Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Grade 3 Rationalized Creative Activities Curriculum Design.

  This curriculum design is developed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) for implementation under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).

  • Level: Lower Primary – Grade 3
  • Learning Area: Creative Activities (integrating Music, Art and Craft, and Movement)
  • First Published: 2021
  • Revised: 2024 (Rationalized Curriculum)
  • Lessons per Week: 7
  • Total Suggested Lessons: 210
  • Approach: Experiential and learner-centred, grounded in social constructivism, encouraging exploration, creativity, performance, and appreciation of arts and movement
  • Focus: Development of creativity, self-expression, cultural appreciation, confidence, collaboration, and integration of core competencies, values, and Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs)

  By the end of Lower Primary, the learner should be able to:

  • Express ideas, feelings, and experiences through art, music, and movement
  • Appreciate own and others’ creative works within cultural contexts
  • Develop confidence and a sense of achievement through creative performance and production
  • Use appropriate language to respond to creative works
  • Work cooperatively while observing safety and responsibility

  It covers the following strands and substrands:

  • Strand 1.0: Creating and Executing
    • Pushing and Pulling – 14 lessons
    • Drawing and Painting – 14 lessons
    • Rhythm and Pattern Making – 18 lessons
    • Skipping – 14 lessons
    • Collage – 10 lessons
    • Melody – 14 lessons
    • Weaving – 14 lessons
  • Strand 2.0: Performing and Displaying
    • Rounds – 18 lessons
    • Galloping – 14 lessons
    • Sculpture (Toy Assemblage) – 14 lessons
    • Forward Roll and V-balance – 14 lessons
    • String Musical Instruments – 14 lessons
    • Modelling and Ornament Making – 10 lessons
  • Strand 3.0: Appreciation
    • The Kenya National Anthem – 14 lessons
    • Water Safety Awareness – 14 lessons

  The curriculum design also provides suggested learning experiences, key inquiry questions, assessment rubrics, recommended learning resources, integration of digital literacy and other core competencies, and guidance on Community Service Learning (CSL) to link classroom learning with real-life experiences.

• Category:

  Curriculum Designs
• Level:

  Grade 3
• Subject:

  CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

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