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elcome to the Seomra Ranga website. For the overseas visitors "Seomra Ranga" means "classroom" in the Irish language. The aim of the website is to share practical resources for the primary school classroom on the web. The downloadable resources provided on the site are simply personal resources that I have put together over the years. Most of them I have used in my teaching in the classroom.

I have attempted to arrange the resources in accordance with the curriculum provisions of the Irish primary school. Some sections of the website have more resources than others so I'm looking for teachers to upload and share their own resources to fill in the gaps.

Seomra Ranga is delighted to team up with Edware Interactive Learning, an Irish company (www.edware.ie), to bring you a competition for the month of November. Edware is presenting us with prizes of their hugely successful geography software programmes Know Your Ireland (two copies) and Know Your Europe. Edware also produces Know Your World and Know Your USA programmes.


Know Your Ireland	Know Your Europe

To be in with a chance of winning one of these three great prizes, all you have to do is upload a resource to Seomra Ranga during November. Simply attach the resource, in any format (.doc, .pdf, .ppt, .xls, .pub, .jpg etc) to an e-mail and send it to info@seomraranga.com You can enter as many times as you wish (one e-mail = one competition ticket).

Seomra Ranga has created some new resources for the website using a very simple free online piece of software called "Wordle" (http://www.wordle.net) Wordle allows you to create "word clouds" which displays text in an interesting and unusual fashion.

You can create your own Wordle resources on the Wordle website or you can view the ones created by Seomra Ranga HERE>>>>

Seomra Ranga is pleased to announce that it has received permission from Irish Water Safety (IWS) to include their powerpoint resources on this site for teachers to download freely. These resources should be of great benefit to primary school teachers to use in the classroom. These resources were created by IWS and remain the copyright © of IWS.

There are eight powerpoints in all, four in English and four as Gaeilge. They deal with water safety under four themes: boating, swimming, the home, on the farm. They are all suitable for use in the SPHE curriculum under the Myself Strand, Safety and Protection Strand Unit.

These resources can be downloaded HERE>>>>>

Seomra Ranga has produced a collection of A4 sized phonics posters in full colour. There are more than thirty posters in the collection at the moment. These will be added to on an ongoing basis.

To complement the phonics posters, there are also loop cards to accompany each poster.

View the phonics posters HERE>>>>>

View the loop cards HERE>>>>>

Seomra Ranga has produced some new resources to accompany the Sunny Street reading scheme for the junior end of the primary school. At the moment there are vocabulary flashcards for the three senior infant readers, the first two readers for Rang I and for both readers in Rang II.

All of these flashcard resources have been gathered together onto one single page for ease of use and all of these new resources can be viewed and downloaded fore free:

Swine Flu is very much in the news at the moment and will probably be more so with the return to school in September. Seomra Ranga has produced some classroom posters in both English and Gaeilge to encourage pupils to engage in good hygiene practices.

These posters can be viewed in the SPHE posters section HERE>>>>>

The HSE also has a poster about Swine Flu especially for children and this can be downloaded HERE>>>>>

Check out also www.swineflu.ie

Sneeze Safe - teach children the correct usage of tissues HERE>>>>>

Learning A-Z Free Swine Flu Resources HERE>>>>>

50 Essential Swine Flu Resources for School Nurses HERE>>>>>

Themed lined pages are useful for pupils to display their written work in an attractive way. Seomra Ranga has produced some themed lined pages for seasonal times of the year. These have now been gathered together into one web page to make it easier to see what is available to download.

It is hoped to add to the collection of themed lined pages over the coming weeks. In the meanwhile you can view the available lined pages HERE >>>>>

All of the Power Point resources on the web site have now been gathered into one easy-to-use collection.

How Cuchulainn Got His Name

The collection includes resources in the curricular areas of Gaeilge, Maths, History, Geography, Visual Arts, English, Religion and Science.

