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

New Materials

• Candy Wrapper: Holiday - Treat (candy canes)
  "A holiday treat for you!" Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.


• Desk Tag: Happy Holidays!
  With pictures of a snowman with a shovel.


• Literacy Center: Winter Theme 1 (primary)
  "Let's build a snowman!" A cut-and-paste activity with emphasis on following directions. One of six winter-themed literacy centers on our member site.


• Maze: Winter (easy)
  Help the boy find his winter clothes so he can go outside.


• Maze: Winter (hard)
  Help the rider get to the snowmobile.


• Tic Tac Toe: Winter Window (b/w)
  


• Coloring Page: Pilgrim Family
  Color the picture of a Pilgrim family. This coloring page presents a good opportunity to talk with students about the types and colors of clothes worn by Pilgrims.


• Gift Tags: December Holiday Variety
  Colorful gift tags for Christmas and Hanukkah.


• Handwriting Practice: AB Cursive Dots with Rules: Practice Letter
  [member-created using abctools]


• Handwriting Practice: AB Cursive: Make a word
  [member-created using abctools]


• Handwriting Practice: AB Cursive: Number Practice
  [member-created using abctools]

Seasonal Materials

• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Christmas
• Clip Art >> Holiday/Seasonal >> December Holidays
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Hanukkah
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Kwanzaa
• Clip Art >> Holiday/Seasonal >> Christmas

• Biography: "Snowflake" Bentley (elem/upper elem)
  This biography of the first person to photograph single snow crystals works well in conjunction with science lessons or as a "stand alone" reading comprehension. *Bentley's photographs are in the public domain and can be found in many places for free.


• Book Title Sign: Polar Express
  Use for learning centers, bulletin boards, or booklet covers.


• Calendar: December
  fill in the dates. "Happy Holidays" header.


• Calendar: January
  fill in the dates. snowman header.


• Comprehension: Christmas Traditions
  Reading comprehensions tell the legendary origins of some Christmas traditions, including Christmas trees, wreaths, and stockings. Includes a word search and word unscramble to review vocabulary.


• Comprehension: Making Christmas Ornaments
  Read the recipe and answer the comprehension questions.


• Paper Bag Puppet: Santa
  Sample from our membership site.


• Shapebook: Polar Express (elementary)
  [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This locomotive-shaped shapebook has prompts for students ("Beginning", "Middle", "End") to answer about the "Polar Express".


• Sign: December
  Full page December sign, featuring a picture of a snowy house. Great for centers, booklet covers or calendar boards.


• Sign: January
  Full page January sign, featuring a picture of a snowman. Great for centers, booklet covers or calendar boards.


• Word Search: Book - The Polar Express
  [member-created using abctools] From "elves" to "Santa"

Recommended Materials

• January - December 2008 Calendar
  In .pdf format; no pictures


• January - December 2008 Calendar
  In .pdf format; color pictures


• January - December 2008 Calendar (add your text)
  In Word .doc format; in color; no pictures


• January - December 2008 Calendar (add your text)
  In Word .doc, black and white; no pictures

German Materials

• German: Unscramble the Words - Sickness
  From "Arzt" to "Verletzung"


• German: Word Search - Sickness
  Find the words, from ARZT to WUNDE - in this puzzle.


• German: Word Wall - Sickness
  From "der Arzt" to "die Wunde", these vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.

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New Member Material

• Candy Wrapper: Holiday - Happy New Year
  Happy New Year! Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.


• Desk Tag: Snowflakes (1)
  


• Desk Tag: Snowflakes (2)
  


• Desk Tag: Snowflakes (3)
  


• Literacy Center: Winter (activity 2)
  Use the Venn diagram to compare the two snowmen.


• Literacy Center: Winter (activity 3)
  Snowman tic tac toe.


• Literacy Center: Winter (activity 4)
  Write a winter story using the picture cards.


• Literacy Center: Winter (activity 5)
  Sequence the winter events


• Literacy Center: Winter (activity 6)
  Put the winter words in alphabetical order.


• Gift Tags: Christmas
  Colorful gift tags for Christmas gifts.


• Gift Tags: Christmas (religious)
  Colorful gift tags for Christmas gifts.


• Word Problems: Winter Addition (primary)
  "Megan goes cross-country skiing with her family. On Saturday they skied ten miles. On Sunday they skied five miles. How many miles did they ski in all?" Five winter themed word problems.


• Word Problems: Winter Skip Counting (primary)
  "A horse-drawn sleigh can go ten miles an hour. How far can it go in three hours? How far in four? How far in five?" Five winter-themed word problems with skip counting by 10s.


