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….
Character Creation
This is a template to help pupils create characters for a story or book. It consists of a circle with four sections to be filled in to allow the pupil to get to know the character better before they commence the writing of the story. (.doc file 36.5KB) Download File…
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Editing a Draft
Writing a first draft and editing it are component parts of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. The First Draft is sometimes known as a “Sloppy Copy” because it can sometimes get a little messy as editing and re-drafting is in process. This Powerpoint is to show pupils examples of pages from first drafts…
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Authors’ Circles
Authors’ Circles are a component part of the process of the Write-A-Book Project. At a certain point in the writing process, pupils split up into authors’ circles to share some of their written work and ask their peers for suggestions on how their written work could be improved. This Powerpoint is for the teacher to…
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Story Sounds
A list of sounds to add to the telling of stories/poems in the classroom. (.doc file 54KB) Download File…
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Teacher Talk
How much of classroom time is taken with the teacher talking? Some thought-provoking points on oral work in the classroom are put forward in this resource for the teacher. (.doc file 42.5KB) Download File…
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Talk Time
This resource talks about the rules for Talk Time in the classroom, how to make talk more effective, how to widen the range of audiences that a pupil talks to, how talk is related to the Write-A-Book Project, curriculum planning in relation to language, suggestions for making books about language and looking at a story /…
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Looking More Closely at a Book
This handout details the main elements that make up a book. These are the things that make you want to read a book and also the elements that should be included in a book that the pupil writes. (.doc file 25.5KB) Download File…
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Book Terminology
This resource provides a non-exhaustive list of terminology related to books which should be taught to pupils and used in the classroom and library settings. (.doc file 25KB) Download File…
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