View the collected Power Point resources:


Seomraí sa Teach (.pdf file 713KB)	Bays/Inlets of Ireland (.pdf file 118KB)	Headlands of Ireland (.pdf file 204KB)	Islands of Ireland (.pdf file 52.7KB)


Lakes of Ireland (.pdf file 537KB)	Mountains of Ireland (.pdf file 119KB)	Rivers of Ireland (.pdf file 107KB)	La Casa (.pdf file 593KB)


Brass Instruments (.pdf file 124KB)	Spanish Greetings (.pdf file 230KB)	Sa Bhaile (.pdf file 687KB)	At Home (.pdf file 741KB)


The Story of a River (.pdf file 56.6KB)	Cruthanna 2D (.pdf file 72.4KB)	Times of the Day (.pdf file 178KB)	The Gaelic Revival (.pdf file 109KB)

MORE RESOURCES IN NEW POSTERS & SIGNS SECTION

	Hail Mary Banners (41KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Favourite TV Programme Bar Chart - a spreadsheet showing a typical bar chart followed by questions on the information on the chart (115KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Motivational Posters - a selection of posters to encourage and motivate pupils in the classroom (5.71MB) (Source: Audrey Morris) Added November 21st '09
	Book of the Week - .jpeg image for a "book of the Week" in the classroom (99.9KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Phonics #1 - presentation getting pupils to read common CVC words (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Phonics #2 - presentation getting pupils to read common CVC words (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Na Laethanta - póstaeir ag léiriú na laethanta (440KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Cruthanna as Gaeilge - ceithre póstaeir ag léiriú na príomhchruthanna (25KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Na Seasúir - ceithre póstaeir le crainn ag léiriú na seasúir (59KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Slite Beatha - roinnt póstaeir a bhaineann le slite beatha (469KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	Bia agus Deoch - roinnt póstaeir a bhaineann le bia agus deochanna (1.08MB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added November 21st '09
	All About Me - worksheets to put together as a book (824KB) (Source: Audrey Morris) Added November 21st '09
	Seomraí sa Teach - roinnt póstaeir a bhaineann leis na seomraí éagsúla a fhaightear sa teach (713KB) Added November 21st '09
	Bays of Ireland - flashcards of the main bays and inlets around Ireland (118KB) Added November 21st '09
	Headlands of Ireland - flashcards of the main headlands around Ireland (204KB) Added November 21st '09
	Islands of Ireland - flashcards of the main islands around the coast of Ireland (52.7KB) Added November 21st '09
	Lakes of Ireland - flashcards of the main lakes around Ireland (537KB) Added November 21st '09
	Mountains of Ireland - flashcards of the main mountain ranges around Ireland (119KB) Added November 21st '09
	Rivers of Ireland - flashcards of the main rivers around Ireland (107KB) Added November 21st '09
	I'm a Little Reindeer - short poem on one slide of a Powerpoint (134KB) (Source: Orla Dempsey) Added November 21st '09
	Five Little Snowmen - number rhyme with a seasonal theme on a Powerpoint (406KB) (Source: Orla Dempsey) Added November 21st '09
	The Celts #1 - a series of photographs and pictures to help with the teaching of the Celts (1.51MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 21st '09
	The Celts #4 - a series of photographs and pictures to help with the teaching of the Celts (294KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 21st '09
	The Táin - a series of photographs and drawings to help with the telling of the story of the Táin (509KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 21st '09
	The Normans - a series of photographs and pictures to help with the teaching of the Normans (206KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 21st '09
	Ceisteanna - póstaeir le ceisteanna agus freagraí coitianta (207KB) (Source: Irene Farrell) Added November 17th '09
	Forainmneacha Réamhfhoclacha - póstaeir ag léiriú forainmneacha coitianta (294KB) (Source: Irene farrell) Added November 17th '09
	The Circle Terminology - explanations of the circumference, radius and diameter (23.5KB) (Source: Anonymous) Added November 17th '09
	Maths Rules - sheets explaining the order on which a maths sum should be done (27KB) (Source: Anonymous) Added November 17th '09
	Autumn Leaves - information and questions on the science of autumn leaves (89.5KB) (Source: Anonymous) Added November 17th '09
	Contrárthaí - póstaeir le roinnt cóntrárthaí m.sh. láidir/lag, ard/íseal (110KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 17th '09