• Word Problems: Winter Subtraction (primary)
  "Boris goes on a seventeen-mile sleigh ride with his parents. They’ve gone three miles so far. How many miles do they have still to go?" Five winter-themed subtraction word problems.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 12 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 12.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 13 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 13.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 14 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 14.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls -Week 15 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 15.


• Biography: Laura Secord (upper elem/middle)
  Biography of the "Canadian Paul Revere".


• Bingo Cards: Christmas
  Set of 20 cards


• Bingo Cards: Christmas - check sheet
  Use this sheet to check which Christmas-themed words have been called.


• Bingo: Action Verbs (ESL)
  Calling card and set of eight playing cards with action verb theme. Some pictures, some written words. Great for smaller groups. Can also be used for multiple groups in larger setting.


• Comprehension: Chanukah (elem/upper elem)
  Fact-filled reading comprehension about this winter holiday; this comprehension explains many of the holiday traditions. It also explains why there are so many different ways to spell Hanukkah!


• Comprehension: Christmas (elem/upper elem)
  A straightforward presentation of the Christmas story, including information about secular and religious Christmas traditions.


• Comprehension: Christmas Traditions
  Reading comprehensions tell the legendary origins of some Christmas traditions, including Christmas trees, wreaths, and stockings. Includes a word search and word unscramble to review vocabulary.


• Comprehension: Mikulas Day (elem/upper elem)
  This reading comprehension tells some of the traditions of the December holiday of St. Mikulas through the eyes of a Czech boy.


• Comprehension: Reindeer (upper elem/ middle)
  A fact-filled reading comprehension about reindeer- they don't really pull Santa's sleigh!


• Crossword: Action Verbs (ESL)
  Crossword of action verbs with graphic clues. With or without word bank.


• Door Poster: Art Room
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Band Room
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Directions
  Directions for classroom door posters. Great group project.


• Door Poster: Fifth Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: First Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Fourth Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Kindergarten
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Music Room
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Second Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Sixth Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• Door Poster: Third Grade
  Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project. (See direction page on the site.)


• First Sentence: Andersen's Little Match Girl (upper elem/middle school)
  You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.


• First Sentence: Dickens' A Christmas Carol (upper elem/middle school)
  You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.


• French: Bingo--verbes d'action
  Set of eight playing cards with action verb theme. Some pictures, some written words. Great for smaller groups. Can also be used for multiple groups in larger setting. Jeu de huit cartes avec des mots et des images qui représentent les verbes d'action. Le jeu s'adapte aux petits groupes aussi bien qu'à plusieurs groupes dans une grande classe.


• French: Crossword puzzle with action verbs
  Crossword puzzle with action verbs. Picture clues. With or without word bank. Mots croisés avec verbes d'action. Indices graphiques. Avec ou sans liste des mots.


• Game: Action Verb Game Board 2 of 2 (ESL)
  Roll the die, advance the number of spaces indicated and create a sentence using the verb illustrated. Failure to make a sentence results in losing a turn.


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


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


• Glyph: Christmas Tree (a)
  For pre-readers, the (a) glyphs feature larger pictures and a smaller font, for teachers to read directions aloud.


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


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


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


• Glyph: Snowman
  


• Glyph: Snowman (primary)
  Color a blackline drawing by following the directions in the legend.


• Literacy Center: Christmas
  Four activities (a glyph, event sequencing, a Venn diagram, and an art project) to reinforce reading and following directions.


• Literacy Center: Christmas - activity 1
  Practice reading and following decorations while decorating this Christmas tree.


• Literacy Center: Christmas - activity 2
  Practice event sequencing.


• Literacy Center: Christmas - activity 3
  Practice directed writing with "My Christmas Wish" prompt.


• Literacy Center: Christmas - activity 4
  Practice reading and following directions with this "Make a Candy Cane" worksheet.


• Literacy Center: Christmas - activity 5
  Practice directed writing using Christmas-themed picture cards.


• Oral Activity: Action Verbs Part 1 of 2 (ESL)
  This oral activity allows everyone to speak and practice various language patterns built around action verbs. The "game board" is actually comprised of classmates! Rather than turning a card over to find a match, players ask questions. Adaptable to any level.


• Oral Activity: Action Verbs Part 2 of 2 (ESL)
  This oral activity allows everyone to speak and practice various language patterns built around action verbs. The "game board" is actually comprised of classmates! Rather than turning a card over to find a match, players ask questions. Adaptable to any level.


• Oral Activity: Action Verbs, Find Your Match(ESL)
  Players practice specific word patterns and verbs by intermingling with group to find their match.


