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….
Christmas Greetings 2012
Christmas Greetings to you all from Seomra Ranga and best wishes for the New Year. Enjoy your well-earned break from the classroom. A special “Thank You” to the thousands of visitors to the site during the past year. Thanks to all of you for your kind comments and appreciation for the work on the site throughout the year. Nollaig Shona agus Beannachtaí na Féile oraibh go léir!
Know Your Ireland Competition
The Know Your Ireland app for iPad, launched in September, has just been upgraded and version 1.1 is now available for purchase from the iTunes App Store. When the app was launched in September, I wrote an App Review where I lauded the launch of an Irish Geography app but was a bit disappointed that the information to be learned on the app was a bit limited. However, the app has now been upgraded read more…
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 17: Gaolta
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 17: Gaolta; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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Spain – Geography and Climate
Powerpoint resource that gives information on the geography and climate of Spain including the location of Spain on the Iberian peninsula, the different climate zones in Spain and information on Spain’s capital city Madrid.
Source: Edel Horan
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The Titanic
Great Powerpoint on the ocean liner The Titanic covering topics like construction, design, maiden voyage, passengers, why did it sink and where is it now?
Source: Edel Horan
(.ppt file 3.20MB) read more…
Junior Spider Awards
The Junior Spider Awards, the schools’ version of the main Spider Awards, was established in 2009 to: encourage the use of the internet to teach subjects on our curriculum; acknowledge the innovation amongst web creators in schools; provide an exciting programme that will encourage teachers/students to further develop their technology skills in web design. read more…
Scratch Competition
Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art and share these creations on the web. It is a fun and interesting way to introduce software development to pupils. Originally developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, Scratch is a free download and is very suitable for use in the primary school. read more…
Sports in Spain
Powerpoint resource which details the various sports that are popular in Spain including soccer, bullfighting, tennis, golf, skiing and Formula 1 racing.
Source: Edel Horan
(.ppt file 1.09MB) read more…
