Cultural & Creative Arts lesson notes for Basic 1–6 & JSS1–JSS3

What students learn

By the end of JSS3, a student who has worked through these notes should be able to:

• Define art, music, drama and dance and name their main forms and types
• Apply the elements and principles of design in drawing, pattern and colour work
• Make craft items such as beadwork, collage, mosaic, tie and dye, batik and papier mâché models
• Read and write simple music using the staff, clefs, note values and tonic sol-fa
• Identify Nigerian and African musical instruments and the sounds they produce
• Describe how a play is produced, including costume, make-up, casting and rehearsal
• Explain the process of choreography and the forms of dance
• Discuss how artwork is packaged, marketed and funded as a business

What each class covers

Every topic is a separate lesson note, listed here in teaching order. Open any topic, or the term, to read it.

Basic 1 Cultural & Creative Arts 27 notes

First Term 8 notes

• Meaning of Art
• Meaning of Sounds and Music
• Branches of Art
• Rhymes for Children
• Definition of Drama
• Meaning of Teamwork
• Types and Functions of Art
• Tonic Sol-fa

Second Term 10 notes

• Meaning of Craft
• Singing the Nigerian National Anthem
• Types of Craft
• Uses of Music in Our Society
• Definition and Types of Dance
• Introduction to Story Telling
• Introduction to Recorder
• Sense of Belonging
• Identification and Drawing of Craft Items
• Sing Folk Song

Third Term 9 notes

• Ceremonies
• Drawing of Different Weaving Items
• Singing: Ear Training Using Tonic Sol-Fa
• Body Make-up: Parts and Materials
• Body Make-up (Continued)
• Colours: Primary and National Colours
• Body Make-up Materials
• Types of Dance
• Music as a Tool for Recording

Basic 2 Cultural & Creative Arts 21 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Shapes
• Types of Objects and Shapes
• Colour & Types of Basic Colours
• Organization of Colour: Basic Colours
• Colour Mixing
• Traditional Songs
• Traditional Dance
• Importance of Music
• Introduction to Craft Making

Second Term 6 notes

• Craft Making
• Designing Patterns Using Basic Shapes
• Music Staff (Stave)
• Colouring Patterns of Basic Shape
• Musical Alphabets & Clefs
• Paper Craft Making

Third Term 6 notes

• Colouring: Functional Artworks
• Festivals
• Traditional Festivals
• The Treble Staff
• The Bass Staff
• Melodic Patterns of Traditional Song

Basic 3 Cultural & Creative Arts 25 notes

First Term 7 notes

• Introduction to Drawing: Objects in Our Environment
• Introduction to Singing
• Staging: The Way a Play Is Produced and Presented
• Singing About Flowery Plants Using Tonic Solfa
• Types of Flowers
• Drawing of Staff/Stave, the Grand Staff, and the Clefs
• Use of Lines

Second Term 10 notes

• Introduction to Modelling: Making Objects with Paper Mache
• Singing Tonic Solfa of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Matching Songs
• Traditional Fabrics and Dresses
• Musical Notes and Their Values
• Methods of Modelling Objects with Clay Plastering
• Importance of Traditional Dresses
• Musical Notes: Rhythmic Clapping
• Fashion Accessories
• Musical Notes: Introduction to Notation
• Costume and Make-up in Drama

Third Term 8 notes

• Creating a Drama Sketch from a Story
• Types of Lines and Uses of Lines
• Musical Notes
• Musical Notes: Values and Rest Signs
• Drawing
• Methods of Moulding Objects
• Introduction to Recorder Playing
• Fashion Accessories: Singing Songs About Wearing Clothes

Basic 4 Cultural & Creative Arts 26 notes

First Term 8 notes

• Arts: Meaning, Origin, and Uses
• Definitions of Music, Sound, and Noise
• Definitions of Drama and Theatre
• Definition of Dance
• Classification of Art: Nigerian Art Works
• Nigerian Musical Instruments and Their Sounds
• Elements of Drama and Theatre
• Modes of Greeting

Second Term 10 notes

• Elements of Design
• Foreign Musical Instruments
• Features of Nigerian Traditional Dance
• Care of the Environment
• Principles of Design
• Nigerian Musical Instruments and Sounds They Produce
• Basic Movements in Dance
• Types of Colours and Texture
• Songs/Music with Nigerian Identity
• Creating a Play with Good Values

