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

New Materials

• Book: The Golden Compass, chapters 1-3 (middle school/high school)
  Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, vocabulary review, and writing prompts to accompany the first three chapters of Philip Pullman's popular novel "The Golden Compass". A complete set is available for abcteach members.


• Coloring Page: African Elephant
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Bactrian Camel
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Blue Whale
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Gray Wolf
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Green Sea Turtle
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Jaguar
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Lesser Long-Nosed Bat
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Monarch Butterfly
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Right Whale
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Scarlet Snake
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Coloring Page: Tiger
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Paper Roll Pal: Turkey
  


• Poster: Word Family - ATE words
  ate, late, date


• Poster: Word Family - AW words
  saw, paw, law


• Poster: Word Family - AY words
  play, hay, lay


• Research & Report: Endangered Species (color)
  Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about endangered species. With full color illustrations.


• Sign: Word Family - ATE
  as in LATE


• Sign: Word Family - AW
  as in SAW


• Sign: Word Family - EN
  as in HEN


• Sign: Word Family - EST
  as in nest


• Word Sort Center: -at Words
  Cards with words and matching pictures for the -at word family, these can be used in matching games and word sort center activities.

Seasonal Materials

• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Thanksgiving
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Months >> November
• Theme Units >> Scarecrows

• Bookmarks: November
  


• Comprehension: Thanksgiving in 1621 (elem)
  This reading comprehension lesson provides information about the "first" Thanksgiving.


• Comprehension: Thanksgiving in 1621 (upper elem)
  This reading comprehension lesson provides information about the "first" Thanksgiving.


• Glyph: November
  Color a blackline drawing by following the directions in the legend.


• Memory Game: Thanksgiving
  Fun theme pictures and words make these flashcards useful for theme activities. One set of matching "1621 Thanksgiving" pictures, one set of matching "Thanksgiving meal" pictures.


• Shapebook: Cornucopia (elementary)
  Unlined cornucopia-shaped page with the writing prompt "I am thankful because...". Cut out for a shapebook or hang on the wall.


• Shapebook: November Words
  Simple November-themed vocabulary words in a pumpkin shape.


• Unscramble the Words: November
  From "elections" to "pumpkins".


• Unscramble the Words: Thanksgiving
  From "corn" to "pumpkin pie".

Recommended Materials

• Theme Units >> Bees

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New Member Material

• Comprehension: Cornucopia (primary/ elem)
  What is a cornucopia? Learn about the history of the "horn of plenty" with this fact-filled reading comprehension.


• Early Reader: Corns, Squash, and Beans (primary)
  This language arts project features four separate activities. A teacher's page explains how to work with students on a colonial American lesson focused on corns, beans, and squash. Great for early readers and a wonderful fall lesson, this lesson is part of the abcteach Colonial America unit.


• Glyph: Thanksgiving Turkey (upper elementary)
  Color a blackline turkey by following the directions in the legend. This contains more complicated directions than our usual glyphs.


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Multiplication (elem)
  "Bud is helping his mother bake an apple pie for Thanksgiving dinner. He peels the apples. It takes him two minutes to peel an apple. How long does it take him to peel seven apples?" Five Thanksgiving-themed multiplication word problems.


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Multiplication (upper elem)
  "Mr. Vogel is a farmer. He raised twenty turkeys this year. He sold eighteen and kept two as pets. He charged sixteen dollars per turkey. What was the total selling price?" Five Thanksgiving-themed multiplication word problems.


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Skip Counting (primary)
  "Greg and his friends are making Thanksgiving decorations. Each child makes five. How many do four children make? How many do five make? How many do six make?" Five Thanksgiving-themed skip counting (by fives) word problems.


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Skip Counting (primary)
  "Eddie can pick and clean ten pumpkins per hour. How many can he do in four hours? How many in five? How many in six?" Five Thanksgiving-themed skip counting (by tens) word problems.


