Art, Music, Language and other Activities

image illustrating music and the sea
  Illustration © John Joyce, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrating the sea through lessons including the arts, language, music and interactive activities offer a wonderful opportunity to learn about the seashore and the marine environment.  

See the following activities that can be used to inspire creativity in the class or on the seashore:  

ACTIVITIES IN CLASS 

bubble art

Lesson Plan: Bubble Art - Understanding Paint and Colour (PDF 3.5MB)

designing a submarine and paper mache

Lesson Plan: Make a Paper Mache Submarine (PDF 2.3MB)

image of periscope on a submarine

Lesson Plan: How do submarines see above the water - Make a periscope (PDF 426KB)

picture of pressed seaweed collage

Lesson Plan: Pressing Seaweed and making Seaweed keys (PDF 384KB)

save the sea 3D poster

Lesson Plan: Save the Sea 3D Poster (PDF 3.2MB)

creative writing illustration by John Joyce, 2006

Lesson Plan: Creative Writing - Adventures on the Seashore (PDF 495KB)

Work Sheet: Creative Writing - Adventures on the Seashore Sample(PDF 52KB)

fish tank writing book

Lesson Plan: Explorers Fish Tank Writing Book (PDF 120KB)

Work Sheet: Fish Tank Writing Book (PDF 322KB)

dot to do drawing

Lesson Plan: Explorers Language Writing and Dot to Dot Drawing Book (PDF 97KB)

Work Sheet: Explorers Language Writing and Dot to Dot Drawing Book (PDF 1.5MB)

Image of Explorer Maze activity

Lesson Plan: Explorer Games (PDF 306KB)

 ACTIVITIES ON THE SEASHORE

photo of maze on beach

 Lesson Plan: Make a Maze on the Beach (PDF 3.5MB)

seashore species guide

Lesson Plan: Creating a Seashore Species and Seaweed Guide (PDF 313KB)

Work Sheet: Creating a Seashore Species and Seaweed Guide (PDF 419KB)

treasure hunt and sea monster

Lesson Plan: Seashore Treasure Hunt and Making a Flotsam and Jetsam Sea Monster (PDF 2.3MB)

In this section:

Mathematics and the Sea
Lesson Plans
Natural Environment and Environmental Care
The Real Map of Ireland - Ireland's Marine Resource
Marine Science and History