Subject: Construction Studies List of Topics: Bodhrán

Pupil Year Group: Transition Year No. of Pupils: NA

No. of Lessons: 10 Length Of Lessons: 40

Date: NA Time of Lesson: NA

PREVIOUS LEARNING
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

 Some have knowledge on how to

complete basic projects on within
 Successfully complete junior
woodwork.
certificate.
 Ability to comprehend and solve
 Some know woodwork and
technical questions.
technical graphics to a junior
 Ability to use a number of hand
certificate level.
tools.

AIMS LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs) ASSESSMENT

1. Introduce the Access the knowledge of

students to Introduce the new subject to each student after they
Construction the students and clearly walk have been shown the
Studies. to the systematic process. necessary information
about the subject.
Work with their peers
2. Facilitate different comparing each other’s work.
levels of learning Both students will give advice Monitor the relationship
within the to each other to reach their between each students.
classroom. full potential. (Dewey – Co-
Operative Learning)
3. Asses’ prior learning Continuously question
Memorize previous learning
and build upon this the students on previous
and bring it into future classes.
knowledge. learning.
 Compare the students
4. Compare the Students will relate their
interests and methods of
bodhrán to Students work to their own
working to elements they may
interests. interests.
find or see in everyday life.
5. Question the
Examine each student
students on the Evaluate and identify the
with an end of project
different methods of methods used and justify their
portfolio on the key
creating the use.
points of the project.
bodhrán.
6. Initiate a designing Each design will
Illustrate a clear vivid personal
aspect to the making represent the student’s
design to their piece.
of the bodhrán. hobbies or pastimes.

LITERACY NUMERACY ORACY GRAPHICACY

STRATEGIES STRATEGIES STRATEGIES STRATEGIES
Word Wall –
Display new key
Adding, Dividing,
words and terms Presentations. Solidworks Model.
Subtracting,
on the wall that
Multiplying.
were learnt in
previous lessons.

Explaining a
Posters and Scaled Drawings. Sample Projects.
project to the
Drawings.
class.

Converting inches to
Worksheets. meters or meters to Class Dialogue. Images.
millimeters.

Time and Date on Measuring. Questioning. Animated

the board. PowerPoints.

Measurements that
Mind maps. need to be found Group Work. Posters.
out by the students.
 DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES

Have a boy, girl, boy, girl seating plan. Allow the girls to have
Gender Inclusion their own interest and hobbies shown in the bodhrán aswell as
the boys.

Give extra help to weaker students.

Mixed Ability Teaching Strategies
Allow certain students to use a sample pieces which the teacher
made during a demonstration.

Multicultural Inclusion When learning how to play the bodhrán use different cultured
music when playing the bodhrán to music.

CURRICULUM/
LESSON/
WEEK SYLLABUS TEACHING ASSESSMENT
TOPIC
STRATEGIES STRATEGIES
CONTENT

The students will

research The teacher will
information on ask for the students The portfolios will
traditional Irish to research be examined and
Introduce music and focus on information on will have to reach a
1 Traditional music. the history and traditional music. high standard in
heritage of the The students will order to move o to
bodhrán. A put the info into a the next process.
portfolio will be portfolio for the
started with this teacher to examine.
information.
The students will The teacher will If the students
be shown a sample show a sample design a high
bodhrán and will bodhrán to the standard bodhrán
then be asked to students and will and ate confident
2 Design the bodhrán design their own inspect the quality that they will be
type of bodhrán of bodhráns the able to make it the
and invent new students are student can make
modern ways of designing. their own design.
making it.
The students will
The teacher will hand up the design
The students are show the students ideas and the
3 Students own asked to design sample drawing and teacher will
design their own logo or pictures to give the determine if the
piece of art work. students ideas. students are
allowed to use the
design
Once the designing The teacher will The students have
process is finished have the frames to have an adequate
the students will already made to design finalized
4 Sanding begin sanding their speed up the before getting the
frames. process. Once the frame to be sanded.
teacher is happy
 with the designs
the frames will be
handed out.
The teacher will
have to make up
concentrated water
including bogwater
Christmas Holidays Christmas Holidays Christmas Holidays and builders lime Christmas Holidays
during the
Christmas to let the
skins soak in to
speed up time.
Once the skin is The teacher will
cured in the have the skins All of the hair has
concentrated water ready for removing to be removed from
5 Applying the skin the students will of the hair and also the skin and the
remove the hair give a skin is tightly
and apply the skin demonstration on applied to the
to the bodhrán how to apply the bodhrán.
while still wet. skin to the
bodhrán.
Once the skin is
dry the students The teacher will The finish will
will apply a water demonstrate to the have to be a high
6 Applying the finish based lacquer student how to quality shiny
which will preserve apply the finish to lacquer with no
the timber and give the bodhrán. defects present.
it a shiny look.
Once the finish is The teacher will The tuning screws
dry the students can demonstrate to the must be placed in
start attaching the students how the the correct position
tuning screws and tuning screws are following the
7 Finishing touches apply the tape to the connected to the template made by
front of the frame and also how the teacher. The
bodhrán. the tape is applied tape on the skin
to the skin. must not have any
air bubbles present.
Once the bodhrán The music teacher
is finished being will get the
made the students students to hold the
will move to the bodhrán in the The students will
8 Learn how to play music room and correct position be able to play a
begin to learn how and demonstrate to very slow jig and
to hold the bodhrán them how to play reel.
firmly and how to the different
play a slow reel rhythms.
and jig rhythm.
9 Learn how to play The students will The teacher will The students will
begin to play the begin to play be able to keep in
jigs and reels at a traditional music time with the music
slightly faster for the students. that is being played
tempo. for them.
The students will The teacher will The students will
be able to play the get the students to be ready to at the
10 Learn how to play bodhrán at a increase the speed end of year school
relatively fast of their playing. concert.
tempo.