Links | Seomra Ranga

Seomra Ranga does not maintain any of the web sites provided as links so it assumes no responsibility for their contents, nor does any link constitute an endorsement of any other site, its sponsor or its contents. These links are just suggestions of websites that teachers may wish to visit to compliment their classroom teaching. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of each individual teacher or school to determine whether the links provided are suitable for children to visit.

Resources

Open Ed – a resource catalogue of educational videos, games and assessment
File Folder Fun – great free resources especially for junior classes
Fun 2 Write – great free printables for infants and special needs pupils
Teaching News – UK-based site but worth following as it recommends lots of resources and websites
Early Learning HQ – download free resources for younger classes in a range of curricular areas
Teaching Photos – photos of classroom displays across all curricular areas
TES iBoard – interactive activities in literacy, numeracy, science, history, geography, RE, ICT
@School – online tests, interactive resources, worksheets, clip art
TeAch-nology – worksheets, lesson plans and teacher resources
Kid Sites – portal site for a range of sites across many curricular areas
Topic Box – directory of 2,000 educational websites arranged by topic
Classroom Displays Blog– hints and tips for displays in the classroom
Sheppard Software – games, quizzes, articles and activities on a wide range of topics
We and Us – free printables in Gaeilge, English and Maths
Worksheet Genius – lots of free worksheets to download
Teacher Induction – site for the National Pilot Project on Teacher Induction aimed a newly qualified teachers (NQT’s) and their mentors
Kiz Club – learning resources including flashcards, worksheets and phonic activities
Teacher Tube – an educational version of You Tube – has videos and lesson plans on video
Instant Display – a range of printable resources for the classroom. There is a nominal charge in Sterling for many of the resources but there are some free resources also.
Mrs. Pancake – free downloadable resources for the classroom
ABC Teach – free printables and worksheets
Education World
Primary School Curriculum Online – all of the curriculum documents can be accessed online
MS Office Resources for Teachers – templates to download into MS Office programmes for use in the classroom
Puzzlemaker – Create and print your own customised puzzles for use in the classroom
Eclipse Crossword – Create your own crosswords and save them either as a worksheet or as an interactive activity
Clozemaker – Download and install a programme to make your own cloze exercises
Bossbrains – Free teaching resources, worksheets, quizzes etc
Pics 4 Learning – Copyright free images for education
Mr. Donn – Free lesson plans and activities
O’ Brien Press – Free resources for teachers across different curricular areas
Woodlands Junior School, Kent, UK – lots of resources on this primary school website, some especially suitable for the IWB
Gigglepotz – teacher resources
School Express – Free lesson plans and worksheets
Timeless Teacher Stuff – Readers’ Theatre, Language Arts, High Frequency Word Lists and lots more
Pete’s Power Point Station – Free Presentations in Power Point format
Hot Potatoes Software – The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web
Wordsearch Construction Kit
Crossword Construction Kit
Literacy and numeracy resources – irish Teachnet project by John Farrell
European Schoolnet
Under 5s – Early years education website
Free Puzzles – create all kinds of different puzzles: crosswords, wordsearches, sudoku etc.
Image Bank – a Scoilnet website, it’s a searchable database of images to use for educational purposes
Ar Scoil – teacher resources
Everyday Teaching – teacher resources
Trócaire Education Resources – a wide variety of resources for all age groups supporting Development Education, including many of their excellent Lenten Resource Packs
Awesome Clipart For Educators – Free Clipart, fonts and colouring pages
Kidware Software – Free software to practise multiplication tables. Website has other free software suitable for the primary school
Askea BNS, Carlow – Fantastic resources on many aspects of the Curriculum on this school website
Schoolhouse Technology – Some free resources to download including wordsearches and maths worksheets
Scoilnet – Portal for Irish Education including resources for most subject areas
Teachnet – resources created by Irish teachers
Primary Resources – lots of resources for all aspects of the curriculum
Teaching Practice Resources – from the Teaching Practice Department of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Anseo – Irish based magazine-style site with news and views on all things technology, with a special focus on Interactive White Boards
National Grid For Learning Cymru – interactive resources for teachers
Adrian Bruce’s Teaching Resources
Edhelper – site full of resources, worksheets, lesson plans
A Kid’s Heart – resources for kids and teachers
A to Z Teacher Stuff – lesson plans, themes, ideas
BBC Schools – Homepage
Discovery School – resources from Discovery Education
Education Matters – Irish-based education monthly
Education Planet – Web Resources for pupils and teachers
Dositey – educational software, games and worksheets
RHL School – Free Learning Resources
Sites For Teachers – Portal of links to educational websites
Teacher 1-Stop – Lesson plans and resource centre
TeacherXpress – vast portal of links to educational resources
Teaching Ideas – lesson plans, ideas and resources
Topmarks – education resources
Free Printable Certificates

