Summary

• Description:

  Download Grade 5 Rationalized Creative Arts Term 3 Lesson Plans 2026 (Swimming Option) in editable MS Word document format. A PDF version is also available upon your request. This resource has been prepared in full alignment with the rationalized Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) guidelines and references the Champion Creative Arts Grade 5 Teacher's Guide (pages 73–99) and Pupil's Book (pages 123–165).

  This downloadable Word document spans 9 complete weeks and provides 48 detailed, lesson-by-lesson plans tailored for schools offering the Swimming elective alongside visual arts, instrumental music, cultural dance, and end-of-year summative assessment procedures.

  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′ descant recorder – correct fingering, 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′
    • Front crawl technique – body position, streamlining, and safety guidelines
    • Performing a front crawl technique – glide demonstration, rhythmic side breathing, leg flutter kick, and high-elbow arm recovery
    • Applying front crawl technique – swimming relays, endurance laps, and stroke refinement
  • Appreciation in Creative Arts
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – art work in e-galleries
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – Kenyan folk dance (costumes, body ornaments, and instrumentation)
    • Analysis of Creative Arts Works – East African Community Anthem (lyrics, etiquette, and protocol)
    • Participating in ball games and athletics (football, sprint relays, rounders, and gymnastics balances)
  • End Year Assessment / Closing
    • Summative Theory and Practical Assessment
    • Practical Portfolio Verification and Individual Auditions
    • Term Review, Reflection and Closing

  The Lesson Plans provide comprehensive classroom coverage of important practical skills and concepts:

  • Puppetry and Stagecraft: Gathering local found materials (socks, fabrics, cartons, buttons), constructing flexible glove sleeves, fixing exaggerated character features, finishing decorative elements, and staging themed sports-cheering puppet performances behind improvised booth screens.
  • Descant Recorder Mastery: Establishing correct left-hand posture, mastering Baroque fingering for notes G, A, B, C1, and D1, developing warm breath support to eliminate squeaking, applying tonguing articulation, interpreting melodic scores, dynamic shading, and ensemble phrasing.
  • Interdisciplinary Art Patterning: Drawing and cutting stencils representing musical pitch letters and notes, applying dabbing and spattering printmaking techniques across paper surfaces, and mounting dry prints with neat borders for exhibition.
  • Swimming (Front Crawl Mechanics): Water familiarization and pool hygiene rules, prone horizontal streamline glides, continuous flutter kicks originating from the hips, alternating high-elbow arm pulls and pushes, synchronized lateral breathing, stroke tempo coordination, 10-meter to 30-meter endurance pacing, and fun water relays.
  • Cultural Dance, Anthems, and Physical Arts: Curating classroom galleries and touring virtual e-galleries, analyzing regional Kenyan folk dance movements and indigenous ornaments, singing all three stanzas of the East African Community Anthem with solemn etiquette, and engaging in modified ball games and gym routines.
  • Term 3 Summative Evaluation: Administering written theory tests, conducting one-on-one portfolio audits, scoring practical recorder auditions, and conducting reflective closing sessions.

  Across the term, the lessons guide learners to consolidate practical competencies such as fabricating functional puppets, playing four-bar woodwind melodies, executing streamlined front crawl strokes with rhythmic breathing, critiquing visual and performing arts, and maintaining civic respect during anthem performances.

  Every individual lesson is organized into an Introduction (5 minutes), a step-by-step Lesson Development (25 minutes) with clear teacher instructions and active learner tasks, and a Conclusion (10 minutes) featuring oral reviews and tidy-up protocols. Lessons incorporate Key Inquiry Questions such as “How is a good tone produced on the descant recorder?” and “Why is hygiene and safety necessary in swimming?”

  Core competencies emphasized include self-efficacy, creativity and imagination, digital literacy, communication and collaboration, and critical thinking. Core values include discipline, respect, patriotism, integrity, and patience, alongside Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs) like water safety, waste management, and cultural preservation.

  Assessment strategies include observational check-sheets, swim stroke rubrics, written examination papers, peer critique logs, and portfolio scoring. Each plan includes targeted Extended Activities for home practice and a designated Teacher Self-Evaluation space to record pedagogical reflections.

• File Size:

  155.92 KB
• Length:

  82 pages
• Category:

  Lesson Plans
• Level:

  Grade 5
• Subject:

  Creative Arts
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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