This is P.1 of the curriculum for Arts, Crafts and Social Studies (Stadi za Kazi) It offers a really interesting insight into how the creative curriculum is delivered here in Tanzanian primary schools.
The art of drawings, shapes and decorations
Questions
- Why do people make decorations on clothes?
- How do theyd decorate them?
- Which type of clothes do you know which are decorated by using different fabrics?
Decorations of Clothes: decorating clothes is artistic and you can decorate them with different patterns.
Group work: in your groups discuss the names of the plants which can be used to produce colours and paint with
Ways of decorating clothes
Group work: Discuss different ways of decorating clothes that you know
There are ways which are used to decorate clothes some of these are Batik.
Why do we decorate? – to decorate clothes you need to be creative.
- To make clothes look attractive
- To add value to the cloth and the fabric
- Using colour and patterns to meet the needs of certain events. For example, independence day, or the union day between Tanzania and Zanzibar.
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