Responding and Connecting

Stage 1

Junior and senior infants

Stage 2

First and second classes

Stage 3

Third and fourth classes

Stage 4

Fifth and sixth classes

engage with a variety of stimuli, materials, arts works, events and performances from Ireland and the wider world.
AC, AL, CL

share and talk about arts connected to their lives, and traditions from home, school, and local communities (e.g. songs, activities and events).
AC, AL, CL

experience and respond to a variety of arts works in a range of ways (e.g. improvised movement and discussion).
AL, C, CL

experience and notice space, line, shape, colour, form and texture in artworks and in the world around them. 
AL, C, CL

respond to and make connections with the plot, the characters and themes Themes
Among the themes for Irish are; myself, at home, school, food, television, shopping, pastimes, clothes, the weather and special occasions. The teacher can select lots of topics from the themes. These topics could be extended to also include subjects that the child finds interesting. , the action and dilemmas of dramas.
AC, C, AL

notice pulse, and very contrasting timbres, pitches, durations, textures, tempos and dynamics when listening and responding to music through movement, guided discovery and discussion.
AL, C, CL
 

engage with and describe a variety of stimuli, materials, arts works, events and performances from Ireland and the wider world. 
AC, AL, CL

share and talk about arts connected to their lives, and traditions from home, school, local and wider communities and cultures (e.g. songs, activities and events).
AC, AL, CL

experience, describe, and respond to a variety of arts works in a range of ways (e.g. improvised movement, discussion, brainstorming).
AL, C, CL

experience, observe and describe space, line, shape, colour, form and texture in artworks and in the world around them.
AL, C, CL

respond to and make connections with the plot, the characters, themes Themes
Among the themes for Irish are; myself, at home, school, food, television, shopping, pastimes, clothes, the weather and special occasions. The teacher can select lots of topics from the themes. These topics could be extended to also include subjects that the child finds interesting. and dilemmas of dramas and consider courses of action
AC, AL, CL

show and describe pulse, timbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, tempos and dynamics when listening and responding to music through movement, guided discovery and discussion.
AL, C, CL
 

recognise and describe use and effect of space, line, shape, colour, form and texture when responding to a variety of artworks from Ireland and the wider world.
AL, C, CL

explore and identify art characteristics and techniques associated with different media, styles, genres and contexts of artworks from Ireland and the wider world.
AC, AL, CL
 

analyse and critique use and effect of space, line, shape, colour, form and texture when responding to a variety of artworks from Ireland and the wider world.
AL, C, CL

identify, compare and contrast art characteristics and techniques associated with different media, styles, genres and contexts from Ireland and the wider world.
AC, AL, CL