As per the NCERT Kriti-I Textbook for Arts for grade 6, the textbook has four sections: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, and Theater. Art Education Syllabus for grade 6 based on the NCERT Kriti-I textbook for arts for grade 6.
Based on Kriti-I, Art Education Syllabus for grade 6, here is the Detailed Syllabus of Visual Art Sections as per the content of the Kriti-I Textbook for Arts for grade 6:
VISUAL ARTS SYLLABUS
Unit 1: Objects and Still Life
Introduction of Object Drawing or Still Life, connection, observation & drawing of still life. Understanding how to create forms, adding depth, making them 3D (3 Dimensional), & some interesting activities like creating flipbooks.
Activity
- Exploring Objects in the Surroundings
- Draw Objects in Different Ways
- Light & Shade
- Through The Eyes of an Artist
- Create Your Own Still Life
- Drawing Furniture
- Make a flipbook
Suggestions for the Teacher
- It’s better to take the whole class out of the classroom. An open area, such as a garden, school building, or art room, is a great idea for performing this activity.
- Just brief the students about the observation, scanning & notice the objects around us
- Allow some time (approximately 10 to 15 minutes) to watch and observe nature and objects with a serious focus.
- After observation, ask them to select two or three objects and draw them.
Pre-Activity Suggestions
- Before this activity, it’s better to teach students about various maths shape like sphere, cube, cuboid, Cylinder, & Cone.
- Also taught them to connect these shapes with the objects around us.
- Observe & draw objects and create your own style.
Unit 2: Changing the Typical Picture
Step out the doors to discover the beauty of nature, observe shapes, colours, forms, patterns and textures in natural objects. Making of Natural Colours. Walk in nature observing trees, plants, leaves, sky, clouds, earth, soil, pebbles, stones and even the animals, birds and insects, etc. Also, observe the texture. Make a note on the observation of these objects in nature.
Activity
- Nature Walk
- Field Trip
- Make Natural Colours
- Make Art work with Natural Colours
- Creating Colour Tint & Shades
- Surface & Materials Used by Artists
- My Inspirations from Nature
Unit 3: Portraying People
Exploration of different ways to portray human figures, drawing of your loved ones, group portraits, examination of various roles of people, their clothes, their posture, etc.
Activities:
- Make Portraits
- Through the eyes of the Artists
- I want to be…
- Clothes & Roles
Unit 4: Paper Crafts
Paper craft- folding, cutting and weaving craft techniques. Indian Traditions such as Sanjhi paper cuts. Ways to experiment in paper crafts.
Activities
- Paper Folding
- Paper Cutting
- Paper Weaving
Unit 5: Seals to Prints
Design, purpose & artistic qualities of the seal, history of the seal. Designing your own seal, seal for paper & fabric. Introduction of textile traditional block design, experiment with block design on paper, fabric and other surfaces.
Activities
- Let’s look at Seals
- Field Trip
- Make your own seal
- Printing
Teacher’s Corner
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