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….
Review of 2011
Now into its fifth year, it’s been another busy year on Seomra Ranga. The number of visitors to the site has been steadily increasing, with literally hundreds of thousands visiting the site during 2011. In fact, the level of traffic onto the site increased so dramatically at the end of August, co-inciding with the start of the new school year, that the hosting company almost believed that there was a co-ordinated attack on the site and shut it down! We subsequently experienced some technical difficulties resulting in the site being down for a number of days. However, thanks to a lot of work by James in Logis Media over a weekend in early September, the site theme was changed slightly resulting in the site being a lot more stable and being able to handle the level of traffic to the site. read more…
Christmas Greetings 2011
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!
The Top 10 Pages of 2011
It’s been another busy year on Seomra Ranga. Here are the top ten most visited pages on the site during 2011:
- Powerpoints
- Gaeilge
- 1st/2nd Class
- 5th/6th Class
- Infants Classes
- 3rd/4th Classes
- Visual Arts
- Hallowe’en
- Gaeilge Posters
- Dánta Gaeilge
Nathanna Cainte 01
Bunaithe ar an téacsleabhar “Bun go Barr 4”, tá samplaí de nathanna cainte a bheidh úsáideach i rith an lae sa seomra ranga. Foinse: Anaithnid (comhad .ppt 1.57MB) Íoslódáil an Comhad…
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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
(.doc file 69KB)
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.
(.pdf file 431KB)
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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