Topicbox

Topicbox

Topicbox is an English-based website which has been around for six years, slightly longer than Seomra Ranga. However, I only recently became aware of the site through Twitter. The site provides links to free resources on the internet across a wide variety of...
New Director Appointed to Teaching Council

New Director Appointed to Teaching Council

The Teaching Council, the regulatory body for teaching in Ireland, has announced the appointment of Tomás Ó Ruairc as Council Director. Mr Ó Ruairc will assume the role with effect from Monday next, 14 May. Mr Ó Ruairc will move to the Teaching Council from a senior...
Niamh Sharkey Appointed New Laureate na nÓg

Niamh Sharkey Appointed New Laureate na nÓg

Yesterday May 8th, President Michael D. Higgins announced the appointment of author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Ireland’s second Laureate na nÓg. Niamh commences her two-year term of office and succeeds Siobhán Parkinson, our inaugural Laureate na nÓg who...
Megan and the Money Tree

Megan and the Money Tree

Although published in 2011, I only recently came across Megan and the Money Tree in one of my local book stores. (Yes, I still buy real books!) In terms of structure, it is an unusual book, but it works very well. Written by Emma Kennedy, the personal finance...
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 34: Picnic

Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 34: Picnic

Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 34: Picnic; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon...
ICT In Education Conference 2012

ICT In Education Conference 2012

The 8th ICT in Education Conference will take place in LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology) Tipperary on Saturday May 19th. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Learning Spaces” and it aims to take a broad view at both physical and virtual...
Seas Suas Website Launched

Seas Suas Website Launched

Last week saw the launch of Seas Suas, a new and exciting website of special interest to primary teachers. Put together by Simon Lewis of Anseo and Nigel Lane of The Inside Lane, the website brings the writings of pupils from their own school blogs to a larger...
Póstaeir Foghraíochta Luaite in InTouch

Póstaeir Foghraíochta Luaite in InTouch

 Bhí Póstaeir Foghraíochta ó Seomra Ranga luaite in iris InTouch na míosa seo: “Tá cairteacha balla ar a bhfuil líostaí focal le patrúin éagsúla , m.sh. ú, í, ín, óir, aí, uí agus araile ar fáil le híoslódáil saor in aisce ón suíomh Seomra Ranga. Tá na...

100 Square Pattern 06

Worksheet for pupils with sections of a 100 Square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. (.pdf file 8.15KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

100 Square Pattern 05

Worksheet for pupils with sections of a 100 Square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. (.pdf file 8.15KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
Winners of The Butterfly Heart Competition

Winners of The Butterfly Heart Competition

Thanks to all of the teachers and student teachers who entered our competition for a copy of “The Butterfly Heart” by Paula Leyden. Thanks also to both Paula herself and Walker Books, her publisher, for sponsoring the prizes. Some people found one or two of the...
Winners of The Butterfly Heart Competition

The Butterfly Heart Competition

To coincide with the publication on this website of the Study Guide for “The Butterfly Heart” by Paula Leyden, which has been nominated for the CBI Children’s Book of the Year 2012, the author and her publisher, Walker Books, have given us five...
The Titanic

The Titanic

Powerpoint presentation which tells the story of the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic from different perspectives – Ireland, Luxury, Famous Passengers, The Voyage, Icebergs, the story in the News at the time etc. Source: Shaygirl (.ppt file 754KB Download...

Leabharmharc 07

Leabharmharc chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Táim ag Léamh”. (comhad .pdf 205KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...