The Beatles
The Beatles were a musical and cultural phenomenon, defining an era of societal change during the 1960's. This collection of resources tracks the formation, success and eventual break up of one of the world's most successful bands. You will also find activities, quizzes and resources relating to the Beatles below.
The Beatles
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26130/25866.pptx Added: 28 Mar 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: Guide/notes / Audio / VideoA PowerPoint Presentation on the formation and success of the Beatles. The Beatles are perhaps the most successful band of all time and made a huge impression on music, culture and society during the 1960's.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: Ireland, Europe and the world, 1960 to present
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past
The Beatles - Project Work
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26131/25867.pdf Added: 28 Mar 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: Lesson Plan / Project / ActivityThis is a project worksheet to accompany The Beatles presentation. It contains activities on searching the National Newspaper archives for information, creating timelines using World Book Online and ideas on creating a multimedia project.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: Ireland, Europe and the world, 1960 to present
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- 5-6
- Drama
Strand: Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading to understanding
Strand unit: Exploring and making drama
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become comfortable with script and understand the basic processes by which script becomes action
- discover how the use of space and objects helps in building the context and in signifying the drama theme
- distinguish between various genres, such as comedy, tragedy, fantasy
- enter appropriately and with facility, whether watched or unwatched, into the fictional dramatic context
- help to plan dramatic activity to include the particular tension and suspense appropriate to the theme being explored
- 5-6
- English
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: Emotional & Imaginative Dev through Language
The Beatles - Word search
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26132/25868.pdf Added: 28 Mar 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: ActivityThis is a word search worksheet to accompany The Beatles PowerPoint presentation.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: Ireland, Europe and the world, 1960 to present
