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….
Happy Endings
This handout details how to write effective and different endings to stories. It is useful when completing creative writing and especially for the Write-A-Book Project. (.doc file 28KB) Download File…
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Fable Plan
This is a template for pupils to follow to make a plan for writing a fable. This is then used when writing the first draft of the story. (.doc file 26.5KB) Download File…
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Editing Checklist
Editing written work is an integral part of the process writing approach to the Write-A-Book Project. This handout details a list of questions for children at different levels to ask themselves when editing a story. (.doc file 28KB) Download File…
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Word Bank
There are 25 pages of useful words and expressions in this resource. It is useful to photocopy it a number of times and bind into “Word Bank” books to leave in the class library as a resource to help authors improve language when writing a story. It is particularly useful for the editing stage of a…
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Peer Conference
Conferencing is an integral part of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. This handout is a Partner Proofreading Checklist which details questions for partners to ask when reading another pupil’s story in order to improve it. (.doc file 26KB) Download File…
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Self Conference
Conferencing is an integral part of the writing process in the Write-A-Book Project. This handout details questions that the pupil needs to ask themselves to help improve the story. (.doc file 27.5KB) Download File…
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Write-A-Book Project Calendar
Timeline showing how to run the Write-A-Book Project over six week period. This shows at what stage the project should be at during each week of the project. (.doc file 23KB) Download File…
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Book or Story Contract 02
This is a template of a contract for younger pupils to sign before writing a book/story. Its purpose is to make sure that the pupil has put some thought into the story/book before they commence writing and so that they may be kept on track while they are writing. (.doc file 26.5KB) Download File…
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