Creating a Simple Face and Body Decoration Design for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Week: 6
Age: 6 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: Cultural & Creative Arts
Curriculum Theme: Culture and Tradition
Focal competence: Enhancing decent body appearances in traditional and modern way
Key competencies/values: Creativity and Innovation; ICT and Digital Competencies
Skills:

• Making simple face designs

Previous Lesson: Traditional/modern body beautification and Examples
Topic: Body Beautification: Simple Design
Subject Matter: Making a simple decorative face/body-design pattern on paper or template

Specific Objectives

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

Cognitive Domain

• Identify simple decorative designs.
• State suitable colours for designs.

Affective Domain

• Appreciate the use of simple designs for beautification.
• Show enthusiasm in creating their own designs.

Psychomotor Domain

• Make a simple decorative design on paper.
• Create a simple face design using safe classroom materials.
• Construct a simple hand bead or safe bead-like classroom craft.

Social Domain

• Collaborate with peers during practical activities.

Reference Materials

The following resources were used in planning this lesson:

• 2025 Revised 9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Relevant State Unified Scheme of Work
• Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary 1, Pupil’s Book
• The HeadTeacher Scheme of work

Instructional Materials

The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:

• Beads (for demonstration of bead-like craft)
• Teacher-made example or chart of simple face/body designs
• Drawing paper or cardboard templates
• Pencils, crayons or colour pencils
• Erasers

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson helps pupils understand the concept of body beautification through simple and safe design practices. It fosters creativity and fine motor skills by allowing them to draw and colour patterns. Learning to create designs on paper introduces them to cultural aesthetics in a practical and age-appropriate manner.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils can identify basic shapes and colours. They have also used pencils and crayons for simple drawing activities.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Body Beautification: Simple Design

Understanding Simple Decorative Designs

Simple decorative designs are easy patterns or pictures used to make things look beautiful. In this lesson, we learn to make these designs on paper, not on our bodies, using safe materials.

Examples of simple designs include:

1. Lines (straight, curved, zig-zag)
2. Shapes (circles, squares, triangles)
3. Dots
4. Repeated patterns (like a row of circles or zig-zags)

Elements of Design

When making a design, we use different parts:

1. Lines: These are marks that connect two points. They can be thin or thick, straight or curvy.
2. Shapes: These are closed lines that form figures like circles, squares, and triangles.
3. Patterns: This is when we repeat lines or shapes in a special order to make a design.

Choosing Colours for Designs

Colours make our designs bright and attractive. When choosing colours, we can use:

1. Bright colours like red, yellow, blue, green.
2. Colours that match each other well.
3. Colours that make the design stand out.

Making a Simple Hand Bead or Bead-like Craft

We can also create simple crafts that look like beads using paper or other safe classroom materials. This involves:

1. Cutting small paper shapes.
2. Colouring them.
3. Stringing them together with thread or yarn to make a simple necklace or bracelet.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Discussion, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Question and Answer, Explanation, Practical Activity

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Recalling/Engaging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and asks them to mention some things they use to make themselves look nice (e.g., nice clothes, clean hair). The teacher then introduces the topic: “Today, we will learn about making simple designs to beautify things, especially on paper.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to the teacher’s questions and listen attentively.

Learning Point: Previous knowledge activation

Step 2: Introduction to Simple Designs

Time: 8 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Illustration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pupils charts or teacher-made examples of simple decorative designs (e.g., patterns of lines, dots, simple shapes) on paper. The teacher explains that these are simple designs for beautification.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the examples and identify the simple designs shown.

Learning Point: Design examples identification

Step 3: Discussing Design Elements

Time: 7 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Explanation

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher points to different parts of the designs (lines, shapes, repeated patterns) and asks pupils what they see. The teacher explains that lines, shapes, and patterns are parts of a design.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify lines, shapes, and patterns in the examples.

Learning Point: Design elements understanding

Step 4: Colour Choice

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Discussion/Guidance

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher asks pupils about their favourite colours and discusses how colours make designs look good. The teacher guides them on choosing suitable colours for their designs.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils mention their favourite colours and discuss colour choices.

Learning Point: Colour choice importance

Step 5: Teacher Demonstration

Time: 7 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher demonstrates how to draw a simple decorative design (e.g., a pattern of zig-zag lines and circles) on a piece of paper or template using a pencil, then colours it neatly. The teacher also shows how to make a simple paper bead-like craft.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the teacher’s demonstration carefully.

Learning Point: Design demonstration observation

Step 6: Pupils’ Practical Activity

Time: 8 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided Practice/Supervision

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher distributes drawing paper, pencils, and crayons/colour pencils. Pupils are guided to create their own simple decorative designs on paper. The teacher moves around to assist and encourage them, reminding them to use safe materials.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils draw and colour their simple designs on paper. Some may attempt a simple bead-like craft if time permits.

Learning Point: Simple design creation

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher evaluates the learning by asking the following questions:

1. What is a simple decorative design?
2. Mention two things you can use to make a design.
3. Show your simple design to the class.
4. What colours did you use in your design?

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils answer orally and in writing.

Learning Point: Design concept assessment

Step 8: Note-Taking

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided Writing

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher guides pupils to copy the essential Board Summary notes into their notebooks.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils copy the notes carefully into their notebooks.

Learning Point: Notes copying

Step 9: Conclusion

Time: 1 minute

Teaching Skill: Reinforcement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their creativity and effort in making their designs. The teacher reminds them to always use safe materials for any craft or design activity.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and tidy up their work area.

Learning Point: Lesson recap

Continuous Assessment/Further Study

Type: Homework

Instruction: Draw a simple decorative design at home using pencils and colours. Remember to use lines, shapes, and patterns.

1. Draw a simple flower pattern.
2. Draw a pattern using only zig-zag lines and dots.
3. Colour your design neatly.

Lesson Keywords

• Design – A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of something before it is made.
• Beautification – The act of making something beautiful.
• Pattern – A repeated decorative design.
• Colours – The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Differentiation

For weaker learners: Provide pre-drawn outlines of simple shapes or patterns for them to colour. Offer more direct guidance during the drawing activity, perhaps tracing over their attempts. Focus on just one type of line or shape.

For faster learners: Encourage them to create more complex patterns by combining different shapes and lines. Challenge them to design a pattern for a specific item (e.g., a shirt, a cup) or to create a simple sequence for their paper bead craft.

Suggested Lesson Videos

For a visual guide on simple drawing and colouring for kids, search on YouTube for: simple drawing for kids primary 1

Teacher Guide for Using This Lesson Plan

Before the lesson, gather all necessary instructional materials, including charts of simple designs, drawing paper, pencils, crayons/colour pencils, and a few beads or paper cut-outs for demonstrating the bead-like craft. Begin by engaging pupils with questions about making things look nice to connect to the topic. Demonstrate clearly how to draw simple lines, shapes, and patterns, emphasizing neatness and colour choice. During the practical activity, circulate to offer individual support and correct common errors like messy colouring or unclear patterns. Remind pupils that the designs are for paper practice only. Pupils should copy the Board Summary notes after the practical session and evaluation. Conclude by reinforcing the importance of creativity and safety in art.