by admin | Sep 9, 2012 | 5th/6th, Number
This is a handout to explain the conversion of numerals to Roman Numerals, from 1 to 1000. It also explains the rules surrounding working out how to write Roman Numerals eg. Do not subtract a number from one that is more than 10 times greater. (.pdf file 15.5KB)...
by admin | Sep 6, 2012 | Dánta / Amhráin, Teaching News
Táim ag iarraidh rannta, dánta agus amhráin as Gaeilge a chur le chéile le “Crowdsourcing”, chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do na téamaí éagsúla i gCuraclam na Gaeilge. Má tá dánta/amhráin/rannta agat a bhain tú úsáid astu agus a bhí úsáideach don téama, déan...
by admin | Sep 6, 2012 | Teaching News
As the new school term begins the RDS is delighted to call for entries for the 2013 RDS Primary Science Fair! The Fair provides a public forum for primary schools across Ireland to showcase their class STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) projects,...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | Book Reviews
“Leave it to Eva” is the latest book by the author Judi Curtin. This story is about a girl called Eva Gordon who is looking forward to returning to Seacove with her family for the second summer in a row! She can’t wait to see her friends Kate and Lily. Seacove is a...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Dánta / Amhráin
Seo dán chun cabhair a thabhairt don mhúinteoir foclóir na hiománaíochta a mhúineadh, go háirithe roimh an cluiche an deireadh seachtaine seo chugainn idir Cill Chainnigh agus Gaillimh. Tá cúpla ceist ag dul leis an dán freisin. Foinse: Róisín Ní Chadhain (comhad .doc...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
Pangrams are sentences that contain all twenty-six letters of the alphabet at least once. A perfect pangram contains only twenty-six letters, which is quite difficult to achieve. Probably the best known pangram is the one used to illustrate type fonts: “The...
by admin | Sep 1, 2012 | Teaching News
As hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers across the country prepare to make their way back through the school gates, RTÉ will this week explore the subject of education in Ireland in BACK TO SCHOOL, a week-long season of programmes and features across RTÉ...
by admin | Sep 1, 2012 | Guest Post
I came across this blog post last week and was touched by it. I tweeted the link to it and lots of teachers seemed to share it. I think the reason that it touched a chord with teachers was that we get so caught up in making preparations for the return to school, that...
by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Oral Work
Teachers all know how important it is to develop the oral and written language of pupils. This resource is a header to place in a prominent position in the classroom, under which can be recorded new or interesting words which are discovered during the day. These could...
by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Maths, Number
Teaching pupils about the language of maths is really important – especially for problem solving. This is a header, on three separate pages, for a maths display board which explains some maths terminology like this resource and this resource and this resource....
by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Printable bookmarks with the motto “Jump into a Good Book!” Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page. (.pdf file...
by admin | Aug 27, 2012 | Miscellaneous
This is a single A4 sized page with a calendar for Meán Fómhair 2012. It is suitable for sticking to the teacher’s desk, to the classroom wall or to the staffroom noticeboard. (.pdf file 18.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a...
by admin | Aug 27, 2012 | Website
Seomra Ranga has been on the web since 2007 and has developed enormously since then from very simple beginnings. It now has many followers throughout the country and indeed from abroad. Content on the web site changes so regularly that it may be difficult for teachers...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Powerpoint
Seo teimpléad éasca chun cluiche Fiche Ceist a imirt sa seomra ranga. Is féidir é a úsáid le haghaidh aon téama atá á múineadh agat. Tá sé an-oiriúnach é a úsáid leis an CBI (clár bhán idirghníomhach). Clóscríobh isteach 20 ceist agus 20 freagra sna spásanna ar gach...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Powerpoint, Writing
Pupils need to be made aware that there are different elements that make up the structure of a story. Most or all of these elements need to be present in the story to give it structure. These are: Setting, Period, Theme, Plot, Point of View, Characters. This...
