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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Focus: The Paideia Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Compelling discussions are the result of open-ended, challenging questions. An introduction to Paideia discussions includes explicit directions about how to prepare readers and how to model the kinds of questions they should develop in...
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Curated OER

Solving the Puzzle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a map showing the United States borders at a specific period in history and produce three questions to be answered by examining the map. They also write a productive paragraph explaining who, what, when, where, how/why a...
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History Review: Colonial America

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore key moments in American history with the click of a mouse! Learners read 50 questions from different eras in early America, and watch the rest of the presentation to find more questions to answer.
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Curated OER

How to Write Really Good Dialogue

For Teachers 9th - 11th
How do you create (and punctuate) really good dialogue so that it moves your story forward and provides strong characterization? Use this literary worksheet loaded with examples, clearly stated directions, and fun exercises.  Fifth in a...
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National Wildlife Federation

Brown Pelicans

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Even animals that are part of the same species have differences. Learners read a passage about white and brown pelicans and compare their features. They recognize that although the birds look very similar, they also have their own unique...
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Curated OER

The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an interesting and somewhat interactive presentation. Covering the French Revolution, the slide show begins with a timeline of Napoleon's rise to power and ultimate fall. Main ideas for each event are then outlined with critical...
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British Council

Romeo and Juliet

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
An engaging video featuring William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is accompanied by six activities designed to reinforce vocabulary, story elements, and comprehension. Scholars match words to pictures, place events in sequential order,...
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Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 5: Grammar Practice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar practice worksheet, young scholars complete question sentences, add a suitable tag to a question, insert 'just' into sentences, and use the present perfect in sentences. Students answer thirty three fill in the blank...
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Curated OER

Introduction to HTML

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how to use basic HTML formatting tags. They add tags to a web page created in Notepad, and move the tags around their page, observing the results.
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Curated OER

Extreme Flashlight Tag

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders view a Powerpoint show about reflecting light. They experiment through a reflection simulation on the internet. Students complete the activity by using mirrors and light to complete send light to a specified spot.
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Curated OER

Brainiac Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils participate in a special game of tag while reinforcing the math skills they have learned.
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Curated OER

Compost Tag

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.
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University of California

Energy and Biomass Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Young scientists play tag as they act out the food pyramid in the ocean ecosystem. Energy circles pass from the smaller prey to the predators and at the end of the activity, a data chart and analysis questions allow pupils to apply their...
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Curated OER

On the Trail of the Hudson's Migratory Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using data related to the fish in the Hudson River area, learners calculate distance, elapsed time, and growth. They learn about migratory fish, the life cycle of a fish, analyze a map, and answer questions.
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Considering adding more research to your curriculum? Check out this idea. The assignment example, which connects to the Common Core, is written for a lesson on "The Scarlet Ibis." However, you could adapt the bigger idea to almost any...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.3

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Don't let your pupils take everything at face value! They should analyze and evaluate what speakers say. Practice this skill with the two related activities described here. After brainstorming critical questions, learners can listen to...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Although it does not properly address how to use the Common Core standard, this resource does provide a decent writing prompt that explores how minor characters influence Hamlet's decisions throughout the play. The prompt can be used for...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.6

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What does the author believe about his topic? Why did he write in the first place? Challenge your class to figure out the answers to these questions as they read through informational texts. The resource provides a breakdown of the...
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Curated OER

Marine Animals on the Move

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work with partners to track tagged animals using real-time data from satellites. Students gather and analyze data, compile information and conclusions and then prepare a final presentation of their research.
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Shmoop

ELA - Literacy.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Do your pupils know what a primary source is? How about a secondary source? Provide them with the information here about different types of documents and then test their knowledge with a brief quiz. The quiz is made up of two documents....
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.9

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Guided by close-reading questions, groups examine the similarities and differences between the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. In addition, they look at how the principles are presented in these two foundational US...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
"Timid, scared, terrified." High school scholars examine words, their denotations and connotations, in a series of exercises that use lines from Shakespeare to explore figurative language and word relationships. Participants then...
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Savvas Learning

Verb Tense Packet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
How do you word questions? Word order in questions is the focus of a 23-page grammar packet designed for ESL/ELD classes. Yes/no questions, information questions, and tag questions are all examined.
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Boy Bands: Hot Again

For Students 8th - 10th
Kids read a New York Times article on the allure of boy bands, and then answer several questions via Blog post. They consider why boy bands are popular, why they are so expensive for record labels, and how they are similar to bands of...

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