by admin | Feb 6, 2013 | Teaching News
This year’s Meitheal na mBeag Conference for those working in children’s arts through Irish will be held in An Taibhdhearc, Co. na Gaillimhe. The two day conference, entitled “The Cultural Rights of the Child”, will take place on the 15th and 16th of...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Music, Video
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of music from earliest times, mentioning Pythagoras, Beethoven and Thomas Edison and their contributions to the evolution of music…. RegisterThis content is for...
by admin | Jan 4, 2013 | Teaching News
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD, and the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, have jointly launched an Arts in Education Charter. This Charter places new responsibilities on Government Departments, agencies, cultural...
by admin | Dec 31, 2012 | Drama-, Video, Visual Arts
I came across the link to this video today on Twitter. It shows 1969 footage of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, showing how to make simple puppets using everyday materials like socks, a tennis ball, fabric and even an envelope. It gives great ideas for the teacher...
by admin | Nov 2, 2012 | 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
Seo na focail agus an fís-scannán don amhrán “Níl Mé ag Bogadh”. Is dócha go bhfuil an fonn ar eolas ag na daltaí sna hardranganna, mar is é “The Man Who Can’t be Moved” an teideal don amhrán i mBéarla ó “The Script”. Mar sin, b’fhéidir go...
