by admin | Oct 29, 2011 | Teaching News
The school’s Inspectorate is to set up a website to allow parents to effectively rate their children’s school and the results will be online for all to see. Well, not really! However, their counterparts in England, Ofsted, have done exactly this. I just...
by admin | Oct 27, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Elections
If you want to have a mock election in class – with polling booths, a presiding officer and a ballot box – here’s something to get you started, an editable Polling Information Card for each pupil. Source: Karen Browne (.doc file 27.5KB) Download...
by admin | Oct 26, 2011 | Resources Websites, Website
I know it a bit early to mention the “C” word (Christmas Shhh!), however teachers may be interested to know that Nollaig Shona, the new Christmas Resources website from Seomra Ranga, is now online. The site has been in planning and development for some...
by admin | Oct 20, 2011 | 5th/6th, Powerpoint, SPHE
Powerpoint presentation explaining the Presidential Election 2011 and the Proportional Representation (PR) voting system that is used to elect the president. Source: Paddy O’Shea (.ppt file 1.62MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Website
I’m in the final stages of the development of the new Christmas website whcih will be ready soon. It’s called Nollaig Shona and will be where all of the Christmas classroom resources will be located. This is simply a plea to everyone to start a search...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | 5th/6th, Number, Powerpoint
Powerpoint presentation giving a step-by-step example showing how to complete a long division sum. Source: Paddy O’Shea (.ppt file 489KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Oct 17, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology
Since 1996 the eircom Spider Awards have honoured Irish individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements online and celebrated the successes of the Irish internet and digital media. The eircom Junior Spider Awards were established in 2009 as a parallel...
by admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Interviews, Teaching News
I recently contacted all seven of the Presidential candidates, explaining a little about Seomra Ranga and the work it does. I informed them that I was planning to do an article which would allow all the presidential candidates a chance to address the teachers of...
by admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Free
This resource provides a chapter by chapter list of questions for the E.B. White novel, “Charlotte’s Web”. These could be done orally, they could be used as comprehension questions or they could be used as a quiz at the end of reading the novel. A wordsearch...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography, Powerpoint
October 12th is celebrated as the National Day of Spain (Día de la Raza) and is a national holiday. It is also known as Columbus Day, celebrating the day he arrived in America. This Powerpoint resource gives a little background to the national holiday in Spain as well...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Free
The Beautiful House is based around the theme of Egypt. It can be used to integrate history with drama, with the children taking the parts of “embalmers in training” while the teacher is the “lecturer” and teaches them the entire mummification...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Free
This is a mock-up of a Facebook Page. While it could be used to get pupils to write about themselves, the creator says that he gets pupils to fill it in as whatever character they are portraying in a drama lesson – that’s a great idea! Source: Conor Bredin...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Free
Short Powerpoint Presentation showing the 5 steps that go into making a Mummy in the Egyptian Style. This could be used with pupils in groups following the five steps on the slides, incorporating it into a drama lesson. Source: Conor Bredin (.ppt file 1.19MB) Download...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Early Maths, Infants, Maths, Number, Winter
A4 posters for the numbers 1 – 10 on a winter-themed background. (.pdf file 0.98MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Oct 7, 2011 | Technology
RosFM is a new community radio station dedicated to providing a professional radio broadcast service to Roscommon Town and the surrounding environs. The station is on-air every weekday from 2pm to 9pm, broadcasting a variety of talk and music-based programmes. The...