	My Writing Checklist - a checklist for pupils when doing a piece of independent writing (24KB) (Source: Anonymous ) Added November 17th '09
	Punctuation in Writing - handout to help pupils with punctuation in independent writing (24KB) (Source: Anonymous ) Added November 17th '09
	Dathanna - ainmneacha na ndathanna (110KB) (Source: Anonymous) Added November 17th '09
	Cláir Teilifíse - cárta oibre le líonadh isteach faoi cláir teilifíse éagsúla (110KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 17th '09
	Capital Letters - presentation showing the main rules of when to use capital letters (77.5KB) (Source: Anonymous ) Added November 17th '09
	Aon, Dó, Trí - Powerpoint faoin dán seo (481KB) (Source: Orla Dempsey) Added November 17th '09
	Money - presentation to help with the teaching of Euro coins in junior classes (1.21MB) (Source: Orla Dempsey) Added November 17th '09
	Who Were the Vikings? - a presentation about the background of the Vikings (1.54MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 17th '09
	Shopping - presentation about shopping and the different types of shops and what they sell (1.23MB) (Source: Orla Dempsey) Added November 17th '09
	La Casa - A4 posters dealing with furniture and fittings throughout the house (593KB) Added November 17th '09
	Greetings - flashcards of greetings in Spanish (230KB) Added November 17th '09
	Sa Bhaile - roinnt póstaeir a bhaineann le troscán a fhaightear sa teach (687KB) Added November 16th '09
	At Home - a selection of posters illustrating furniture and other items found around the house (741KB) Added November 16th '09
	The Spanish Armada - a series of photographs and pictures about the Spanish Armada in a Powerpoint file (1.17MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Ancient Rome - a series of photographs, pictures and diagrams to help with the teaching of Ancient Rome (1.98MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	The Aztecs - a series of photographs and pictures about the Aztecs, some pictures are for colouring (890KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Who Were the Vikings? - a document detailing the background of the Vikings with information and pictures(1.97MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	The Real Vikings? - a series of photographs and pictures to help with the teaching of the Vikings (803KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Ancient Egypt - a series of photographs and pictures to help with the teaching of Ancient Egypt (2.06MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Bronze Age 1 - photographs and diagrams to help with the teaching of the Bronze Age (864KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Bronze Age 2 - diagrams to help with the teaching of the Bronze Age (757KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Mesolithic in Ireland - photographs and diagrams to help with the teaching of the Mesolithic in Ireland (305KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	The Neolithic Age in Ireland - photographs and information to help with the teaching of the Neolithic Age in Ireland (687KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	New Stone Age - photographs and diagrams to help with the teaching of the New Stone Age (597KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	The Normans in Ireland- photographs and diagrams to help with the teaching of the Normans in Ireland (1.84MBKB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Round Towers - photographs of a round tower and other ancient Irish monuments (2.06MBKB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Stone Age 1 - photographs and diagrams to help with the teaching of the Stone Age (293KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	Stone Age Colouring - Stone Age diagrams to colour (1.47MB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 16th '09
	The Moon - photographs of man on the moon (466KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09 Added November 16th '09
	Pulleys - photographs and diagrams of how pulleys work (534KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09
	The Skeleton - diagram of the skeleton labelled with the names of the bones, including a sheet for pupils to fill in the bone names (143KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09
	Space - photographs of satellites and space travel (425KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09
	The Wheel - an explanation of the history of the wheel including photographs of examples different uses of the wheel (793KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09
	Wind Power - photographs of the power of the wind in action (288KB) (Source: Neil Mc Dermott) Added November 8th '09