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Time (primary)
  "Look at the clock. What time does Brenda get up on Thanksgiving Day?" Five time-telling questions with clocks.


• Word Problems:Thanksgiving Division (upper elementary)
  "There are fourteen boys in Mark’s chess club. For Thanksgiving they participate in a food drive. They visit 70 houses and collect a total of 210 cans of food. How many cans of food did they collect per house, on average?" Five Thanksgiving-themed division problems.


• Writing Paper: Thanksgiving (upper elementary)
  Four pages of lined paper with a Thanksgiving-themed illustrations (Mayflower, Pilgrim and Wampanoag, pumpkin, cornucopia) in the upper-left corner.


• Writing Prompt: Thanksgiving (elementary)
  "On Thanksgiving Day, it is traditional in my family to..." Narrow-lined paper with this prompt and an illustration of a turkey at the top.


• Coloring Page: Chinese Alligator
  Part of our "endangered animal" unit.


• Fiction: We the People (middle/high school)
  A girl in 1916 ponders the issues of suffrage. The focus of this lesson is embedded SAT-level vocabulary (all verbs). The story is followed by questions to check vocabulary-based comprehension, context practice, synonym matching, and a guide word exercise.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls - Week 8 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 8.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls - Week 9 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 9.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 10 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 10.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 11 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 11.


• Book: Horrible Harry Goes to Sea (elem)
  Word scramble, word search, crossword puzzle, cloze exercise,character map, short answer comprehension questions to review this installment in Suzy Kline's popular series.


• Book: Horrible Harry Takes the Cake (elem)
  Word scramble, word search, crossword puzzle, cloze exercise,story sequencing, and multiple choice comprehension questions review Suzy Kline's story about Horrible Harry's teacher's wedding cake.


• Bulletin Board Trim Set: Honor Roll Set
  Bulletin board trim, letters spelling out HONOR ROLL, plus star patterns (print on colored paper and write in student names or glue in student photos; students may also decorate their own stars).


• Bulletin Board Trim: Honor Roll
  Scalloped edge, full color.


• Daily Schedule Cards with pictures (set 31)
  Drama, Guest Speaker, Electives, Theater


• Labeled Fractions: 10 1/10 One Tenth B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 1/10 One Tenth Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 10/10 Ten Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 10/10 Ten Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 2/10 Two Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 2/10 Two Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 3/10 Three Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 3/10 Three Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 4/10 Four Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 4/10 Four Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 5/10 Five Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 5/10 Five Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 6/10 Six Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 6/10 Six Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 7/10 Seven Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 7/10 Seven Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 8/10 Eight Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 8/10 Eight Tenths Color
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 9/10 Nine Tenths B&W
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• Labeled Fractions: 10 9/10 Nine Tenths Color
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• Poster: Word Family - EA Words
  Pea, sea, tea


• Poster: Word Family - EET Words
  Beet, feet, meet


• Poster: Word Family - ENT Words
  Bent, dent, sent


• Poster: Word Family - EW Words
  Dew, mew, hew


• Poster: Word Family - ID Words
  Bid, lid, kid


• Poster: Word Family - IDE Words
  Hide, ride, tide


• Poster: Word Family - IKE Words
  Bike, dike, hike


• Poster: Word Family - ILE Words
  File, tile, pile


• Poster: Word Family - IN Words
  Bin, fin, pin


• Poster: Word Family - INE Words
  Dine, wine, nine


• Sign: Word Family - EA Words
  As in PEA


• Sign: Word Family - EET Words
  As in BEET


• Sign: Word Family - ENT Words
  As in BENT


• Sign: Word Family - EW Words
  As in DEW


• Sign: Word Family - ID Words
  As in KID


• Sign: Word Family - IDE Words
  As in RIDE


• Sign: Word Family - IKE Words
  As in BIKE


• Sign: Word Family - ILE Words
  As in FILE


• Sign: Word Family - IN Words
  As in PIN


• Sign: Word Family - INE Words
  As in NINE