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Catalogue

Vocational Skills Grade 2


About the book

A special book for growing learners. It is designed with beautiful illustrations and examples making reading enjoyable. Chapters covered: Drawing without templates, modeling using clay soil, dancing the tribal dances, Imitating sounds and acting, braiding a two way twill band, Sewing using simple stitches, and Music.

Author: Nafue Gadi

Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PICTORIAL ART, PRINTING, MODELLING AND DECORATION.................1

Drawing Without using Templates……………………………….......................1

      Templates.................................................................................................1

      How to get a Picture for Drawing.....................................................1

      Drawing Principles.................................................................................2

Drawing a House..............................................................................2

Drawing a Ball....................................................................................5

      Drawing Suggested Pictures...............................................................6

Drawing a Tree..................................................................................6

Drawing a Cup...................................................................................8

Drawing a Cat..................................................................................10

      Drawing Imaginable Pictures.............................................................13

Modelling Using Clay Soil .........................................................................14

      Models.....................................................................................................14

Principals of Modelling Models..................................................14

Safety Measures in Modelling using Clay................................15

How to Prepare a Lump of Clay for Modeling......................15

How to Model a Clay Water pot................................................16

How to Model a Helicopter.........................................................19

How to Model a Girl.......................................................................23

      Decorating Clay Pieces.........................................................................27

Reasons for Decorating.................................................................27

Ways of Decorating.........................................................................28

        Burning.................................................................................................28

        Painting Burned Clay Items................................................33

 

THEATRE ARTS........................................................................................................38

Tribal Dances………………………………………………........................……...........….38

      Example of Tribal Dances....................................................................39

      Dancing  Instruments.............................................................................40

Instruments Playing..........................................................................41

      Tribal Dance Costumes.........................................................................42

      Tribal Dance Decorations...................................................................43

      Dancing......................................................................................................43

Learning to Dance............................................................................46

      Tribal Dance Songs................................................................................46

Learning to Sing Tribal Songs......................................................48

Acting………………………………….......................………………….............……………..50

      To Imitate Sounds.................................….........................................…..49

Imitating Human Actions................................................................49

Imitating other Sounds...................................................................50

Human Actions..................................................................................54

      Acting / Imitating Human Actions......................................................55

 

BASKETRY................................................................................................................58

Braiding a Plain Two Way Twill Band…………………………...........….......….58

      Materials...….............................................................................................58

      How to Prepare Leaves........................................................................59

      Braiding.............................................................................................................60

 

NEEDLE WORK.......................................................................................................69

Simple  Stitches…………………………………………..........…...............................…69

      Types of Simple Stitches......................................................................69

      Sewing different types of Simple Stitches......................................70

Tools....................................................................................................70

Reasons for Wearing Thimbles...................................................71

Rules of Sewing Simple Stitches..................................................71

How to sew Tacking Stitches........................................................72

How to sew Hem Stitches.............................................................74

How to Sew Overcast Stitches......................................................77

Uses of Different Simple Stitches.............................................................80

 

MUSIC........................................................................................................................84

Singing Style………………………………………………………....................….........…..84

      Appropriate Body Postures.................................................................84

Styles of Singing while in a Sitting Position..............................84

Styles of Singing while Standing..................................................86

 

Styles of Voice Rhythms During Singing.................................................89

Appropriate Voice............................................................................89

New Songs.........................................................................................90

 

GLOSSARY................................................................................................................94