The Seomra Ranga Tobernalt Holy Well web site is now up and running. The site is about Tobernalt Holy Well, Sligo, one of numerous holy wells around Ireland. This could be linked to Penal times in history, to history of the faith in Ireland, or it could be the basis for the study of a local holy well. Downloadable classroom resources are provided. Teachers are also welcome to upload their own holy well resources. The website address is: www.holywell.seomraranga.com	The Seomra Ranga Blog is now set up and running. It's very much in its infancy as its a learning curve for me. However, it's hoped to develop it progressively over the coming months. Because Seomra Ranga is all about providing resources for teachers, you'll find links on the blog to sites that provide resources to download, free software and Interactive White Board resources. The blog address is: http://seomraranga.com/blog/

Are you doing a class novel? There are worksheets in the English section of the website on the following class novels: "The Ice Man: The Antarctic Adventures of Tom Crean" by Michael Smith "Faraway Home" by Marilyn Taylor "Charlotte's Web" by E. B. White "Holes" by Louis Sachar "Taking the Cat's Way Home" by Jan Mark "Rosie's Quest" by Ann Carroll "Under the Hawthorn Tree" by Marita Conlon Mc Kenna More information on these resources here: >>>>>	Seasonal times of the year give the teacher an opportunity to use the season as a theme to teach many different aspects of the curriculum. The following season resources are available: Back to School: click here >>>>> Hallowe'en: click here >>>>> Christmas: click here >>>>> Spring: click here >>>>> St. Patrick: click here >>>>> Easter: click here >>>>> Summer: click here >>>>>

Blogs are fast becoming more important on the internet and there are a number of blogs concerned with the field of education. I've included a small list of educational blogs as well as blog with an interest in Special Educational Needs for people to browse through at their leisure. If you are aware of other educational blogs you think should be included on the list please e-mail me with information HERE

Visit these blogs here >>>

Visit the Seomra Ranga Blog here >>>>

Latest Blogs:

	Teachnet Blog
	Liquid E-Learning
	Special Education Law Blog
	2c Worth
	Gashed.net

The links section of the website contains a comprehensive list of websites suitable for implementing the different aspects of the primary school curriculum. At the moment there are links to over 600 education related websites across all areas of the curriculum. The websites are just suggestions and teachers/schools should make their own judgements as to whether the sites are suitable for the children in their own classroom/school. Please let me know if there are links you think should be included on the site.

More information on these links here: >>>>>

Latest Links

Some of the latest links that have been added in different part of the website are:

	123 Certificates
	Classics for Kids
	IXL Math
	Mathsnet
	Superkids Educational Tools
	Homework Rules
	Mrs. Pancake
	Instant Display
	Drama Classroom Ideas
	Sara Says
	School Tours Ireland
	An Gorta Mór
	Teacher Tube
	Kiz Club

Resources that I couldn't identify under a subject heading are contained in the miscellaneous section of the website. This section contains a range of different resources for the classroom including posters and signs for the classroom, quizzes, newsletters and handouts. This section also includes resources for the administration of standardised testing in the classroom as well as resources relating to ICT.

Miscellaneous resources:

here >>>>>

Signs & Posters: click here >>>>>

ICT Resources: click here >>>>>

Testing Resources: click here >>>>>

It was suggested that teachers could send in photos of their locality to use as a history/geography resource for comparative study of another town/city. I thought it was a great idea and a new photo section has been added.

To view these photos click here: >>>>>

If people have any photos of their locality that they're willing to share, simply e-mail them to me as attachments with an explanation of each photo and I'll make them available.

To upload photos click here: >>>>>

On this website, you can choose to open or download a document. To open it simply click on the arrow next to the document. To download a document, right-click the arrow and select "Save Target as ..." and choose where to save the document to.

	Word Document
	PDF File
	Publisher File
	Powerpoint File
	True Type Font File

All files are scanned for viruses prior to being uploaded onto this website. However, the web is a non-secure environment and you are encouraged to carry out your own virus check before opening any download.

Seomra Ranga will accept no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by downloading resources.

All of the resources on the website are free to download for the personal use of the individual teacher in the classroom. However, the resources are otherwise copyright and may not be used in any publication or on any other website without the express permission of Seomra Ranga.com. Resources donated to the web site remain the copyright of the donor.

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Keep an eye out for the bibliography in some sections of the website. This includes suggestions of books that I have found helpful in the classroom - poetry books, Christmas plays and resource books for teachers.

I have been involved in the Write - A - Book Project for many years and have delivered courses in connection with the project in Blackrock, West Dublin, Carrick-on-Shannon and Sligo Education Centres. It has been one of the most worthwhile projects that I have implemented in the classroom. I have gathered many resources in connection with the implementation of the project in the classroom and these are available for download on this website. Even if you do not participate in the project in your local Education Centre, the resources are appropriate for use in the teaching of creative writing in the classroom.

View these resources here: >>>>>

Write - A - Book Website

I would appreciate if anyone would link back to this site from another site. Simply copy the logo on the left and apply the link to www.seomraranga.com or simply insert a text link.