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….
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Book Review – Millie and the Magical Moon
Millie and her family are on holiday on the island of Inis Óirr. When travelling by boat to their holiday cottage, an excited Millie spots the shipwrecked MV Plassey. But under the light of the moon, things get even more exciting as later that evening, the magic really begins. While Millie dreams in her bed beside Bunny, the moonlight weaves a spell. read more…
Book Review – My First Book of Irish Bugs
This is a delightful little picture book, perfect for those aspiring young entomologists! With clear, detailed photos and large bold print, this book deserves to be a staple in all junior libraries. Each page includes one labelled photograph of an insect against a pastel background, encouraging young children to use their observational skills to describe each bug’s physical attributes. read more…
Summer Line-Ups 02
This seasonal resource focuses on ordinal numbers and positional language which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. The pack includes six worksheets with a Summer theme for pupils to practise these essential skills.
Book Review – Kevin’s in a Mood
I received the book ‘Kevin’s in a Mood’ by Sarah Bowie this week. I read it with my 5 year old son Cian, he is in Junior Infants. Kevin’s in a Mood is a cute and funny story with great illustrations. My 5 year old loved the title and was enthusiastic to read the book. He also loved the illustrations and the character Kevin. He thought he looked funny! read more…
Book Review – Wild City
Wild City by Ashwin Chacko is a lovely story all about the adventures of Lily and Tom. Lily and Tim decide to go on day trip to Dublin city. However this is no ordinary day trip. Lily and Tim use their ‘secret superpowers’ to turn some familiar sights and sounds around Dublin into exciting new sights and sounds. read more…
TAFF and TAL Signs
For those who use the WALT (We Are Learning To) and WILF (We Are Learning To) strategies in class, these FREE Gaeilge versions will help to focus pupils’ attention on the task in hand for any lesson. Each sign is square shaped on an A4 page. read more…
Cois Farraige
With the arrival of the sunny days of summer, teachers in junior classes especially will be discussing the theme of Summer with their pupils. This pack of 36 display photo posters as Gaeilge is aimed at providing pupils with striking visual images, which are all labelled, which can be used for talk and discussion and written work in the classroom.
Summer Colouring 01
With Summer holidays just around the corner, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by seasonal work of any kind. This seasonal resource consists of a set of black/white images with a summery theme for pupils to colour. 20 colouring pages are included in this resource which comes in both English and Gaeilge.