Third Term 8 notes

• Printmaking (Leaf and Thumb Print)
• Definition of Music
• Modelling with Paper Mache
• Classification of Musical Instruments and Sounds
• Definition of Drama
• Definition of Dance
• Mode of Greeting
• Types of Drawing

Basic 5 Cultural & Creative Arts 25 notes

First Term 7 notes

• Creating Music with Solfa Notation
• Card Making and Decoration
• Song/Music with Nigerian Identity
• Meaning and Objectives of Traditional Apprenticeship System
• Imaginative and Creative Drawing
• Rhythmic Pattern
• Role Play

Second Term 9 notes

• Introduction to Weaving Using Paper
• Mosaic
• Music Notes and Their Values
• Creating Music Solfa Notation
• Creating a Play with the Theme of Honesty/ Integrity/ Right Attitude to Work
• Dance Motif
• Acting
• Impersonation
• Developing Character in a Play

Third Term 9 notes

• Modelling Papier Mache
• Classification of Musical Instruments and Sounds They Produce
• Meaning and Objective of Traditional Apprenticeship System
• Fabric Decoration by Tie and Dye Methods
• Rhythemic Pattern
• Definition of Drama
• Definition of Dance
• Mode of Greeting
• Nigerian Musical Instruments and Sounds They Produce

Basic 6 Cultural & Creative Arts 23 notes

First Term 8 notes

• Introduction to Life Drawing
• Rhythmic Pattern 2
• Theatrical Elements and Personnel
• Forms of Dance
• Imaginative and Creative Drawing
• Choral Singing
• Casting and Rehearsal
• Card Making and Decoration

Second Term 9 notes

• Mosaic
• Choral Singing
• Introduction to Play Production
• Forms of Dance
• Care of Tools and Equipment Used in Performing Arts and Entertainment
• Play
• Recycling
• Introduction to Still Life Drawing
• Definition of Music

Third Term 6 notes

• Element of Design
• Definition of Music
• Definition of Drama and Theatre
• Definition of Dance
• Impersonation
• Mode of Greeting

JSS1 Cultural & Creative Arts 27 notes

First Term 11 notes

• Introduction to Cultural & Creative Art
• Introduction to Art
• Theme Work and Sense of Belonging
• Principles and Elements of Art and Design
• Drama and Theatre
• Modelling with Paper Mache
• Dance
• Forms and Types of Dance
• Theory of Music
• Fundamentals and Elements of Music
• Rudiment of Music

Second Term 7 notes

• Introduction to Local Craft
• Introduction to Tie and Dye
• Modeling: Production of Models with Paper
• Production of Beads
• Production of Collage Using Paper
• Mosaics
• Making of Models with Paper Folding Technique

Third Term 9 notes

• Costume in Drama
• Mosaic
• Theories of Music
• Introduction to Choreography
• Makeup in Drama
• Consequences of Using Fake and Adulterated Goods
• Beadworks
• African Musical Instrument
• Tie and Dye

JSS2 Cultural & Creative Arts 22 notes

First Term 11 notes

• Element of Design
• Element of Design/Art
• Practical Work on Element of Design
• Principles of Design
• Uses of Principles of Design and its Practical Work
• Craft Making
• Practical of Craft Making
• Colour
• Practical Work on Colour
• Colour Application
• Painting

Second Term 11 notes

• Production of Pattern
• Practical Work on Production of Pattern
• Beadwork
• Production of Beadwork Jewelleries
• Uses of Beadwork
• History of Music
• Early Forms of Music
• Music Practices
• Musical Styles
• Singing
• Introduction to Play Production

JSS3 Cultural & Creative Arts 19 notes

First Term 5 notes

• Nigerian Traditional Art
• Contemporary Nigerian Art and Artists
• Motif
• Display Techniques
• Lettering

Second Term 9 notes

• Package Designs
• Package Designs II
• Marketing of Artwork
• Funding for Art Business
• Introduction to Embroidery
• Knitting
• Making of Crochets
• Batik Work
• Uses and Impact of Music

Third Term 5 notes

• Drama and the Development of Rural Communities
• Opportunities for Career Dramatists
• Process of Choreography
• Prospects of Studying Dance in Nigeria
• Unity

How we prepare our lesson notes

Each note covers one topic for one class and one term, and the notes follow teaching order. Every note has behavioural objectives, the lesson content in short sections, evaluation questions and an assignment drawn from the same note.

