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….

Kensuke’s Kingdom

This resource provides a chapter by chapter list of questions for the Michael Morpurgo novel “Kensuke’s Kingdom”, a novel about a boy washed overboard onto a desert island. These could be done orally, they could be used as comprehension questions or they could be used as a quiz at the end of reading the novel. A wordsearch based on the novel is also included. The novel is probably suitable for middle classes. read more…
Cent Poster

Poster to remind pupils that the word “cent” always means 100, no matter where they come across it.
Source: Conor Bredin
(.pdf file 40KB)
Éist a Ghrá (The Coronas)

Seo na focail agus an fís-scannán don amhrán “Éist a Ghrá” ó The Coronas ón albam “Ceol 10”. Is dócha go bhfuil an fonn ar eolas ag na daltaí sna hardranganna, mar is é “Listen Dear” an teideal don amhrán i mBéarla.
The Cave of Secrets

Early Societies of the Tigris and Euphrates Valley
Powerpoint presentation detailing the lives of Early Societies of the Tigris and Euphrates Valley (Mesopotamia). It gives information on how the people lived, worked, tools/weapons they used, the buildings they lived in, the skills and crafts they practised, among other things.
Chomh Saor (The Coronas)
Seo na focail agus an fís-scannán don amhrán “Chomh Saor” ó The Coronas ón albam “Albam Rí Rá” ó 2011. Is dócha go bhfuil an fonn ar eolas ag na daltaí sna hardranganna, mar is é “Far From Here” an teideal don amhrán i mBéarla.
Faoin Sceach Gheal
Like most school libraries we had a copy of Under the Hawthorn Tree in our classroom. It was one of those books that I loved to curl up with and read. One that I read a few times a year and loved it more even more each time I read it. So when I was asked to review the Irish version I was thrilled. The story is the same as I remember it and one I can freely admit that I still really enjoy. Set during the 1840’s in famine ridden Ireland the story focuses on the lives of three young children who face all kinds of dangers associated with the famine.
The Rocky Road to Poland

The Euro 2012 Soccer Championships are nearly upon us and excitement will be mounting towards Ireland’s opening game against Croatia on June 10th. The Ray D’Arcy Show on Today FM asked listeners to suggest lines for the official Euro 2012 song for the Irish team. It was recorded in Windmill Lane Studios

