The abcteach Newsletter

This newsletter features links to some of the great new materials on our member site. Look around abcteach: you are sure to find something for every subject, age, and interest!

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New Materials

• Booklet: Independence Day (elementary)
  There are many things that we can do. Some families like to barbecue.


• Writing Prompts: Calendar Journal - July
  Each square has a prompt, most of which are specific to a day in July. Adaptable to elem-middle school.


• Comprehension: Bastille Day (upper elem)
  In the U.S., Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th. On July 14th, the French celebrate Bastille Day. Learn more about this holiday and then answer the multiple choice questions and fill in the Venn diagram.


• Comprehension: American Football (upper elem/ middle)
  Factual description of the game, followed by multiple choice questions and a writing prompt.


• Number Line: 0-50 (b/w, small)
  


• Number Line: Fractions (from 1/32 to 1)
  This number line, from 1/32 to 1, shows the scale of fractions in a clear and simple way.


• Poster: Making Change (upper elem/middle)
  Set of posters with step-by-step solutions for making change, either by subtracting or counting up.


• Map Skills: South Dakota (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about South Dakota.


• Map Skills: Tennessee (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Tennessee.


• Map Skills: Texas (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Texas.


• Map Skills: Utah (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Utah.


• Coloring Page: Sport - Fencing
  


• Coloring Page: Sport - Field Hockey
  


• Coloring Page: Sport - Gymnastics (Artistic)
  


• Coloring Page: Sport - Gymnastics (Rhythmic)
  


• Coloring Page: Sport - Gymnastics (Trampoline)
  


• Poster: Basketball - ball
  Black-bordered poster, the word BASKETBALL, and a picture of a basketball.


• Poster: Basketball - cartoon dribble
  Black-bordered poster, the word BASKETBALL, and a picture of a cartoon figure dribbling a basketball.


• Poster: Basketball - illustration
  An illustration of a player dribbling, with the word basketball in the left border.


• Poster: Basketball - playing
  Black-bordered poster, the word BASKETBALL, and a picture of two figures playing basketball.


• Poster: Basketball - two players
  Black-bordered poster, the word BASKETBALL, and a picture of two stylized players with a basketball between them.


• Crossword: Set the Table (ESL)
  Set the Table--Crossword to practice common tableware vocabulary. Beginner.


• Fill in the Blank: Tableware (ESL)
  Read the clues to fill in the blanks with common tableware vocabulary. Advanced beginner.


• Poster: Tableware Vocabulary (ESL)
  Poster illustrating tableware vocabulary.

PowerPoint

• PowerPoint Presentation: Earth Day, Every Day (elem/upper elem)
  


• PowerPoint: Set the Table (ESL)
  " Set the Table" with this interactive PowerPoint. A fun way to practice common tableware vocabulary. Beginner

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Summer
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> July
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Solstice and Equinox
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Independence Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Canada Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> End of School Year Activities
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Father's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> June

• Biography: Helen Keller (elem/upper elem)
  An informative biography of Helen Keller, followed by math-based and reading-based comprehension questions and a short essay question. Helen Keller was born June 27th.


• Acrostic Form: Happy Father's Day (upper elem)
  Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.


• Booklet: Autograph tags
  Cut out the tags and then put them together on a ring for an original expandable autograph book.


• Candy Wrapper - Have a Great Summer! (version 2)
  Have a Great Summer! Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.


• Candy Wrapper: Thank You (cartoon pencil with apple graphic)
  Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great thank you gift.


• Venn Diagram: School and Summer Vacation
  Use this Venn diagram to compare school and summer vacation.


• Writing Paper: My School Year
  This wide-lined border paper, with the words "My School Year" at the top, is perfect for stories, reports, and poems.


• Crossword: Canadian Provinces
  Find the Canadian provinces and territories in the crossword, using the capital cities as clues.


• Flag: Canada
  


• Poster: Star-Spangled Banner
  Complete lyrics to the U.S. national anthem.


• Writing Activity: A Trip to Canada (elem/upper elem)
  Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Canada. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.


• Color and Read: U.S. Symbols (primary)
  Set of seven pages easy to read with pictures to color for one download (larger file).


• Comprehension: Canada Day (elementary)
  Explains the origins of this July 1st holiday; followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Comprehension: Declaration of Independence (primary)
  A simple and factual reading comprehension about the Declaration of Independence.


• Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Flag (elementary)
  A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.


• Fiction: Independence Day (elementary)
  Realistic fiction about Independence Day from a boy's point of view, followed by multiple choice comprehension questions and a writing prompt.


• Matching: U.S. Symbols (primary)
  Match the pictures of U.S. symbols with the corresponding words.


• Fiction: I Love Running (primary/elem)
  "I want to be on the Olympic team some day." A short realistic fiction piece, followed by simple multiple choice questions.

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Libro Infomativo sobre los Medios Naturales (elementaria/secundaria)
  Libro informativo sobre los medios naturales con gráficos representativos y una lista para cada uno. Informative book about natural resources with representative pictures and a list for each one.


• Spanish: Preguntas sobre el libro de Helen Cowcher: La selva tropical (elementaria/secundaria)
  Unas preguntas para acompañar el libro de Helen Cowcher sobre La Selva Tropical. Las preguntas están en español. Some questions in Spanish to accompany the book about the Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher.


• Spanish: Proyecto en Grupo: Reusar (elementaria/secundaria)
  Páginas para organizar un proyecto en grupo con el tema del medio ambiente, especialmente el tema de reusar. Pages to organize a group project with the theme: environment and reuse.


• Spanish: Proyecto sobre el Medio Ambiente: Reusar 2 (elementaria/secundaria)
  Otro proyecto para la clase, individual o en grupo, sobre el tema del medio ambiente y reusar. Another project for the class, individual or in group, about the environment and reuse.


• Spanish: Proyecto: Reciclar (elementaria/secundaria)
  Páginas para organizar un proyecto enfocado en el medio ambiente y reciclar. Pages to organize a project based on the environment and recycling.

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