Indiginous lesson Intergrations lesson for Grade 6 on Creative Arts

1. LESSON
PRESENTATION
ON HOW TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL SEED STORAGE “SESHEGO”

2. Introduction
 In the olden days our forefathers used to all the things they want using the
resources within their environment
 E.g They made pots out of clay and water
 They made dishes using digo, wood and grass
 The used soil, cow dung, trees and grass to make houses
 They used plants as herbs to cure diseases
 And many more things

3. AIMS
 TO BUILD SEED STORAGE
 TO PRESERVE THE SEEDS UNTIL THE NEXT SEASON AFTER THE HARVEST
 INSTEAD OF USED CHEMICALS TO DESTROY THE INSECTS LEARNERS
SHOULD FIND WAYS TO PRESERVE SEEDS IN A TRADITIONAL WAY AND
WISDOM

4. AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
 Every year they planted crops for food
 They had to safe some of the food as seed yearly so that during each
season they plant those seeds again.
 The problem was that the seeds where attacked by insects and not grow ,
which means that year they will not harverst

5. Seeds which is being attacked by
insects

6. CONTAINERS TO STORE THE SEEDS

7. MORE CONTAINERS

8. PRESENTATIONS
FROM RESEARCH
LEARNERS WILL PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH IN GROUPS FROM HOME
THEY WILL THEN USE WHAT THEY HAVE GATHERED FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO PREPARE THEIR OWN INDIGENOUS ITEMS
“SESHEGO”

9. WHAT TO BRING FOR THE PROJECT
 COW DUNG
 FIREWOOD ASHES OR DRIED ALOE TREE ASHES
 WATER
 POWDER PAINTS
 PAINT BRUSHES
 BOWLS

10. HOW TO MAKE “SESHEGO”
1. MIX COWDUNG WITH ASHES AND SOME LITTLE WATER IF IT FEELS
HARD
2. PUT A CARDBOARD AT THE BOTTOM
3. START WITH ANY LAT SHAPE AND LEAVE IT TO DRY
4. THE FOLLOWING DAY CONTINUE AS YOU DESIGN A CONTAINER OF
YOUR OWN SHAPE AND CHOICE
5. PAINT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE
6. LEAVE IT TO DRY OUT AND POUR SEEDS THAT WILL BE USED THE
FOLLOWING YEAR

11. DOING PRACTICALS

12. PRACTICALS

13. PRACTICALS

14. PRACTICALS: EMBRACE YOUR CULTURE, EMBRACE YOUR TRADITION AND DON’T DESPICE
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE