Below is a list of some of the many free materials recently added to abcteach.

New Materials

• Fiction: A Perfect Beach Hat (primary/elem)
  "Aunt Jane said Kimmie could only go if she had sunscreen and a hat." A realistic fiction story about choosing a perfect beach hat.


• List of Caldecott Winners, 1938-2007
  Handy reference list.


• List of Newbery Winners, 1922-2007
  Handy reference list.


• Book List: Africa
  Looking for great children’s books about Africa? Here's a list of books recommended by the Children's Africana Book Awards.


• Book Report Form: Africa
  Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books with an African theme.


• Crossword: African Countries (upper elem/middle)
  Clues of capitals; answers of country names.


• Research and Report: African Country
  Report planner, report form, KWL. Full page format for students to write a report on any African country.


• Tally and Graph: African Countries
  Use the tally sheet to interview people about their ideal African destination; then use the bar graph to compare popularities. Some countries are included in the list.


• Word Search: African Capitals
  


• Word Search: African Countries
  


• Word Wall: African Countries and Capitals
  Each card has a country, territory, or capital. Use these cards to play matching games, as a study aid, or any number of useful African unit projects.

Seasonal Materials

• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Mother's Day
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Memorial Day
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Father's Day
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Months >> June
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Seasons >> Summer

• Bar Graph: Mother's Day
  Read the bar graph to determine which Mother's Day gifts were the most popular.


• Bookmarks: Mother's Day
  


• Border Paper: Dear Mom (elem/upper elem)
  Lined paper with flowers in the surrounding border and the writing prompt "Dear Mom,..." at the top.


• Alphabet Letter Patterns: Patriotic theme A-M (color)
  The uppercase letters of the alphabet, colorfully presented with a patriotic theme. One letter per page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more. These match our patriotic calendar header set.


• Alphabet Letter Patterns: Patriotic theme N-Z (color)
  The uppercase letters of the alphabet, colorfully presented with a patriotic theme. One letter per page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more. These match our patriotic calendar header set.


• Acrostic Form: My Father (elementary)
  Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.


• Card: Happy Father's Day 1
  with hands


• Gift: Coupons (primary/elementary)
  Make a coupon book for Father's Day.


• Journal: Summer Reading (all ages)
  Use this journal to write your impressions about the books you read this summer. Design a border that relates to the characters and plot.


• Poetry Prompt: Summer Vacation (upper elem)
  "I loved summer vacation because..."


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


• Word Wall: Summer (pictures)
  From "beach towel" to "picnic basket". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.

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New Member Material

• Book: The View from Saturday (upper elem/middle school)
  Chapter-by-chapter comprehension, vocabulary, and writing questions to accompany E.L. Konigsburg's 1996 Newbery winner.


• Comprehension: American Black Bear (upper elem/middle)
  Fact-filled reading comprehension about the American black bear.


• Comprehension: Black Bears (elem)
  Simple factual information about American black bears, followed by comprehension questions.


• Comprehension: Canadian Lynx (upper elem/middle)
  Fact-filled reading comprehension about this interesting "big cat"


• Comprehension: The Tropical Andes (upper elem)
  Factual reading comprehension filled with information about this South American biodiversity hotspot.


• Crossword: South American Capitals (upper elem)
  Clues of country names; answers of capitals.


• Crossword: South American Countries (upper elem)
  Clues of capitals; answers of country names.


• Word Search: South American Capitals
  Find the 13 South American capitals hidden in this South America-shaped word search.


• Word Search: South American Capitals & Countries
  Find the South American captials and countries hidden in this South America-shaped word search.


• Word Search: South American Countries
  Find the 13 South American countries hidden in this South America-shaped word search.


• Word Wall: South American Countries and Capitals
  


• Worksheet: ABC Order - Medieval Theme (elem)
  Place the words, from CHIVALRY to SQUIRE, in alphabetical order.


• Worksheet: ABC Order - Medieval Theme (primary)
  Place the words, from ARMOR to QUEEN, in alphabetical order.


• Fiction Plus: Sir Knox-a-Lot and KN words (elem/upper elem)
  Our funny fiction tale of a knobby-kneed knight, followed by worksheets for practicing the KN spelling.


• Maze: Middle Ages (easy)
  Help the knight get to the castle.


• Maze: Middle Ages (hard)
  Help the knight get to the dragon.


• Maze: Middle Ages (medium)
  Help the jousting knights reach the fair damsel.


• Story Sequencing: Medieval Tale (elem/ upper elem)
  Put the events in order to tell the story of a medieval battle.


