Course Contents

• WEEK 1 - INTRODUCTION -DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ART AND CRAFT - APPROACHES TO ART TEACHING - CRAFTS OF PAKISTAN - DEFINATION OF MATERIALS • WEEK 2 - ELEMENTS AND PRINICPLES OF DESIGN - UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE • WEEK 3 - UNDERSTANDING OF ELEMENTS - LINE - EXERCISES OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF LINES • WEEK 4 - SHAPES - GEOMETRICAL AND ORGANIC SHAPES • WEEK 5 - COLOR - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS • WEEK 6 - SPACE - NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SPACES • WEEK 7 - TEXTURE - EXPLRONG DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTURES - NATURAL AND MAN MADE TEXTURES • WEEK 8 AND 9 - PRINTING - VEGETABLE - PRESS -SPRAY - BLOW - FINGER • WEEK 10 - ORIGAMI • WEEK 11 AND 12 - PAPER MACHE - RECYCLING OF WASTE MATERIAL • WEEK 13 - CALLIGRAPHY - CHILDREN RIGHTS • WEEK 14 AND 15 - FINAL PROJECT • WEEK 16 - EXHIBITION: FOLLOWING WILL BE THE TOPICS FOR THE FINAL PROJECT • TRANSPORTATION • JUNK AND HEALTHY FOOD • PYRAMID OF FOOD • SEASONS • MY BODY • SENSES • ANIMALS (PET AND WILD ANIMALS WITH CLAY)

Course Synopsis

The Art, Crafts, and Calligraphy course will help prepare Student Teachers to teach these subjects in the Early Child Education Course. It provides Student Teachers with an opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of art, crafts, and calligraphy and to practice making their own works using a variety of techniques. Given that this is a teacher education course, Student Teachers also examine the role of art in child development; the importance of art, craft, and calligraphy in the curriculum; and the links between art, crafts, and calligraphy and other subjects such as science, math, and social studies. In this course, they will focus on different skills which will apply to teaching and learning art, crafts, and calligraphy in the Early Child Education.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the semester, Teachers will be able to: • explain the importance of art education and its role in child development • explain the origins and development of a variety of crafts in Pakistan • use a variety of tools and materials to make art, crafts, and calligraphy • explain and apply elements and principles of design • identify links between art and other school subjects • assess children’s work in art, crafts, and calligraphy • plan appropriate art, craft, and calligraphy activities for children in elementary grades • present a portfolio of their work that conveys their appreciation and interest in art, crafts, and calligraphy and presents evidence of their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching these subjects.