Lesson Plan #4

Instructor: Myra Aguon

Grade Level: 1st Grade
Ages: 6 & 7

Creative Minds

Lesson Plan Title: Folk Arts and African mask

Unit/Theme/Concept: Cultures (Social Studies, Art)

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

State Standards Addressed:

General Goal:
1.5c Students will demonstrate understanding of different kinds of folk arts and
African masks.

Cognitive Objective:
1.5c Given African mask worksheet, the student will draw African mask with
80% or better on the worksheet.

Affective Objective:
1.5c Given instruction on an art activity, students will follow directions using the
behavior checklist 80% or better on the task.

Resources/Materials/Technology: computer, projector, PowerPoint presentation,

whiteboard, African mask worksheets, dry erase markers, and colored pencils.

Preparation the Environment:

The classroom will be set up with the students desks in a horse shape facing the
front projector and whiteboard. The beginning of class is revolved around the teachers
demonstration, the concept map, PowerPoint Presentation, computer and projector must
be set up before the students arrive. The teacher should make sure that there are dry erase
markers available.
The teacher must email the parents ahead of time asking them to ask their child
about their favorite things about arts and their favorite kind of art. Once the teacher has
received the list of arts from the parents, teacher must put the pictures of them to
represent the list of arts on the PowerPoint all ahead of time.
Lastly, the teacher must make sure the room is stocked with the African Mask
worksheets, and colored pencils. The African Mask worksheets that will be needed
throughout the lesson must be printed off before the students arrive. To limit distractions,
the teacher should to close the door before beginning the class.
Prepare the Audience:
At the beginning of the class, the teacher will greet the students and provide them with a
plan for the day. When telling the students the plan, they will learn about Folk Art to
motivate them to learn about the Folk Art, and African masks. The co-teacher and
resource teacher will provide support and encouragement as well as to help motivate the
students to learn about the Folk Art, ceremonies, and African masks of cultures. Lastly,
the teacher will tell the students what he/she expects out of them as individuals and a
whole class.

Teaching strategies/methodologies:

Warm-up/Introduction: (9:00AM 9:15AM):

I will greet the students when they have all arrived. I will stand at the door when the
students come in the classroom. I will say, Good morning! Give them more excite and
motivate to learn. The students are getting organized and seated; the concept map and
PowerPoint Presentation will be projected on the whiteboard for their viewing. I will give
them an overview of our days activities and objectives.
Good morning, students! How are you? I am doing well. I want to show you the
concept map again. First, I will teach you everything you need to know about the
folk arts, and African masks. Then we will have art activity. You will make your
own African mask. We have a lot of fun things to learn today!

Discuss about Folk Art:

1. Use PowerPoint Presentation about Folk Art. I will show the picture of Folk Arts
that it will help students to be imagining of what is Folk Art. I have to explain to the
students about Folk Art.
Point the word art. Ask the students what is art. I encourage you to share your
ideas, and then explain to us about what is art. Art means something that is
created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses
important ideas or feelings. The works of art collectively, as painting, sculptures,
drawings, museum, etc. Folk Art includes painting, carvings, furniture, textiles,
and other objects produced by people using traditional techniques passed down to
them through the generations. There are different kinds of folk art around the
world. Look at the pictures those different kinds of folk arts. There are
architecture, miniature, objects, sculpture, textile, printmaking, painting,
Madhubani, Warli painting, Kalamkari, and Thanjavur painting of folk art. For
example, Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile,
produced in parts of India and Iran. Indian women wear Kalamkari sarees in
India that is Indian culture and traditions.
2. Show the students the Folk Art around the world video from YouTube.
A brief story of folk arts around the world changed over the years. There are
different kinds of folk arts across the world include United Kingdom, Egypt,
Scandinavia, China, France, Spain India, Russia, America, and Africa. These
countries show their culture of folk arts with the pictures of their folk arts.
 3. Ask students to share about their favorite things about art. Other students will listen
and pay attention when student will speak about art.
What about painting? Drawing? Photography?
4. Explain to the students that everyone is different because they have different skills.
Everyone has their own unique gifts and abilities that they can share with the
world. Everyone have different skills and passions.

