Welcome to Seomra Ranga, the Hub for Primary School Resources. For the overseas visitors “Seomra Ranga” means “classroom” in the Irish language.
Seomra Ranga has been successfully providing tried and tested resources for primary school classrooms since 2007. Since that time, the site has gradually built up a strong following amongst educators as a repository of quality teacher-created resources. The resources on the site, which support all areas of the curriculum, are arranged in accordance with the curricular provisions of the Irish primary school….
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Make 10
This resource is suitable for infant classes/1st or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on number. It is based on addition sentences to Make 10. It consists of numeral and maths sign cards to enable pupils to construct maths sentences to make 10. eg. 2 + 8 = 10; 10 + 0 = 10 etc. It has all the numbers and signs to make eleven addition sentences. It also has a heading “Make 10″/”Déan 10”.
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Peg Fruit and Veg Box 01
This resource focuses on positional language, which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. It consists of a table of nine boxes, each of which contains an item of fruit or vegetables. Twelve question cards based on the table are also included. The cards contain positional language like under, above, below, to the right of, to the left of.
Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up pages 2-4 into twelve separate cards. For each question on the left of the cards,
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Make 5
This resource is suitable for infant classes or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on number. It is based on addition sentences to Make 5. It consists of numeral and maths sign cards to enable pupils to construct maths sentences to make 5. eg. 0+5=5; 3+2=5 etc. It has all the numbers and signs to make six addition sentences.
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List of Class Novels – Infants
Teachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in Irish classrooms, at the end of August I asked teachers to complete a short form through the website, based on their classroom experience. read more…
Signs of Autumn 2015 Twitter Project Review
The Signs of Autumn 2015 Twitter Project took place last week and many schools across the country took part. There were also contributions from some schools and teachers in the US, especially in Virginia, thanks to John Heffernan. This was great because it was interesting to compare the seasons in different parts of the world.
92 schools and teachers took part in the project, posting almost 400 Tweets over the course of the week. There was a great variety of stories, observations, images, read more…
Peg Hallowe’en Characters
This seasonal resource, based on Hallowe’en characters, is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils. Pupils should try to identify the Hallowe’en character in the image on the left of the card and, if they are able to read, to match it to the word on the right of the card by attaching a clothes peg to the correct word.
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Peg Data 01
This peg maths resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is based on the pupil’s ability to read a block graph. It consists of a block graph of “Favourite Pets In Our Class”, followed by sixteen question cards based on the graph. The pupil reads the question on the left of each card (or a teacher/SNA may read it to them) followed by the three possible answers on the right of the card. They then place a clothes peg on the answer that they think is correct.
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Peg Calendar 01
This peg maths resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is based on the pupil’s ability to read the calendar. It contains a one-month calendar for a July, followed by twelve question cards based on the calendar. The pupil reads the question on the left of each card
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