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!

New Materials

• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls - Week 16 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 16.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls - Week 17 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 17.


• abcteach Early Reader Word Walls - Week 18 (primary)
  Materials for the abcteach early reader word wall lesson for week 18.


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Cat (preschool/ primary)
  


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Cow (preschool/ primary)
  


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Deer (preschool/ primary)
  


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Dog (preschool/ primary)
  


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Elephant (preschool/ primary)
  


• Guided Reading: Hey, Al (primary/elem)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Richard Egielski's 1987 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Guided Reading: Mirette on the High Wire (primary/elem)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Emily Arnold McCully's 1993 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Guided Reading: The Hello, Goodbye Window (primary/elem)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Chris Raschka's 2006 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Literacy Center: Verbs (primary/elementary)
  Three great literacy center activities to teach verbs.


• Picture Cloze: Farm theme (prek/primary)
  Five worksheets: Match the picture to the word, copy the word under the picture, write the word under the picture, write the word under the picture to complete the sentence, and write the word to complete the sentence. Vocabulary: barn, cow, pig, rooster, horse, goat


• Proofreading Practice: Owls (upper elem/middle)
  "Owls are mostly nocturnal, meaning they our awake at night." Find the errors (punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization) in the text.


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


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


• Writing Prompt: Diversity
  Diversity is explained, and students are asked to define the advantages and disadvantages of this democratic value.


• Writing Prompt: Diversity response
  Students are asked to look at a fictional situation, determine which democratic value would apply ("diversity" is the expected answer) and why, and explain their answers.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> January
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Social Studies >> Countries >> Australia
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Groundhog Day

• Comprehension: The Months - January (elementary/ upper elementary)
  Where did this month get its name? What is it called in other countries? Does it have special flowers or stones associated with it? Learn the answers to these questions, plus room for writing about your feelings about the month.


• Spelling: January (primary)
  From "boots" to "snowman". A list of ten January-themed spelling words, then practice pages including a page for copying the words, ABC order, a word search, word scramble, spelling test, and room to draw a picture for the month.


• Writing Prompt: My Journal - January (middle school)
  Start the new year with our journal series, with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. This month has several "floating" lessons, good for any day of the month, to work flexibly into the "post holiday" crunch. Lined pages for answers.


• Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. (elementary)
  A ten page biographical unit on the civil rights leader, with short reading comprehensions, a crossword puzzle, and a word search.


• Story Starter: Martin Luther King, Jr. (primary)
  A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a Word Bank about Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on January 15th.


• Writing Prompt: Martin Luther King, Jr. (elem)
  Writing prompt about Martin Luther King and peace.


• Unit: Australia (elementary)
  This multi-task unit features a word search, vocabulary builders, reading comprehensions, and math problems, all against the backdrop of the smallest continent, with its rich history and exciting life.


• Craft: Groundhog Day (primary)
  Cut out the groundhog and the burrow. Attach the groundhog to a popsicle stick and "pop" him through the hole. Does he see his shadow?


• Fiction: Wake Up Call for Phil! (elementary)
  "Phil the ground hog had been sleeping in his snug underground burrow since November." A fictional reading comprehension for Groundhog Day.


• Writing Paper: Groundhog Day
  "Describe what the weather is like where you live." Lined paper with writing prompt and cute illustration of a groundhog.

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