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….
Trócaire Lenten Resources 2014
Next Wednesday, March 5th marks the beginning of Lent 2014 and, as usual, the Trócaire charity has produced some great classroom resources to coincide with the season of Lent. “Make Every Drop Count” is the theme of the resources this year and there are separate resources for Primary pupils, Post-Primary pupils and resources as Gaeilge for Gaelscoileanna. read more…
Signs of Spring 2014 Twitter Project
It’s almost time again for our Signs of Spring Twitter project. This is our 3rd year of this event and it gives teachers and pupils a chance to look about and observe the signs of Spring in their environment. We already did a Signs of Autumn (#anfomhar) Twitter project earlier this year and classes seemed to really enjoy this. Hopefully, we can build on the success of previous projects and get even more schools and classes involved. read more…
Smarty Cat Games Competition
Smarty Cat Games is a Gaeilge resource which consists of ten games covering each of the ten themes of Curaclam na Gaeilge. Having previously developed a new Gaeilge resource – An Cat Cainteach (The Chatty Cat), Smarty Cat Games have now developed two new Gaeilge resources: Cé Mhéad Cat? (Past/Present tense irregular verbs) and Cé Mhéad Cat? (Past/Future tense irregular verbs) read more…
Guest Post – Using Tablets For Numeracy: Part 1
Recently I delivered a course to a group of both Primary and Secondary School Teachers on Using Tablets for Numeracy. I am working as a Numeracy Tutor with the PDST and a large part of my post is delivering courses to teachers on all aspects of Numeracy from Mental Maths to Problem Solving. The course seemed like the perfect opportunity to familiarise myself with the myriad of apps, online tools and teaching approaches schools are using when teaching with an iPad. read more…
At the Hairdresser Group Names 01
This resource consists of group names when working on a hairdresser theme in the classroom. It may especially be useful if doing a hairdresser theme for Aistear work in junior classes. There are signs for six groups featuring a hairdryer border.
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At The Dentist Group Names 01
This resource consists of group names when working on a dentist theme in the classroom. It may especially be useful if doing a dentist theme for Aistear work in junior classes. There are signs for six groups featuring a tooth shape.
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CESI Annual Conference
The Computer in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) is gearing up for its eagerly anticipated annual conference next weekend. The theme of this year’s conference is “Spark The Imagination” and attendees will be spoiled for choice with forty presentations, eight workshops and the keynote addresses. This blend of presentations, workshops read more…
Brown Bear Bingo 02
Educational bingo games are a great way for pupils to learn so many different skills. They help with listening skills, visual discrimination, group work, turn taking and the reinforcement of the learning content of that particular bingo game.
This bingo game is based on the picture book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. It focuses on colours and the names of animals and is aimed at a group of six pupils.
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