Accommodations:
- Learn content from PowerPoint presentation, and videos
- Record a lesson for the students
- Given an outline of a lesson on the whiteboard
- Use visual aids, such as PowerPoint Presentation, videos, and pictures
- Students response when they use ASL

Instruction (9:15AM 9:30AM):

1. Use PowerPoint Presentation and show the students to see slide 3 about vocabulary
words.
Folklore means the tradition beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, pass
through the generation by word of mouth. Folk Art means people make arts and
use traditional techniques passed down to them through the generations includes
painting, carving, furniture, textiles, and other objects. Ceremony means a formal
religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event of
anniversary.
2. Show the students to see slide 5 about ceremonies.
Point the word ceremonies. Ask the students what is ceremony and what kind of
ceremony we celebrate.
3. Show the students to see slide 6 about Africa map.
Point the word Africa. Ask the students what is Africa and where is Africa. I
encourage you to share your ideas, and then explain to us about Africa. Yes,
Africa is a continent. Africa is the worlds second largest and second most-
populous continent. There are 54 countries on the continent of Africa. You will
learn about African cultures in Africa. Now, we will learn about African Masks in
Sub-Saharan Africa together.
4. Show the students to see slide 7 about the African Masks video from YouTube.
What is mask? Point the video African Masks. We will watch a video about
African Masks. A brief summary of African Masks video, ritual and ceremonial
masks are an essential feature of the traditional culture and art of the peoples of
Western and Sub-Saharan Africa. After we watch a video, we have to discuss
about African Masks. What African mask look like?
5. Show to the students to see slide 8 when I will explain to the students about a brief
history of African masks.
African masks are discovered during Paleolithic times. Ritual and ceremonial
masks are an important piece of the traditional culture of the peoples of a part of
Sub-Saharan Africa between the Sahara and the Kalahari Desert. There are
rituals masks widely vary in different cultures of African cultures. Ritual
ceremonies generally depict deities, spirits of ancestors, mythological, good and
 evil, the dead, animal spirits, and other believed to have power over humanity.
For example, masks have a spiritual and religious meaning and they are used in
ritual dances and social and religious events, and a special status is attributed to
the artists that create masks to those that wear them in ceremonies. An interesting
fact, mask-making is an art that is passed on from father to son, along with the
knowledge of the symbolic meanings by masks. Masked dances are a part of most
traditional African ceremonies related to wedding, funeral, initiation rites, and so
on. African traditional music played with traditional African musical instruments
accompany the whole process of rituals.
6. I will explain to the students about characteristics of African masks. I will draw
African parallels on the whiteboard.
There are parallel, zigzag, cruciform, curved and spiral lines of representing
scarification marks. These could represent social status or religious powers. Male
and female masks could be distinguished by different geometric patterns. Shapes
and colors of African masks are tribe specific, they are used as parameters to
locate the masks origin. In different tribes different colors have different
meaning.

Accommodations:
- Learn content from PowerPoint presentation, and videos
- Use visual aids, such as PowerPoint Presentation, videos, pictures, and whiteboard
- I will use ASL when I explain about the lesson
- Give students notes
- Have extra time to process oral explain and directions

Art Activity (9:30AM 9:55AM):

1. I will teach to students how to draw African parallels on the whiteboard while the
students will draw African parallels on their blank paper.
2. Pass out African Mask worksheet, colored pencils, and African patterns tips.
3. Give instruction to students:
I want to show you my African mask. Now it is your turn to show me what you
know. You will be making your African mask. I will give you African mask
worksheet. You must to using geometric shapes. Get creative for your African
mask. African masks are often symmetrical; you have to use the images below to
finish off the other half of the mask. Add some designs to the blank mask shape
and patterns. I give you African patterns tips. You can copy of some of the African
patterns for your African mask worksheet. You can use colored pencils. Get
creative!
4. Tell students to begin and allow the students to get to work!
5. Rotate around the classroom and help students who need support. Assist these
students as needed.