• Venn diagram: Two Medieval Knights
  Compare the two knights using the Venn diagram.


• Writing Prompt: Medieval Diary (upper elem)
  Use the provided journal page (make as many copies as desired) to track imaginary experiences in the Middle Ages.


• Air Pollution B&W
  nature and the environment illustration


• Air Pollution Color
  nature and the environment illustration


• Air Pollution Grayscale
  nature and the environment illustration


• Bookmark: Circle Roses (b/w)
  


• Bookmark: Circle Roses (color)
  


• Color and Write: Memorial Day
  A picture to color and space to write a story or essay about Memorial Day.


• Coloring Page: Circle Roses
  


• Coloring Page: Happy Mother's Day 1
  


• Craft: Mother's Day Pin (elementary)
  A craft requiring adult assistance in which kids decorate shrinkable plastic (pattern included) and then bake in an oven to make a pin. Perfect for Mother's Day; pattern can be adapted for other people (grandmothers, aunts, etc.).


• Craft: Potted Trilliums (elementary)
  In this craft, students make felt flowers to look like trilliums, and then cover rolls of toilet paper with fabric to resemble flower pots. Perfect for spring or Mother's Day!


• Crossword: Past Participle for 57 Irregular Verbs (ESL)
  Complete the puzzle by providing past participle form of 57 irregular verbs.


• Crossword: Past Participle of 20 Common Verbs (ESL)
  Complete the crossword by providing past participle for 20 common verbs.


• Crossword: Simple Past for 20 Common Verbs (ESL)
  Complete the puzzle by providing simple past form for 20 common verbs.


• Crossword: Simple Past for 57 Irregular Verbs (ESL)
  Complete the puzzle by providing simple past form of 57 irregular verbs.


• Deforestation B&W
  nature and the environment illustration


• Deforestation Color
  nature and the environment illustration


• Deforestation Grayscale
  nature and the environment illustration


• Fiction: A Card for My Mother (primary)
  A nice Mother's Day reading comprehension for primary students(and a nice lead-in for school Mother's Day projects).


• Fiction: Sir Knox-a-Lot (elem/upper elem)
  A funny fiction tale of a knobby-kneed knight, followed by comprehension questions.


• Flashcards: Principal Parts of 155 Irregular Verbs (ESL)
  Use this double-sided flashcard set to learn or review irregular verbs.


• Flower: Chrysanthemum Color
  chrysanthemum illustration color


• French: Hotel Oral Activity
  "Guests" question different hotel employees to find accommodations meeting their criteria.


• Gift: Mother's Day Coupons (color)
  


• Global Warming B&W
  nature and the environment illustration


• Global Warming Color
  nature and the environment illustration


• Global Warming Grayscale
  nature and the environment illustration


• Math: Memorial Day (elementary/upper elementary)
  Seven multiple choice Memorial Day-themed word problems.


• Poster: Primary Verb Conjugations, 3 tenses (ESL)
  "Be", "have" and "do"-posters showing primary verb conjugations. Essential building blocks for compound tenses.


• Poster: Some versus Any (ESL)
  Poster illustrating use of "some" and "any" as well as compounds like "somebody" and "anything".


• Roses B&W
  flowers illustration


• Roses Color 1
  flowers illustration


• Roses Color 2
  flowers illustration


• The Earth in Distress B&W
  nature and the environment illustration


• The Earth in Distress Color
  nature and the environment illustration


• The Earth in Distress Grayscale
  nature and the environment illustration


• Unscramble the Words: Irregular Forms for 20 Verbs (ESL)
  Unscramble the past and past participle for 20 common irregular verbs.


• Water Pollution B&W
  nature and the environment illustration


• Water Pollution Color
  nature and the environment illutration


• Water Pollution Grayscale
  nature and the environment illustration


• Worksheet: Answer Questions in Simple Past (ESL)
  Written practice answering questions in the simple past using irregular verbs.


• Worksheet: How Much or How Many (ESL)
  Worksheet to practice using "how much" and "how many" with countable and uncountable nouns.


• Worksheet: Missing Verb Forms (ESL)
  Fill in the missing verb forms: basic, past simple, past participle.


• Worksheet: Present Perfect (ESL)
  Change the irregular verbs in these sentences to the present perfect.


• Worksheet: Primary Verbs (ESL)
  Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "be", "have", or "do".


• Worksheet: Simple Past (ESL)
  Change the irregular verbs in these sentences to the simple past.


• Worksheet: Some versus Any (ESL)
  Practice correct use of "some" and "any".


• Worksheet: Somewhere, Anything... (ESL)
  Practice using compounds of "some" and "any".