Pelmanism 03

Pelmanism 03

Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...
Science Week 2014

Science Week 2014

The 19th annual National Science Week kicks off today with a host of fun and exciting science events, seminars, demonstrations and tours taking place across the country. Over 800 events will take place in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Waterford, Cork, Limerick...
Christmas Resources on Nollaig Shona

Christmas Resources on Nollaig Shona

Seomra Ranga’s website for Christmas resources, Nollaig Shona, was three years old last week. It contains lots of different resources for classroom planning for the Christmas season. There are flashcards, posters, worksheets, seasonal music, quizzes, religious...
Jigsaw Puzzles 03

Jigsaw Puzzles 03

This resource is aimed at pupils in infant classes or SEN pupils. It consists of eleven 9-piece puzzles with simple colourful images. They are useful for developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills. The puzzles should be printed, laminated and cut out. They...
Pelmanism 02

Pelmanism 02

Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...
Jigsaw Puzzles 02

Jigsaw Puzzles 02

This resource is aimed at pupils in infant classes or SEN pupils. It consists of ten 9-piece puzzles with simple colourful images. They are useful for developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills. The puzzles should be printed, laminated and cut out. They could...
Book Review: The Secret Gift

Book Review: The Secret Gift

About Ross Bentley has learned to harness his supernatural gifts but as he is drawn ever further into a web of deceit and corruption he realises he must get out. So he disappears and turns his back on the ‘Guild’ in order to escape his past. In this the third...
Movember on Seomra Ranga

Movember on Seomra Ranga

Seomra Ranga will be participating in the Movember fundraising campaign to spark conversation and raise vital funds for men’s health programmes. The Movember Foundation challenges men to grow moustaches during Movember (formerly known as November) in order to help...
Pelmanism 01

Pelmanism 01

Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...
Sports Talk About

Sports Talk About

This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils probably in middle and senior classes. On each card, a pupil is asked to name three things to do with sports. Initially, the pupil can simply name the required three items. However, the more you do this...
What is She/He Doing? 04

What is She/He Doing? 04

This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Its aim is to encourage oral language, especially verbs, and sentence structure. The focus can also be on the pronouns he, she and they. The teacher can start with the...
Jigsaw Puzzles 01

Jigsaw Puzzles 01

This resource is aimed at pupils in infant classes or SEN pupils. It consists of ten 9-piece puzzles with simple colourful images. They are useful for developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills. The puzzles should be printed, laminated and cut out. They could...
Food Talk About

Food Talk About

This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from about first class upwards (unless the teacher reads the topics on the card for the infant classes). On each card, a pupil is asked to name three foods. Initially, the pupil can simply name the...
Book Review: The Watching Wood

Book Review: The Watching Wood

The Watching Wood, by Erika McGann, is set in a school for the magical. It is full of shapeshifters and dark fairies. A girl called Grace is the main character. She has to try and get her friends out of this school to where they have been brought. Adie, Delilah (very...
Book Review: Sally Go Round the Stars

Book Review: Sally Go Round the Stars

Sally Go Round the Stars is an eyecatching book. My initial impression was formed by the wonderful graphics and illustrations. While they illustrate the poems, they also draw your imagination in to create a scene behind and around the characters. It encourages you to...