by admin | Dec 12, 2012 | Book Reviews
We really enjoyed this futuristic and funny book. It’s probably more suitable for boys than girls and those with an interest in space and science-fiction. The action is fast-paced and the illustrations really add to this. The plot is forever twisting but there’s lots...
by admin | Dec 12, 2012 | Free
This resource provides a chapter by chapter list of questions for the Anne Fine novel “Bill’s New Frock”. The novel tells the story of Bill Simpson who wakes up one morning to find that he’s a girl, and worse still, his mother makes him wear a frilly pink...
by admin | Dec 5, 2012 | 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
This is a lovely animated version of the traditional Irish song “Beidh Aonach Amárach” from the “Anam an Amhráin” programme on TG4. Lyrics appear on screen to follow along…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Dec 5, 2012 | 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
This is a lovely animated version of the traditional Irish song “Bleán na Bó” from the “Anam an Amhráin” programme on TG4. Lyrics appear on screen to follow along…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Dec 4, 2012 | 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
This is a lovely animated version of the traditional Irish song “Óró, Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile” from the “Anam an Amhráin” programme on TG4. Lyrics appear on screen to follow along…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Dec 4, 2012 | 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin, Video
This is a lovely animated version of the traditional Irish song “An Poc Ar Buille” from the “Anam an Amhráin” programme on TG4. Lyrics appear on screen to follow along…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
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...
