Sierra Leone Primary Class 2 Syllabus - Practical Arts

This syllabus outlines the Practical Arts curriculum for Class 2 in Sierra Leone, based on the National Curriculum Framework and Guidelines for Basic Education (revised May 2020). It is structured in three terms, with specific learning outcomes and suggested activities for each. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning and creative expression through various art forms.

General Learning Outcomes (Class 1-3)

By the end of the first stage of basic education, learners should be able to demonstrate basic skills in various practical art forms, developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creative thinking. They should also be able to appreciate the role of art in their communities.

Specific Learning Outcomes (Class 2)

• Explore new materials and techniques for self-expression.
• Produce random designs and progress to more structured creations.
• Explore images and relate them to art concepts.
• Differentiate between regular and irregular shapes.
• Create and prepare surfaces to enhance artwork.
• Develop skills in working with clay.

Course Content

First Term

• Designing: Stippling: Creating designs using dots with watercolors and brushes or toothbrushes. Designing outfits with patterned paper and sticking them on a designed background.
• Blow Design: Creating designs by blowing watercolors on paper and shading with pastels or crayons. Identifying potential uses for the designs.
• Tracing and Creating Lines: Tracing and creating lines of varying thickness with colors or markers.
• Tracing and Creating Letters: Tracing and creating letters with varying thickness. Understanding the difference between thick/bold and thin/dull letters.
• Tracing and Creating Numbers (0-9): Tracing and creating numbers with varying thickness. Understanding the difference between thick/bold and thin/dull numbers.
• Draw Yourself: Creating a self-portrait, identifying and drawing body parts, and shading the picture.

Second Term

• Designing: Squash Out / Butterfly Design: Creating symmetrical designs using the squash out or butterfly technique. Enhancing the work by outlining and shading.
• Driving / Directing Colors: Creating designs by directing or driving colors on paper. Shading empty spaces and decorating with line patterns.
• Irregular / Free-Formed Shapes: Creating and tracing irregular shapes. Shading empty spaces smoothly or roughly.
• Regular / Geometric Shapes: Creating and tracing regular shapes (circle, triangle, square, oval, rectangle). Shading empty spaces smoothly or roughly. Creating a design with a family of shapes.
• My Pet: Drawing and shading a picture of a pet.
• Paper Collage: Creating designs by cutting and pasting colored paper onto a surface.

Third Term

• Fingerprints Creating Spiders: Creating spider-like images using fingerprints and markers.
• Handprints: Creating images using handprints and markers. Shading around the handprints.
• Tracing and Creating Objects: Tracing and shading objects with chosen colors. Creating nice shades.
• My Best Friend: Drawing and painting a picture of a best friend.
• My Family: Drawing and shading a picture of family members.
• Writings and Textures Clay: Creating writings and textures on clay, exploring rough and smooth textures.