Notes are edited for accuracy, plain language and the right level for the class before they are published.

Every note is free to read online. A PDF or Word copy of one subject costs ₦1,000 for one term, or ₦2,000 for all three terms. If you find a mistake, tell us and we will correct it.

Recommended Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks

Books are grouped by class. The line under each title shows which list recommends it.

Basic 1 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 2 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary Schools 1FG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026	A.K. Badaru et’al	Learn Africa
Milestone Cultural and Creative ArtsFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026	Douglas Jaja & Ukpong Udoh	Milestone Publishers Limited

Basic 2 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 2 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Basic Creative and Cultural Arts Book 3School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	Kolade Salami	Rasmed
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary Schools Book 2Not on an official list	Not stated on listing	Not stated (Learn Africa store)

Basic 3 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 2 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Basic Creative and Cultural Arts Book 4School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	Kolade Salami	Rasmed
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary Schools Book 3Not on an official list	Not stated on listing	Not stated (Learn Africa store)

Basic 4 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Cultural and Creative ArtsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education); FG – NERDC (Federal Ministry of Education)	Abubakar Umar et al	Extension Publication
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	A.K. Badaru et al	Learn Africa
New Basic Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	Dr Udechukwu Mark Anthony et al	Meybikes Nig Publishers
Basic Creative and Cultural Arts Book 5School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	Kolade Salami	Rasmed

Basic 5 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	A.K. Badaru et al	Learn Africa
Cultural and Creative ArtsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	Abubakar Umar et al	Extension Publication
New Basic Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	Dr Udechukwu Mark Anthony et al	Meybikes Nig Publishers
Basic Creative and Cultural Arts Book 6School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	Kolade Salami	Rasmed

Basic 6 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 3 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	A.K. Badaru et al	Learn Africa
Cultural and Creative ArtsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	Abubakar Umar et al	Extension Publication
New Basic Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary SchoolsAnambra State Govt (Ministry of Education)	Dr Udechukwu Mark Anthony et al	Meybikes Nig Publishers

JSS1 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Cultural and Creative ArtsFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2026	A.K. Badaru et’al	Learn Africa
Creative Arts, Crafts, Custom and Traditions in Nigeria Basic 7School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)Edition: 2019	Okunlola Bayo et al	Sea Publishers
CCA Data BankSchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al.	Sea Publishers
Cultural and Creative Arts Book 1School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	T. Sola Ayodele et al.	Beulah Land Publisher

JSS2 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 5 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Proper Approach Cultural and Creative Arts for Junior Secondary School 2 (new edition)School booklist – Whitesands School, Lagos (private)Edition: 2015	Peter Akinyemi, Ben Ezeohagwu, Victor Adeyemi, Olufemi Oke	Sunesis Publishers
Cultural and Creative Arts Book 2School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al	Bounty Press Ltd
Standard Cultural and Creative Arts for Junior Secondary SchoolsSchool booklist – Mater Amabilis Sec. School, Umuoji (Catholic mission)	J.C. Obicheta, K.C. Owolabi, D.K. Musa
Creative Arts, Crafts, Custom and Traditions in Nigeria (Basic 8)School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)Edition: 2019	Okunlola Bayo et al.	Sea Publishers
CCA Data BankSchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al.	Sea Publishers

JSS3 Cultural & Creative Arts textbooks 5 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Proper Approach Cultural and Creative Arts for Junior Secondary School 3 (new edition)School booklist – Whitesands School, Lagos (private)Edition: 2015	Peter Akinyemi, Ben Ezeohagwu, Victor Adeyemi, Olufemi Oke	Sunesis Publishers
Cultural and Creative Arts Book 3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	T. Sola Ayodele et al	Beulah Land Publisher
Basic Visual Arts JS3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al	Sea Publishers
Basic Visual ArtsSchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al.	Sea Publishers
CCA Data BankSchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Bayo Okunlola et al.	Sea Publishers

Based on the 2026/27 recommended lists. Editions change, so confirm the current edition with your school or bookseller.