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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Siúlóid Lá Fhéile Pádraig
The aim of this resource is to create an active Gaeilge lesson where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. Suitable for middle/senior classes, pupils have to find the 27 cards on the trail, identify the name of the item as Gaeilge on each card and fill it in on their answer sheet. This would be a great activity for Seachtain na Gaeilge.
St. Patrick’s Scavenger Hunt
The aim of this resource is to create a fun and active St. Patrick’s-themed activity geared towards younger pupils. There are seven different trails in the resource, based on the same sixteen cards which pupils have to find and tick off.
St. Patrick’s Dolch Word Mats
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of eleven sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. This resource contains each set of words on a single page with a St. Patrick’s Day theme.
Book Review – Mythical Irish Beasts
Mythical Irish Beasts is a fantastic mix of riveting written folklore and pictures accompanying the tales to entertain children of all ages. Ireland is a country steeped in mythical legends from banshees to glances the giant, and this book covers it all. read more…
Valentine Postcards
This seasonal resource is aimed at providing seasonally attractive postcard templates for pupils to complete. It consists of 12 individual Valentine-themed writing frames for pupils to complete. There are spaces for pupils to complete the verse and to write an address. The pupils can also decorate the postcard.
Numbers Worksheets Booklet
This resource consists of a 12 page pupil booklet to help consolidate their knowledge and recognition of numbers 0 – 10. There is a separate page for each number. Pupils are asked to find and colour the identified number on each individual worksheet. A full version as Gaeilge is also included.
World War Two Activities
These activities are aimed at pupils in senior classes who are doing a unit of work on World War Two. They are aimed at consolidating vocabulary and key facts associated with the 1939-1945 conflict. There are three games included: an Image Dominoes Game; a Vocabulary Dominoes game; a Vocabulary Matching game.
An t-Earrach
With the beginning of the season of Spring, teachers in junior classes especially will be discussing the theme of Spring with their pupils. This pack of thirty-three display photo posters as Gaeilge will motivate pupils to talk about the signs of Spring that they see all around them and what to look out for over the coming months.