Celebrate sean-nós, céilí, and the lilting music of the Emerald Isle with a set of language arts activities! Learners complete word puzzles, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension questions about traditional Irish music.

Concepts

the irish, music appreciation, word identification, sentence structure, informational texts, Grammar, dictionary skills

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activities to prepare for St. Patrick's Day
• Show a video that features an Irish lute, Irish dancing, or any of the other musical concepts covered in the unit

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for English learners but ideal for mainstream classes as well
• Student pages come with headers and footers that may distract from the assignment; consider removing them before handing out worksheets

Pros

• Provides a main word bank for teacher and student reference (page 3)
• Supplies teaching rationale, instruction tips, and guiding concepts for the unit
• Comes with an answer key for each exercise

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.4.1.a L.4.3.a L.4.4.a L.5.1.a L.5.3.a L.5.4.a L.6.1.a L.6.3.a L.6.4.a L.7.1.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a L.8.1.a L.8.3.a L.8.4.a