Description
This is a set of printable activities about Irish music and instruments for you to use in your Irish music lessons for elementary grades.
Perfect for St. Patrick’s day or for a world music unit. This resource includes opportunities for students to read, write, color, and listen. The variety of activities can be adapted for use in any elementary grade (many worksheets are included in different levels for differentiation). Activities can be used in a whole-class setting, in centers (matching cards, worksheets), or in an individual setting for homeschool music.
Included are:
- 12 posters on Irish instruments in full color (can be used for a bulletin board)
- the same 12 posters in black & white (for a read & color activity)
- 5 posters of types of Irish music in color
- the same 5 posters in black & white
- 12 matching cards (Irish music instruments)
- 12 trace & write the instrument name worksheets (for younger grades) – there is 1 page per instrument
- 12 written question worksheets (for older grades) – 1 page per instrument
- Wordsearch
- 2 bingo board-style scavenger hunt worksheets (9 question, and 20 question versions for different ages/available time)
- matching worksheet
- Suggested YouTube links for examples of each instrument
- Answer keys are included for the worksheets
Please look through the product images above for examples of the Irish music lesson activities included.
Irish Instruments to learn about:
- Celtic harp
- Bouzouki
- Irish flute
- Uilleann pipes
- Fiddle
- Mandolin
- Bodhran
- Accordion
- Concertina
- Banjo
- Tin Whistle
- Irish wooden spoons
Types of Irish music to learn about:
- Hornpipe
- Jig
- Reel
- Air
- Folk Song
This is a digital download (a zipped folder with multiple files due to the number of activities included) for you to print at home as many times as you like for your own students or family!
