$5 - $10 1st Grade St. Patrick's Day Independent Work Packet (by date, oldest first)

Bring the classical sounds of Ireland into your classroom! Perfect for St. Patrick's Day or a unit on Irish composers. Choose from 10 selections to print and share with your students. Enjoy in the days leading up to the celebration or incorporate these listening sheets into a week of festivities. This set is part of the 12 Month Listening Bundle!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

What's Included:

• Resource Guide
• Music Rating Guides - color/black & white
• Listening Sheets
• Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
• Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

1. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty
2. Londonderry Air, Harty
3. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
4. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field
5. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field
6. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan
7. Cello Concerto, Sullivan
8. Symphony No. 1, Stanford
9. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford
10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson (American composer)

★ Easel Activity ★ Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

❤️Looking for a low prep, engaging way to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day this March? Your students will have fun practicing problem solving, vocabulary, writing, counting, addition, subtraction, one-to-one correspondence, ten frames, tracing, coloring, and more with these Irish themed activities!

✏️This is a GROWING bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added.

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✅Includes:

☑ Bingo

☑ Worksheets

☑ Play Mats

☑ Activities

☑ Coloring Pages

☑ Reading Comprehension

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