Summary

• Description:

  Download Grade 5 Rationalized Creative Arts Term 3 Lesson Plans 2026 (Indigenous Games Option) in MS Word document format. A PDF version is also available upon your request. This comprehensive teaching resource is prepared based on the rationalized Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) design and aligned with the approved Champion Creative Arts Activities Grade 5 Teacher's Guide (pages 73–99) and Learner's Book (pages 123–165).

  The downloadable Lesson Plans cover 9 instructional weeks and comprise 27 thoroughly planned lessons structured for direct classroom implementation. The scheme facilitates smooth progression across visual arts, music, dance, indigenous sports, and physical performance displays.

  The Lesson Plans are organized under the following strands and substrands:

  • Performance and Display
    • Materials used in making puppets
    • Making a glove puppet
    • Performing a puppet show
    • Playing notes G, A, B, C′ and D′ on the descant recorder – correct fingering
    • Techniques of playing a descant recorder – breath control and tone quality
    • Playing melody built on notes G, A, B, C′ and D′
    • Creating a random repeat pattern based on notes G, A, B, C′ and D′
  • Indigenous Kenyan Games
    • Counting Games – types of indigenous games played in Kenya (Hide and Seek, Kati, Bladder, See-saw)
    • Performing different indigenous counting games – Kati game and See-saw
    • Performing an indigenous counting game to a musical rhythm
  • Appreciation in Creative Arts
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – Art work in e-galleries
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – Kenyan folk dance
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – East African Community (EAC) Anthem
    • Participating in ball games and athletics (modified football, sprint relays, rounders, and basic gymnastics)

  Key topics and learning content thoroughly developed in the lessons include:

  • Puppetry and Construction: Sourcing recyclable found objects (socks, fabrics, buttons, cardboard), categorizing materials for glove puppet parts, measuring hand templates, stitching and assembling glove puppet bases, creating exaggerated facial features, decorating puppet bodies, and staging cheering puppet shows with synchronized vocal blending.
  • Descant Recorder Techniques: Mastering Baroque fingering charts for notes G, A, B, C′, and D′, executing diaphragmatic breath control and tonguing (“too”/“doo”), maintaining warm acoustic tone quality without overblowing, reading simple four-bar notations, applying dynamic shading, and performing ensemble melodies.
  • Integrated Printmaking: Designing stencil cutouts of musical pitch letters (G, A, B, C, D) and notation symbols, executing sponge dabbing and toothbrush spray printing of random repeat patterns with contrasting dyes, and mounting finished prints on backing cards for gallery display.
  • Indigenous Kenyan Counting Games: Exploring cultural counting games including Hide and Seek, Kati (throwing, dodging, catching, and court layouts), Bladder (elastic jumping progressions across ankle, knee, and hip heights), and See-saw (seated partner pulling and core balancing), culminating in game routines synchronized to traditional drum beats and tempo variations.
  • Arts Appreciation, Heritage, and Sports: Setting up physical exhibitions and exploring virtual e-galleries, analyzing Kenyan folk dance components (costumes, ornaments, formations, and call-and-response), performing all three stanzas of the East African Community Anthem with dignified posture, and engaging in modified athletics, football, and rounders tournaments emphasizing fair play.

  The lessons guide learners to achieve consolidated specific learning outcomes, including identifying recyclable craft materials, executing accurate woodwind fingering and breath support, printing balanced graphic patterns, demonstrating agility in indigenous Kenyan games, critiquing diverse artistic performances, and singing regional anthems with appropriate civic etiquette.

  Each lesson follows a structured 40-minute organization comprising an Introduction (5 minutes), a 4-step Lesson Development (25 minutes) emphasizing teacher modeling, practical demonstrations, group rehearsals, and peer critique, and a Conclusion (10 minutes) with formative assessment checks. Integrated Key Inquiry Questions guide critical thinking, such as “What is the role of puppetry in society?” and “How do indigenous counting games enhance physical fitness?”

  Core competencies developed include communication and collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and imagination, self-efficacy, and digital literacy. Core values nurtured include unity, respect, patriotism, integrity, and fair play, while addressing Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs) such as environmental awareness through waste upcycling, cultural heritage preservation, and lifelong physical wellness.

  Assessment approaches featured throughout the document include teacher observational checklists, rubric-guided peer critiques, aural tone tests, portfolio reviews, and practical performance demonstrations. Every lesson plan concludes with an actionable Extended Activity for home practice and a dedicated Teacher Self-Evaluation section for reflective instructional tracking.

• File Size:

  152.25 KB
• Length:

  78 pages
• Category:

  Lesson Plans
• Level:

  Grade 5
• Subject:

  Creative Arts
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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