Download Ethiopian new Curriculum grade 7 performing and visual art pva Teacher's Guide PDF

The Grade 7 Performing and Visual Art (PVA) Teacher’s Guide supports Ethiopia's New Curriculum goals by combining creativity, culture, and competency-based instruction. This comprehensive guide empowers teachers to develop student skills in music, dance, drama, film, design, and visual expression. It promotes critical thinking, artistic appreciation, and indigenous knowledge systems, making learning relevant to Ethiopia's cultural and social context.

This Teacher's guide is published by the Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau, the guide contains 5 units across 128 pages and is aligned with national curriculum objectives. Teachers are guided through practical, classroom-ready lesson plans enriched with local examples, performance tasks, and cross-curricular integration.

Writers / Editors / Authors

The Teacher's guide is written by Bareke Tadesse, Gizachew Tasew, Sara Mengistu and Ashenafi Nigussie

Teacher's Guide Summery

• Country: Ethiopia
• Publisher: Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau
• Published Year: 2021 (2014 E.C)
• Subject: Performing and Visual Art PVA
• Grade Level: Grade 7
• Curriculum: New curriculum
• Type: Teacher's Guide
• Total Units: 5 units
• Total Pages: 128
• File Size: 4.7 MB
• File Format: PDF

Unit One: Artistic Perceptions

• Characteristics of Ethiopian traditional music

• Ethiopian music and Saint Yared

• Musical styles by region: North, East, South

• Characteristics of Ethiopian folk dance

• Introduction to theatre and film art

• Theatre in the Ethiopian context

• Film in the Ethiopian context

• Basic elements of design

• Introduction to color, color wheel, and neutral tones

Unit Two: Creative Expressions

• Performing solfeggio in ¾ and 4/4 time signatures

• Origin and structure of solfeggio

• Practicing folk dance styles

• Expressing ideas in theatre performance

• Creative use of photography: macro, motion blur, exposure

• Expressing themes through film

• Drawing, painting, and printmaking

Unit Three: History and Culture

• Indigenous music and artists

• Importance of indigenous music in Ethiopian culture

• Dance education and indigenous practices

• Theatre and film from a cultural knowledge perspective

• Indigenous painting, manuscripts, and pottery

Unit Four: Aesthetic Values

• Musical and indigenous art appreciation

• Understanding the values of dance

• Valuing theatre and film works

• Appreciation of Ethiopian indigenous art forms

Unit Five: Connection

• Songs connected to English and math education

• Cross-subject connections through dance

• Integrating theatre, film, and video with other subjects

• Visual arts connections: home decoration with pottery and ceramics

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• Review the learning objectives for each unit

• Use step-by-step lesson guidance and student activities

• Pair with student textbooks or hands-on materials

• Promote discussion, reflection, and performance in class

• Pair with the official Grade 7 Performing and Visual Art PVA for a full curriculum experience.