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….
Jimmy and the Banshee
This resource provides a chapter by chapter list of questions for the Dan Kissane novel “Jimmy and the Banshee”. 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.
Source: Craanford NS, Co. Wexford
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Christmas Tests
Christmas Tests – a necessary evil or the spoilsport of the classroom Christmas Spirit?
I’ve been reading on the internet recently about teachers giving “Christmas Tests” to their pupils in a variety of different curricular areas. It reminded me of when I was in primary school myself and the results of the Christmas tests were posted home along with the dreaded Christmas School Report. It got me thinking again about the purpose and value of “Christmas Tests”. Who are they for and what purpose do they serve? read more…
Intouch Article on QR Codes
Check out an article I wrote on QR Codes for the December 2011 edition of InTouch, the INTO magazine for primary school teachers. The article explains how my first foray into QR Codes was to use them for a maths treasure hunt.
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Tables Plus 3
These +3 tables , four sets to a page, are to be copied, cut up and pasted into pupils’ copies for learning. (.pdf file 7.46KB) Download File…
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Tables Plus 2
These +2 tables , four sets to a page, are to be copied, cut up and pasted into pupils’ copies for learning. (.pdf file 7.46KB) Download File…
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You’re Terrific Award
This is a certificate to reward a pupil who is making a special effort in some particular area of school life, either academic or behaviour. (.pdf file 157KB) Download File…
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My Reading Tracker
A Reading Tracker is for pupils to hold under a line of text that they are reading so that they can easily follow the reading one line at a time without the distraction of the lines of text below. Three different trackers are available on the one sheet. Print out and laminate the trackers and…
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Price Tags 03
Small price tags to be attached to items in a class shop when learning about money in maths. There are 14 price tags to a page. There are price tags for 11c up to 20c. (.pdf file 1.52MB) Download File…
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