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….

Sentence Builder 07
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature “Where is the ____” questions to get pupils focused on the “where” question as well as the question mark at the end rather than a full stop.
Number Order 02
This resource is geared towards younger pupils and SEN pupils. It is to be used to reinforce number order for numbers 1-10. Page 1 has a complete set of the numbers 1-10. The following six pages have a number grid with some of the numbers missing. The last page has a blank grid where all of the numbers 1-10 are missing. Pages with missing numbers have a smaller number grid to help pupils identify the missing numbers.
The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela
With the funeral of the world-famous Nelson Mandela taking place this weekend, I’ve just come across this four part animated video on the Life and Times of Nelson Mandela, created by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. It is suitable for senior classes and it deals with his life from his early childhood up to the holding of democratic elections in 1994 and the abolition of apartheid.
Part 1
Number Order 01
This resource is geared towards younger pupils and SEN pupils. It is to be used to reinforce number order for numbers 1-5. Page 1 has a complete set of the numbers 1-5. The following five pages have a number grid with some of the numbers missing. The last page has a blank grid where all of the numbers 1-5 are missing. Pages with missing numbers have a smaller number grid to help identify the missing numbers.
Alphabetical Order
This resource is geared towards younger pupils and SEN pupils. It is to be used to reinforce alphabetical order. Page 1 has a complete set of the letters of the alphabet. The following seven pages have an alphabet grid with many of the letters missing. The last page has a blank grid where all of the letters are missing.
Aimsir App
It’s rare to report on the release of a new Gaeilge mobile app because they are few and far between. However, Athlone-based developer Moonswing has just released Aimsir, an Irish language weather forecast app. Aimsir uses data from OpenWeatherMap to give accurate and detailed current and seven day forecasts. Aimsir’s forecasts also provide information on wind strength and direction, atmospheric pressure and humidity. read more…
Irish Blogs Feature in Edublog Awards
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t’s the tenth anniversary of the international Edublog Awards and, apart from Seomra Ranga (which has been nominated in three different categories), Irish blogs feature in the nominations for many of the categories. I’m delighted that many of the Seomra Ranga nominees have made it to the final list. The following is a list of the Irish nominees who would all, I’m sure, appreciate your votes: read more…
Seomra Ranga Nominated for 3 Edublog Awards
Seomra Ranga has been selected as a finalist in the international Edublog Awards in three different categories: Best Individual Blog, Best Teacher Blog and Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog. The Edublog Awards were set up to promote and celebrate the value of blogs and social media in education. Seomra Ranga surprised many people last year, including myself, by winning the overall Best Individual Blog at the Edublog Awards. read more…

