Teach Your Monster To Read
Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps, it is a new, free online game which helps children to practise the first stages of reading in a new and exciting way. It is designed to offer instruction and practice within the framework of engaging gaming, to make the process of learning to read as compelling and friendly as possible to both on-level and struggling pupils. Aimed at beginner readers, the game is built on the principles of synthetic phonics and follows the teaching sequence in the “Letters and Sounds” programme. read more…
Making Puppets
I came across the link to this video today on Twitter. It shows 1969 footage of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, showing how to make simple puppets using everyday materials like socks, a tennis ball, fabric and even an envelope. It gives great ideas for the teacher to show pupils how easy it is…
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Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 13: Bábóga
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 13: Bábóga; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 14: Madra Dána
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 14: Madra Dána; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 16: An Sorcas
Hóra a Pháid – Ceacht 16: An Sorcas; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang I, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat.
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Buachaill Ón Éirne
This is an easy-to-follow version of the traditional Irish air “Buachaill Ón Éirne” sung by The Corrs. The lyrics appear on screen as well as an English translation which should help pupils to follow the story in the song….
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Tom the Pole
Thanks to Liam Porter on Twitter for sharing the link to this great animation on Tom Crean. If any class is doing the Ice Man as a class novel, kids will enjoy watching this quick summary of the life of Tom Crean….
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Review of 2012
Now into its sixth year, it’s been another busy year on Seomra Ranga and it’s safe to say that, at this stage, the website has become a mainstay in the online educational digital landscape in Ireland. Without doubt, the highlight of the year came at the very end with the unexpected and surprising win of the Best Individual Blog in the Edublog 2012 Awards. Given that Seomra Ranga was pitted against 139 top educational blogs from literally all over the world puts the win into some perspective. Again, many thanks to those who nominated the site for the award initially and then to all those in the Irish education community read more…
Christmas Greetings 2012
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!
Know Your Ireland Competition
The Know Your Ireland app for iPad, launched in September, has just been upgraded and version 1.1 is now available for purchase from the iTunes App Store. When the app was launched in September, I wrote an App Review where I lauded the launch of an Irish Geography app but was a bit disappointed that the information to be learned on the app was a bit limited. However, the app has now been upgraded read more…