Grade 6
Grade 6
Unit 3: With Flying Colors
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The Singing Man
by Angela Shelf Medearis
 
Cross Curricular  
Nigeria  
Cross Curricular
From the Student Web Page
Nigerian Art
Connect to this link:
http://www.nigeria-arts.net/


  1. On the left navigational bar click on Visual Arts. Choose a type of visual art then click on the Directory beneath the description of the art.
  2. Click on the name of an artist. Read about the artist then scroll down and click on the names of the different pieces of art.
  3. Who is your favorite Nigerian visual artist? Why?
About the Site

Nigeria-Arts.net is a Web site devoted to Nigerian art. It contains artist biographies and both audio and visual samples of work.

Lesson Objectives

  • Students will use the Internet to learn about Nigerian artists.

  • Students will read about different Nigerian artists.

  • Students will look at examples of Nigerian art.

Suggested Additional Activities

  • Have students click on Music on the left navigational bar and repeat the same process to read about Nigerian musicians. Have students listen to different types of music by these musicians.

  • Ask students to review two types of Nigerian music. Have them describe the elements that make up each type then compare the two.
From the Student Web Page
Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theater
Connect to this link:
http://www.bi-okoto.com/Default.htm


  1. Click Our Repertoire. Read about the many different dances the troupe performs.
  2. Go back. Click Special Events.
  3. Read about the gods who are honored by the dances.
About the Site

The Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theater is a troupe of African musicians and dancers based in Ohio. The troupe performs throughout Ohio and neighboring states. You may want to explore other links for interesting information about the troupe.

What to Do

  1. Listen to the drumming on the home page. Discuss the feelings of the music.

  2. Discuss reasons people in Nigeria dance. Compare that to why people in the United States dance.

  3. Ask students from cultures represented in class to explain dances performed in their homelands.