by admin | Dec 4, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
This is a lovely animated version of the traditional Irish song “Bean Pháidín” from the “Anam an Amhráin” programme on TG4…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | Website
As you may know, Seomra Ranga is a finalist in the Edublog Awards in the “Best Individual Blog” category. It is up against some really big and well-known blogs from the US and the UK. As these awards are given on the basis of a public vote, I’d...
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | Website
I was delighted this morning to find out that Seomra Ranga has been selected as a finalist in the international Edublog Awards in the Best Individual Blog category. The Edublog Awards were set up to promote and celebrate the value of blogs and social media in...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | Infants, Number, Powerpoint
Nice Powerpoint presentation to help infant pupils with learning the numbers 1-5. It is really an activity that integrates other curricular strands also: it can be used for learning numbers in maths, oral language in English and oral language in Gaeilge. Source: Fiona...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | Infants, Phonics, Powerpoint
This is a simple phonic lesson on a Powerpoint presentation to get younger pupils to identify the -at and -an sounds in the pictures on the slides. Source: Fiona Mahon (.ppt file 1.25MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member?...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | Resources Websites
I’ve only recently become aware of some nice Gaeilge resources on the Foinse website. Foinse, the Irish language newspaper, has created a number of resources to support the teaching of Gaeilge in the primary school. They have resources to support almost every...
by admin | Nov 23, 2012 | Teaching News
School Self-Evaluation (SSE) is something that we are going to hear a lot more about over the coming years as the process of schools evaluating their own policies and practices will become a core part of the planning process of the school. The Minister for Education...
by admin | Nov 22, 2012 | Competitions
Many thanks to all of the teachers and student teachers who entered our competition for some great Gaeilge resources sponsored by Smarty Cat Games. It was a great success and, in fact, was the most popular competition we have run on the site so far with 153 entries....
by admin | Nov 19, 2012 | Competitions
Smarty Cat Games is a new Gaeilge resource which consists of ten games covering each of the ten themes of Curaclam na Gaeilge (Mé Féin, Sa Bhaile, Ar Scoil, Bia, Teilifís, Siopadóireacht, Caitheamh Aimsire, Éadaí, An Aimsir, Ócáidí Speisialta). The games are packaged...
by admin | Nov 18, 2012 | Teaching News
Someone recently sent me the link to this podcast interview with Enda Morris, an Irish primary school teacher from Roscommon now living and teaching in Melbourne, Australia. This article originally appeared in the Anzuk Teaching Agency Blog. It’s a fascinating...
by admin | Nov 16, 2012 | Teaching News
The Edublog Awards is a community based initiative started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. The purpose of the...
by admin | Nov 15, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Science, Video
This video for Science week is from Discover Primary Science and Maths, and it shows how to make a Foam Rocket…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Nov 14, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Science, Video
Today’s video for Science Week shows you how to turn potatoes into batteries to power something…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Teaching News, Video
The Teaching Council has just released its first video to promote the role and work of the Council for teachers. In a Guest Post with Seomra Ranga last month, the Director of the Teaching Council, Tomás O’ Ruairc, promised that: “The Teaching Council is...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Science, Video
The experiment in this video will show you how to inflate a balloon without blowing into it…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
