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….
Long Ago & Today Sorting 01
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage and develop oral language and discussion on the differences between long ago and today.
Pages 1-4 should be laminated. The small images on pages 3-4 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the squares on pages 1-2 and at the back of all cut out squares from pages 3-4. With a teacher/SNA working with a pupil, pages 1-2 are placed on the table.
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Project 252 Update
At the start of the calendar year I wrote a post about a year long project called Project 252. The idea behind the project, organised by Enda Donlon, project was to crowd-source a list of Ed-tech tools in order to compile an A-Z directory. So, throughout this year 2015, there has been a focus every fortnight on collecting teacher-recommended apps, websites and Ed-tech tools beginning with a different letter each fortnight. read more…
Big and Small Sorting 01
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language. This sorting activity focuses on the concept of the difference between big and small.
Pages 1-4 should be laminated. The small images on pages 3-4 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the squares on pages 1-2
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Say It Think It 03
This resource is aimed at pupils with poor social skills who need practice in knowing the difference between thinking something and saying it aloud.. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language and discussion on the topic.
Pages 1-4 should be laminated. The small squares on pages 3-4 should then be cut out. Velcro should be attached to the squares on pages 1-2 and at the back of all cut out squares from pages 3-4. With a teacher/SNA working with a pupil
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Peg Analogue Digital Matching – Quarter Past
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils working on digital/analogue time. It is based on reinforcing the concept of “quarter past”. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 12 separate cards. Pupils should read the time on the analogue clock on the left side of each card and place a peg on the correct digital time on the right side of the card.
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Peg Analogue Digital Matching – Half Past
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils working on digital/analogue time. It is based on reinforcing the concept of “half past”. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 12 separate cards. Pupils should read the time on the analogue clock on the left side of each card and place a peg on the correct digital time on the right side of the card.
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List of Class Novels – 5th & 6th Class
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, 2015 I asked teachers to complete a short form through the website, based on their classroom experience. read more…
Alphabetical Order Ladder 02
This resource is aimed at giving pupils practice of ordering words by alphabetical order. It has a transport theme. There are four different sets of words to place in order, based only on the first letter of the word.
Laminate all pages in the resource. Leave page 1 intact and cut up the words on pages 2-5 into cards. Place velcro on the rear of each card as well as in the five spaces
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