End of Year Report

End of Year Report

by | Jul 5, 2011 | Website

Teachers are used to writing reports at this time of the year, so I thought it would be an opportune time to look back over the year on Seomra Ranga. It’s hard to believe that the site is almost four years old and it’s safe to say that this has been the...

Air Raid Shelter

by | Jul 4, 2011 | 5th/6th, Drama-, History, Oral Work

This is an oral language game that can be tied in with a unit of work on war in history. In each set, there are eight cards with the name of an occupation written on them. The idea is that you explain to pupils that there has been an outbreak of war in your...

Old School Reports

by | Jun 30, 2011 | 5th/6th, History

I recently found these in some old roll books in school, some dating back to the 1870’s. I’m not sure, but I’m presuming that they are old-style school reports. They appear to be for pupils in 5th and 6th class. Again, I’m not sure when exactly...

Operation Godwit

by | Jun 23, 2011 | Teaching News, Technology, Video

I must admit that I’d never heard of a Godwit before, so when I received an email from Willie McSweeney from Scoil Iosaef Naofa, an all boys’ school in Cobh, Co. Cork, my first reaction was that this was yet another spam email amongst the hundreds of other that...

Division Tables Test

by | Jun 23, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number

Division tables test containing 120 division tables including all combinations from ÷0 to ÷10, jumbled up on one A4 sheet. (.pdf file 15.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
Mr Thorne Does Phonics

Mr Thorne Does Phonics

by | Jun 19, 2011 | Resources Websites

Mr. Thorne Does Phonics is a website of phonics resources for junior classes in the primary school. What is unusual about these resources, however, is that they are all made up of videos. The website is the creation of Christopher Thorne, a primary school teacher...

Rimes 02

by | Jun 18, 2011 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Phonics, Phonics

A series of 21 posters of the most common rimes used as word endings. They can be used individually as headers for collections of words that end with each rime, or they can be used with onset posters/flashcards to make words. (.pdf file 2.01MB) Download File…...

Onsets 02

by | Jun 16, 2011 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Phonics, Phonics

A series of 27 posters of the most common consonant blends used as onsets. They can be used individually as headers for collections of  words that begin with each onset, or they can be used with rime posters/flashcards to make words. (.pdf file 2.89MB) Download...
Section 30, Teaching Council Act, 2001

Section 30, Teaching Council Act, 2001

by | Jun 15, 2011 | Teaching News

The Teaching Council has been advised by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 will be commenced in the coming school year. Section 30 provides that: A person who is employed as a teacher in a recognised...