply principles of sequential movement
- Show patience and attention to detail

- Draw first frame of character on first page
- Use light table or window to trace elements that remain same
- Make small adjustments to moving parts in each frame
- Focus on consistent character size and positioning
- Complete series of sequential images

How do small changes between frames create illusion of movement?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 88
- Paper for flipbook pages
- Pencils and erasers
- Light box or clear window for tracing
- Reference materials
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 89
- Completed sequence drawings
- Stapler, string, or other binding materials
- Scissors
- Card stock for covers (optional)
- Completed flipbooks
- Presentation space
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 90
- Open space for movement
- Story scripts from previous work
- Story scripts
- Open space for rehearsal
- Props if needed
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 91
- Performance space

- Drawing technique assessment - Sequential movement evaluation - Individual guidance

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Storytelling and Animation - Storytelling as communication
Kenyan Folk Songs - Classification
Kenyan Folk Songs - Classification
Kenyan Folk Songs - Classification
Kenyan Folk Songs - Classification

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

- Record narration performance
- Evaluate own storytelling techniques
- Appreciate storytelling as a means of communication

- Record storytelling performance using available technology
- Play back recording and analyze technique
- Make notes for improvement
- With permission, share recording on appropriate platform
- Discuss storytelling as a communication medium

How has digital technology changed storytelling practices?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 91
- Recording devices
- Story scripts
- Performance space
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 109
- Charts for classification
- Audio examples of folk songs
- Digital resources on Kenyan communities
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 110
- Classification charts
- Reference materials on folk songs
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 111
- Reference materials on folk song traditions
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 112
- Field trip to cultural center (if possible)
- Digital resources for virtual visits
- Recording equipment
- Notebooks for documentation

- Recording quality assessment - Self-evaluation - Reflection quality

Creating and Performing in Creative Arts and Sports

Kenyan Folk Songs - Performance techniques
Kenyan Folk Songs - Stencil printing
Kenyan Folk Songs - Stencil printing
Kenyan Folk Songs - Stencil printing
Kenyan Folk Songs - Folk song performance

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

- Identify folk song performance techniques
- Explain elements that enhance performance
- Show interest in performance techniques

- Study folk song performance techniques (voice projection, phrasing, tempo, tone)
- Discuss dynamics, expression, gestures, intensity, mood in folk songs
- Analyze authenticity in folk song performance
- Begin applying techniques to selected folk song

How can performances of Kenyan folk songs be made interesting?

- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 113
- Charts showing performance techniques
- Audio/video examples of folk song performances
- Selected folk song materials
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 114
- Open space for practice
- Audio examples for reference
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 115
- Open space for movement
- Audio/video examples for reference
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 116
- Performance space
- Recording equipment if available
- Cultural props or costumes if appropriate
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 117
- Sample stencil prints
- Drawing paper
- Pencils
- Reference materials for geometric patterns
- Stencil material (cardboard, plastic sheet)
- Cutting tools
- Fabric for costume
- Marking tools
- Humming Bird Creative Arts and Sports pg. 118
- Prepared stencils
- Fabric with registration marks
- Printing ink/paste
- Sponges or dabbers
- Printed costumes
- Audio equipment if needed

- Technique identification - Comprehension assessment - Discussion participation