• Rebus: Time for Christmas (b/w)
  


• Rebus: Time for Christmas (full color)
  


• Shapebook: Christmas - Santa's Beard
  Trace and cut out. Santa's beard is lined, making this colorful shapebook a fun way for early writers to write about Christmas.


• Shapebook: Christmas - Santa's Beard (b/w)
  Trace and cut out. Santa's beard is lined, making this shapebook a fun way for early writers to write about Christmas.


• Shapebook: Christmas - Santa's Wish List
  Trace and cut out. Santa's beard is lined, making this colorful shapebook a fun way for early writers to write their Christmas wish lists.


• Shapebook: Christmas - Santa's Wish List (b/w)
  Trace and cut out. Santa's beard is lined, making this shapebook a fun way for early writers to write their Christmas wish lists.


• Shapebook: Christmas Lights (Elementary)
  Trace and cut out. This Christmas light-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about Christmas, including a poem, and L-I-G-H-T-S acrostic.


• Shapebook: Nativity (elementary)
  [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. From "Angel Gabriel" to "wisemen", each page of this angel-shaped shapebook has a word relating to the Nativity. Makes a great bulletin board decoration


• Shapebooks: Christmas Vocabulary
  Create a word wall by hanging these vocabulary (from "candy cane" to "wreath") ornaments on an evergreen tree. Student can decorate the ornaments with crayons and glitter to make it a festive bulletin board. Have fun.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "A Buzz le gustan las abejas" (elementaria)
  Una practica de comprensión de lectura para niveles de elementaria. A Buzz le gusta comer abejas.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "En la cabina del avión" (elementaria)
  Práctica de comprensión de lectura para niveles de elementaria. El viaje en avión de Bob.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "La Pascua de Charlie" (elementaria)
  Práctica de comprensión de lectura sobre Charlie y su familia celebrando la Pascua.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Un picnic" (elementaria)
  Práctica de comprensión de lectura para niveles de elementaria. El Sr. Y la Sra. Oso hacen un picnic en un día de verano.


• Spanish: El Alfabeto (elementaria)
  El alfabeto: tarjetas para la clase o para practicar.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Area y perímetro (elmentaria/secundaria)
  Mini lección con explicación y práctica de area y perímetro. Mini lesson with explanation and practice of area and perimeter.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - El teorema de Pitágoras: Explicación (secundaria)
  Páginas explicatorias del teorema de Pitágoras.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Familias (elementaria)
  Práctica de familias y las relacciones entre las diferentes partes que las componen. Practice of fact families and the relationships between the facts.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Juego con números (primaria)
  Práctica de números básicos para niveles de primaria. Practice of basic numbers for primary and early elementary levels.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Problemas con el teorema de Pitágoras (secundaria)
  El teorema de Pitágoras: usos y práctica.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Unidades y decenas (elementaria)
  Práctica de decenas y unidades para niveles de elementaria.


• Spelling: Christmas (elementary)
  Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a writing prompt, word unscramble, word search, and more. From "angel" to "star".


• Spelling: Christmas (religious)
  Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a writing prompt, word unscramble, word search, and more. From "angels" to "noel".


• Spelling: Christmas (upper elem)
  Learn vocabulary with this fun set: an alphabetizing exercise, word search, crossword puzzle, and more. From "caroling" to "wreath".


• Spelling: Hanukkah (upper elem)
  From "dreidel" to "synagogue", learn to spell these Hanukkah themed words with a word search, word unscramble, and more.


• Spelling: Kwanzaa (upper elementary)
  From "candelabra" to "unity", this spelling unit features spelling words related to Kwanzaa, reviewed in a word search, crossword puzzle, and ABC order page.


• Unit: Candy Cane Creations (elem/upper elem)
  Math problems, creative prompts, and much more in this fantastic "candy cane" themed unit.


• Word Problem: Christmas (elementary)
  Four elementary word problems with a Christmas theme.


• Word Problems - Winter theme (primary)
  "Jane built five snowmen after the last snowstorm. Two of them have melted. How many of Jane's snowmen are left?" Eight word problems using addition and subtraction up to twenty.


• Word Problems: Christmas (elementary)
  Elementary word problems with a Christmas theme. 12 pages in all.


• Word Problems: Christmas theme (primary)
  Simple addition and subtraction word problems with a holiday theme.


• Word Wall: Christmas (with pictures)
  From "angel" to "wreath". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.


• Word Wall: Hannukah (with pictures)
  From "dreidel" to "synagogue". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls.


• Word Wall: Kwanzaa (pictures)
  From "Africa" to "ujamaa". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.