Meaning of Art – Basic 1 Cultural & Creative Arts Lesson Note (First Term)

Art means making beautiful things from our ideas, using our hands and mind. Forms of art include drawing, painting, singing, writing, dancing and modelling. Some art is functional, which means it is useful, like a decorated plate or a woven basket. We enjoy art, use it in our homes and can sell it.

Behavioural objectives

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

• say what art is
• name forms of art such as drawing, painting, singing, writing, dancing and modelling
• explain what functional art is and give examples
• state some uses of art

What is art?

• Art means making beautiful things.
• Art is when we create something from our ideas.
• We use our hands and mind to make art.
• Art makes the world beautiful.

What are the forms of art?

There are many ways to make art:

1. Drawing: making pictures with pencil or crayon
   
   
2. Painting: using colours to make pictures
   
   
3. Singing: making music with our voice
4. Writing: writing stories or poems
5. Dancing: moving our body to music
6. Modelling: making things with clay

What is functional art?

Functional art means art that is useful.

Examples of functional art

• Decorated plates: we can eat from them
• Beautiful chairs: we can sit on them
• Painted doors: they look nice and we use them
• Designed clothes: we wear them
• Carved drums: we play music with them
• Woven baskets: we carry things in them

What are the uses of art?

• Art makes things beautiful.
• Art is useful in our homes.
• We enjoy looking at art.
• We can sell artwork.

Evaluation

Multiple choice exercise (Week 1)

1. Art means making _____ things.
   • a) ugly
   • b) beautiful
   • c) dirty
2. Which one is a form of art?
   • a) Sleeping
   • b) Drawing
   • c) Fighting
3. Making pictures with colours is called _____.
   • a) painting
   • b) running
   • c) eating
4. Functional art is art that is _____.
   • a) useless
   • b) useful
   • c) broken
5. We can _____ artwork.
   • a) throw away
   • b) destroy
   • c) enjoy

Assignment

1. Draw a beautiful picture of your house.
2. Name three forms of art.
3. Find one functional artwork in your home and draw it.
4. Use crayons to colour a flower.