KLB TopScholar Performing Arts Grade 8 Learner’s Book comprehensively covers Performing Arts strands and sub strands outlined in the Competence Based Curriculum Design for Grade 8.

The book is aimed at providing students with an avenue for expressing their feelings, ideas and emotions.

The activities involved in the book offer the learners enjoyable and purposeful experience through performing, playing musical instruments and creating music.

The content covers the following strands: Performing Arts basic elements; creating; performing; critical appreciation and performing arts in society.

The course book has the following unique features:

-The experiences are aligned with the thematic integrated approach thus presenting concepts in the most appropriate way for learners at this level.

-Coverage of content has been systematically developed from the simple known concepts to complex unknown concepts.

-It has employed a learner-based approach where all experiences are centred on the learner's interest, knowledge and application to real life situations in line with the life approach method of teaching Performing Arts.

-Development of 21% Century Competences including: Communication and Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem-solving, Imagination and Creativity, Citizenship, Learning to Learn, Self-efficacy and Digital literacy.

-Extended learning and problem-solving engagements that provide students with the opportunity to participate in community-based projects.

-The book has numerous practice activities and performance tasks to enable the learner acquire the required skills, values and core competences without difficulty.