Traditional Handcrafts in Lagos – Basic 1 History Lesson Note (Second Term)

What is Traditional Handcraft?

• Handcraft means things made by hand
• Traditional handcraft is making things the old way
• People use their hands and simple tools
• No machines are used

Types of Traditional Handcrafts in Lagos

1. Mat Weaving

1. Making mats from raffia or grass
2. People sleep or sit on mats
3. Women usually make mats

1. Pottery

1. Making pots from clay
2. Pots are used for cooking and storing water
3. The clay is shaped and dried

1. Basket Weaving

1. Making baskets from palm leaves
2. Baskets are used to carry things
3. They are very useful

1. Blacksmithing

1. Making tools from iron
2. Blacksmiths make hoes, cutlasses, and knives
3. They heat iron in fire

1. Wood Carving

1. Making things from wood
2. Carvers make drums, chairs, and statues
3. They use special tools

Prominent People in Handcrafts

• Many people in Lagos make handcrafts
• They sell them in markets
• They teach their children
• Some are famous for their beautiful work

Importance to Lagos History

• Shows how people lived in the past
• Keeps our tradition alive
• Creates jobs for people
• Tourists buy them
• They are part of our culture

Multiple choice exercise 

1. Handcraft means things made by _____.
   

1. a) hand
2. b) machines
3. c) computers

1. Mats are made from _____. 

1. a) iron
2. b) raffia or grass
3. c) paper

1. Pottery means making _____. 

1. a) pots from clay
2. b) clothes
3. c) cars

1. Who makes tools from iron? 

1. a) Teachers
2. b) Blacksmiths
3. c) Doctors

1. Wood carving makes things from _____. 

1. a) water
2. b) sand
3. c) wood

HOMEWORK

1. Draw a pot or basket.
2. Ask your parents: Do we have any handmade items at home?
3. Visit a market and see handcrafts.
4. Name 3 types of traditional handcrafts.