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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.

 

The River Shannon

(741KB File)

(Source: Emma Stinson)

Display Headers

(563KB File)

(Source: Trystan Russell)

Easter Art

(.ppt file 492KB File)

(Source: Emma Stinson)

Jesus Calms the Storm

(.ppt file 575KB File)

(Source: Davina Hunter)

       

Lined Page #60

(.pdf file 33.7KB)

Lined Page #58

(.pdf file 37.3KB)

Lined Page #55

(.pdf file 33KB)

Lined Page #54

(.pdf file 31KB)

       

Joseph's Coat

(.pdf file 142KB)

Egypt

(.pdf file 31.5KB)

Elements of a Story

(.pdf file 134KB)

Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

(.pdf file 887KB)

       

The Lord is Risen

(.pdf file 29.4KB)

Percussion Instruments #1

(.pdf file 164KB)

Lined Page #53

(.pdf file 33.6KB)

Ancient Egypt

(.pdf file 31.1KB)

       
VISIT POSTERS & SIGNS SECTION

 

 

 

Wall Display Headers - a set of header posters for subject wall displays in the classroom (563KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
Na Baill Beatha - roinnt póstaeir  (123KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
Cailín na Gaillimhe - focail don amhráin cáiliúil seo (24KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
Classroom Rules - posters to display (212KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
Grace  - lyrics to the song by Jim Mc Cann (25.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
Map of Ireland - blank map, county by county (39.6KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10
2nd Class Book Report - (156KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 15th '10

 

The River Shannon - Powerpoint about the River Shannon as well as its lakes, tributaries and nearby towns, includes weblinks to other related points of interest (741KB) (Source: Emma Stinson) Added March 15th '10
The Circle - excellent resource aimed at Rang VI which deals with all aspects of learning about the circle in maths (132KB) (Source: Emma Stinson) Added March 15th '10
Easter Art - Powerpoint on  painting eggs for Easter as well as information on the egg-painting tradition in Slavic countries (492KB) (Source: Emma Stinson) Added March 11th '10
Jesus Calms the Storm - Powerpoint on the Bible story (575KB) (Source: Davina Hunter) Added March 11th '10
Number Lines 1-25 - (557KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10
Shapes - pictures of 2-D and 3-D shapes - (292KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10
Cruthanna 2-D- cearnóg, ciorcal agus triantán (98.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10

 

Favourite Books Bar Chart - a spreadsheet showing a typical bar chart followed by questions on the information on the chart (87KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10

 

Premiership Bar Chart - Publisher file (97KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10
Euro Wallets - Publisher file (8.61MB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10
Maths Curriculum - Publisher file (41KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added March 6th '10
Lined Page #63 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (32.5KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #62 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (33.9KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #61 - lined border with an Egyptian theme suitable for presenting written work (34.2KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #60 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (33.7KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #59 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (35.1KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #58 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (37.3KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #57 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (31.1KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #56 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (31.1KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #55 - lined border with a Celtic theme suitable for presenting written work (33KB) Added March 5th '10
Lined Page #54 - lined border suitable for presenting written work (31KB) Added March 5th '10
The Story of Joseph and his Brothers - vocabulary flashcards to assist with the teaching of the story from the Old Testament (142KB) Added March 3rd '10
Wildflower Girl - a chapter by chapter quiz book based on the novel by Marita Conlon Mc Kenna (142KB) (Source: Anonymous) Added March 3rd '10
Getting Dressed for School - poem (38KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
My Excuse - poem (37.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
Parent Teacher Meeting - poem (39.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
Swimming Pool - poem (35.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
Ar an Trá - dán (34.5KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
Duilleoga - dán (34KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
Tonnta - dán (35KB) (Source: Trystan Russell) Added February 28th '10
An Aimsir #1 - leabhar pictiúir (324KB) (Source: Anonymous via anseo.net) Added February 28th '10
An Aimsir #2 - leabhar pictiúir (239KB) (Source: Anonymous via anseo.net) Added February 28th '10
An Aimsir #3 - leabhar pictiúir (289KB) (Source: Anonymous via anseo.net) Added February 28th '10
Egypt Resources - links on the internet with resources for teaching ancient Egypt (77.5KB) Added February 26th '10
Ancient Egypt Word Wall - word wall with vocabulary for teaching ancient Egypt (53.5KB) Added February 26th '10
Egypt - poster heading for display board on Egypt (31.5KB) Added February 26th '10
Ancient Egypt - flashcards with vocabulary for teaching ancient Egypt (887KB) Added February 26th '10
Ancient Egypt - poster heading for display board on ancient Egypt (31.1KB) Added February 26th '10
Percussion Instruments #2 - posters of the percussion instruments in the orchestra (288KB) Added February 26th '10
Percussion Instruments #1 - posters of the percussion instruments in the orchestra (164KB) Added February 26th '10
The Lord is Risen - seasonally themed religious poster (29.4KB) Added February 26th '10
Elements of a Story - flashcards of the main elements that make up a story or a book (134KB) Added February 26th '10

 

 

 

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.

 

Wordle: Big

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

  • "Wildflower Girl" by Marita Conlon Mc Kenna

  • "Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl

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:

 

 

 

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:

ICT Scoil

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:

Foclóir Gaeilge
Edware
Animals Save the Planet
The Water School
Block Posters

 

 

 

 

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
Excel 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.