Images

Pixabay – free stock images and videos
Pics 4 Learning – free photo library specifical aimed for educational use
Historical Stock Photos – Lots of free images from history under various headings, with an American slant
Wellcome Images – 100,000 free to use images under Creative Commons licence

Miscellaneous

Clipart Lord – free clip art
AAA Certificates – certificates for schools and children
Free Printable Certificates – especially for kids
Educational Disadvantage Centre – based in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
123 Certificates– create free online certificates and awards
Homework Rules – a site from Northern Ireland to enable parents to help with homework – uses video and downloadable tips to help with homework. Has good tips for helping especially with aspects of the maths curriculum
Medmark 4 Teachers – occupational health service for teachers and schools funded by DES
Film Education – online resources to support film education
Ombudsman for Children – Irish website of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO)
Camara – sending used computers to schools and colleges in Africa
Campaign for Commercial-Free Education
Education Matters – news about the world of education
FÍS – Film Education for Primary Schools
Linkasaurus – Portal of Official Children’s Websites

Organisations

Léargas – national agency for international exchange
National Induction Programme for Teachers
ILSA – Irish Learning Support Association
COGG – an Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta
NCSE – National Council for Special Education
NABMSE – National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education
RAI – Reading Association of Ireland
CERC – Colleges of Education Research Consortium
Familiscope – A community based organisation serving Ballyfermot, Dublin
TED – Targeting Educational Disadvantage
CTYI – Irish Centre for Talented Youth at Dublin City University
MLPSI – Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative
INTO – Irish National Teachers’ Organisation
IPPN – Irish Primary Principals’ Network
NCCA – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
PPDS – Primary Professional Development Service (encorporating PCSP and SDPS)
DES – Department of Education and Skills
NCTE – National Council for Technology in Education
CESI – Computer Education Society of Ireland
CBI – Children’s Books Ireland
SESS – Special Education Support Service
CPSMA – Catholic Primary School Management Association
Gaelscoileanna
Educate Together
ESAI – Educational Studies Association of Ireland
An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta – The Teaching Council
NPC – National Parents’ Council Primary
NEWB – National Education Welfare Board
LDS – Leadership Development for Schools

Interactive White Boards

TES iBoard – interactive activities in literacy, numeracy, science, history, geography, RE, ICT
IWB.org.uk – free IWB resources in many file formats for various age groups
Teaching Money – excellent online games from Edtech Software Co. for teaching all aspects of money, suitable for using as a class lesson on the IWB or played by individual pupils
Superkids – lots of literacy and numeracy games and puzzles
Mathsnet Interactive Resources – lots of interactive maths resources
Maths is Fun – maths games, puzzles and resources
CSF Software – some free games to download including the Countdown Letters and Numbers game (from the Channel 4 gameshow)
Class Tools – generate your own interactive games and activities (I especially like the Countdown Timer and the Random Name Picker) Check all the links on the right
Crickweb – excellent interactive resources and games for use on the IWB
NGFL (National Grid For Learning – Wales) – lots of links to teacher resources suitable for use on the IWB
Birmingham Grid For Learning – lots of links to resources suitable for use on the IWB across many curricular areas
Global Classroom – lots of links to resources suitable for use on the IWB across many curricular areas
World of Teaching – lots of free Powerpoint Presentations for teachers across all curricular areas
Hippo Helper – links to IWB resources and sites from this Australian website for teachers
Discover Primary Science – movies with science themes to view on the IWB
Topmarks – Maths, English and Science lessons to do on the IWB (scroll down to middle of homepage for links)
Powerpoint Games – games in different curricular areas to download
Downloadable Software – scroll down to the bottom of this page to download software and resources for the IWB
Powerpoint Games – great games in Powerpoint format, some of which can be adapted. Games like The Weakest Link, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Guess the Word. Also has two great five minute timers to get children focussed and ready for work
The Maths Teacher’s Toolkit – excellent maths resources for IWB from Crickweb
NCEF IWBs – discussions and links on IWBs
Smart Board Resources
Easiteach IWB Resources
Smart Technologies – education site for Smart IWBs
Promethean Planet UK – resources for Promethean IWBs
IWB Resources
IWB Resources
Primary English Resources for IWBs
Topmarks Education – IWB Resources

Games

Fun 4 The Brain – maths, english, science and fun online games
School Time Games – games in the following areas: social studies, language arts, science, maths, sports, logic, arcade, brain
ICT Games – educational online games in English and Maths
Math Playground – maths games including logic puzzles, word problems, also has teacher resources suitable for working on IWB
The World of Miamiopia – online games for kids
Kids Memory – online games to help train children’s memory
Jigzone – lots of jigsaws from the simple to the difficult to do online
Funology – Lots of fun puzzles, games recipes etc.
Play Kids Games – online educational games