Accommodations:
- Use visual aids, such as PowerPoint presentation, pictures, whiteboard, and patterns
notes
- Give students African patterns notes
- I will use ASL when I explain about the African mask worksheet
- Take more time to complete an African mask worksheet

Wrap Up (9:55AM 10:00AM):

1. Once everyones done with his or her African Mask worksheet. I will collect the
students African Mask worksheets.
2. We will have brief discussion about review the folk arts and African masks.
Students will tell me about thats what they have learned about the folk arts and
African masks. There are different kinds of the folk arts across the world. There
are different kinds of the African masks in the Africa.
3. Show the students Art for Kids Hub website from YouTube. I will encourage them
to check this website to learn about arts.
This website allow you watch different videos of arts. You can draw on your own
creative. It will be nice that you can make your own your posters with your family
in your house.
4. I will explain that we will continue to more learn about culture on Friday.
5. Tell students to continue to work on their mini project and to check the class blog for
directions and more information for mini project.
6. Tell students to write their journal about the culture that what they have learned
since last Monday and to check the class blog for journal.
7. Explain about our field trip tomorrow.
Do not forget bring your own lunch pack tomorrow for the field trip. Please you
wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
8. Wish them a good luck! High fives to each student before students leave.
9. Wish them a good day and be safe!

Adaptations:
I will accommodate for my students. I will give the students extra time to complete
worksheets. I will provide PowerPoint Presentation notes for the students. I will use
visual aids, such as whiteboard, PowerPoint, videos, and charts. I will use visual images
to help the students to understand about the pictures with words on the PowerPoint
Presentation. I will read directions to use ASL to the students for instruction and use
small steps in instructions. I allow that the students are using American Sign Language
(ASL) when they response to questions. I will write on the whiteboard when the students
response to questions.

Assessment/Evaluation: Rubric and Checklist

Pre-Assessment: Inquiry questions in the Warm Up activity.
Formative Assessment: rubric scale (African mask worksheet), behavior checklist
(individual), inquiry questions/discussions in the lesson, and observation during art
activity.
Post-Assessment: Journal
Cognitive Objective:
1.5c Given African mask worksheet, the student will make their African mask
with 80% or better on the worksheet.

Students Name: __________________________

4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Task You were You were You were You were not
always on task mostly on task sometimes on on task
task
Creativity Your mask Your mask Your mask Your mask
showed showed good showed fair showed
excellent creativity creativity unsatisfactory
creativity creativity
Colors Used a wide Used a small Use some dull Used (1-2)
variety of five- variety of four three colors. colors
up colors. colors.
Patterns and Uses at least six Uses at least Uses at least Use at least one
Shapes different types four different two different or none
of lines, shapes, types of lines, types of lines, different a type
and patterns. shapes, and shapes, and of lines, shapes,
patterns. patterns. and patterns.

Comment:

Total Score: ____________

Affective Objective:
1.5c Given instruction on an art activity, students will follow directions using the
behavior checklist 80% or better on the task.

Behavior Checklist:

Students Name: ____________________

Behavior: Class Work:

( ) Raised my hand to talk ( ) Followed directions

Comment: Comment:

( ) Had a good attitude ( ) Stayed on task

Comment: Comment:

( ) Worked hard ( ) Completed my work

Comment: Comment:

( ) Sat nicely in my chair ( ) Participated in class

Comment: Comment:

( ) Was kind to others ( ) Used materials correctly

Comment: Comment:

( ) Paid attention ( ) Worked well with others

Comment: Comment:

Grade:_____________
 African Mask Worksheet:
Name:____________________________ Date:___________________

African masks are often symmetrical; you have to use the images below to finish off the
other half of the mask. Add some designs to the blank mask shape and patterns. Using
colored pencils. Get creative!
 Journal:

Draw pictures of the culture what you have learned about the culture.

Write some of the things you have learned about the cultures below.

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