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….
Viennese Musical Clock
Kodaly wrote an opera in which the main character, a soldier called Hary Janos, describes his heroic adventures, which are exaggerated or simply not true. Kodaly used some of the music from the opera in an instrumental work called The Hary Janos Suite. Viennese Musical Clock is one of the movements in this suite. This handout…
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Little Waltz from The Toybox
Debussy wrote the music for a ballet called The Toybox in which the characters include a doll, a brave soldier and a wicked Punchinello (similar to the Punch character in Punch and Judy). The doll dances the Little Waltz. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom….
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Fossils from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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Maths Curriculum
An overview of the primary school maths curriculum in a newsletter for parents. It gives examples of maths language that may be used in the school (these can be adapted to suit your own school). It also gives tips to parents as to how they can assist their child in the maths curriculum. (.pub file…
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Béasanna
Luaschártaí don seomra ranga le nathanna cainte le n-úsáid ag na daltaí i rith an lae. ‘Séard an aidhm ná béasanna maithe as Gaeilge a chothú. (comhad .pdf 2.58MB) Íoslódáil an Comhad…
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The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens composed a work called Carnival of the Animals in which he illustrated many animals musically. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 220KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie Higgins, a Music Lecturer at Froebel College of Education, Blackrock, Co Dublin. It…
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Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers was written by Leon Jessel and heard by a Russian producer who decided to use it as a dance number in a show. This handout for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the music in the classroom. (.pdf file 62KB) Download File This resource was created by Anna-Marie…
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