Little Waltz from The Toybox
Debussy wrote the music for a ballet called The Toybox in which the characters include a doll, a brave soldier and a wicked Punchinello (similar to the Punch character in Punch and Judy). The doll dances the Little Waltz. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom….
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Fossils from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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Maths Curriculum
An overview of the primary school maths curriculum in a newsletter for parents. It gives examples of maths language that may be used in the school (these can be adapted to suit your own school). It also gives tips to parents as to how they can assist their child in the maths curriculum. (.pub file…
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Béasanna
Luaschártaí don seomra ranga le nathanna cainte le n-úsáid ag na daltaí i rith an lae. ‘Séard an aidhm ná béasanna maithe as Gaeilge a chothú. (comhad .pdf 2.58MB) Íoslódáil an Comhad…
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The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers was written by Leon Jessel and heard by a Russian producer who decided to use it as a dance number in a show. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 62KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie…
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is the most famous dance in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 102KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It has…
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Jimmy’s Leprechaun Trap
Surely leprechauns are cute little fellows who do no harm to anyone? Be warned! They are nasty little creatures, just waiting for the chance to trick someone and gain power over them. When Jimmy meets up with one of them, very strange things start to happen. But how can he get rid of him? Does…
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The Great Pig Escape
When the farm cat warns Runtling the pig of his approaching fate, he realises that the trip to market is one which he must avoid at all costs and he rushes off to warn his long-lost siblings of the danger. Together the thirteen pigs escape and make their way across country, learning all sorts of…
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