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

• Worksheets: I Have a Dream (upper/middle/high)
  Excerpts from Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech are reviewed in writing prompts, with an emphasis on rhetoric. Adaptable to a range of grades.


• Bookmarks: Chinese Year of the Rat
  Four "year of the rat" bookmarks (Rat years are 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008.)


• Border Paper: Rats
  Lined and unlined paper with rats running around the border; this paper is great for the Chinese "Year of the Rat".


• Color and Write: Chinese Year of the Rat
  Picture of a rooster and space to write a short story about the Chinese year of the rat. (Rat years are 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008.)


• Sign: Chinese Year of the Rat
  Color sign for Chinese year of the rat (Rat years are 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008.)


• Comprehension: Tall Tale - Paul Bunyan (upper elem/middle)
  Read a Paul Bunyan tall tale and answer the multiple choice questions, then read a true story about Bunyan with short answer comprehension questions. Sort fact from fiction in a review worksheet. Think and write about the values reflected in these tall tales. Finally: Write your own Paul Bunyan tall tale. A great unit!


• Door Poster: Preschool (color)
  To use this twelve-page wall poster print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.


• Door Poster: Preschool (b&w)
  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.)


• Guided Reading: Officer Buckle and Gloria
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Peggy Rathmann's 1996 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Guided Reading: Smoky Night
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Eve Bunting's 1995 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Mini Office: Fractions (b/w)
  Four pages of materials for a fraction-themed mini office.


• Mini Office: Fractions (color)
  Four colorful pages of materials for a fraction-themed mini office.


• Mini Office: Geometry (b/w)
  Three pages of materials for a geometry-themed mini office.


• Mini Office: Geometry (color)
  Four colorful pages of materials for a geometry-themed mini office.


• Mini Office: Math - elementary (b/w)
  Three pages of materials for a math-themed mini office. Number words, words and symbols, skip counting chart, and more.


• Mini Office: Math - elementary (color)
  Three pages of materials for a math-themed mini office. Number words, words and symbols, skip counting chart, and more.


• Mini Office: Math - upper elementary (b/w)
  Ten great pages of materials for a math-themed mini office. Words and symbols, mnemonic devices, "how to" tips for math operations, and much more.


• Mini Office: Math - upper elementary (color)
  Ten great colorful pages of materials for a math-themed mini office. Words and symbols, mnemonic devices, "how to" tips for math operations, and much more.


• Mini Office: Writing (b/w)
  Three pages of materials for a writing mini office: steps to writing, quick grammar reference, and more.


• Mini Office: Writing (color)
  Three pages of colorful materials for a writing mini office: steps to writing, quick grammar reference, and more.


• Number Line: Integers (b/w)
  From -20 to 20


• Number Line: Integers (color)
  From -20 to 20; negative numbers in red and positive numbers in blue.


• Number Line: Whole Numbers (b/w)
  Whole numbers 0 to 50


• Number Line: Whole Numbers (color)
  From 0 to 50; with odd numbers in blue and even numbers in red


• Picture Reading: Clothing 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: pajamas, t-shirt, dress, shirt, shorts, skirt


• Picture Reading: Winter Clothing 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: mittens, gloves, scarf, coat, jacket, sweater


• Proofreading Practice: The Great Seal (upper elem/middle)
  "Above the eagle’s head are thriteen stars." Find the errors (punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization) in the text.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Chinese New Year
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Groundhog Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> January

• Color and Write: Months - January (primary/elem)
  A picture of a snowman and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of January.


• 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.


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - January (upper elem/middle school)
  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.


• 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.


• Research & Report: Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about Martin Luther King.


• Comprehension: Groundhog Day
  Explains the possible origins and some beliefs about this February 2nd holiday.


• Early Reader: Groundhog Day
  "If the sun comes out, he sees 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.

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Arañas" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre arañas para estudiantes hispanohablantes en niveles avanzados de elementaria o estudiantes de secundaria en niveles 2 y 3 de español. Reading comprehension about spiders for Spanish-speaking students in advanced elementary levels, or for secondary students in levels 2 or 3 of Spanish.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Buenos Amigos" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Un comprensión de lectura para estudiantes de elementaria hispanohablantes o estudiantes de secundaria en el segundo nivel or primero nivel avanzado de lengua española. Reading comprehension for Spanish-speaking students in elementary levels, or for secondary students in second level or first advanced level of Spanish language.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "La araña pequeña" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre las arañas para estudiantes hispanohablantes de elementaria o estudiantes de secundaria en niveles 1 y 2 de español. A reading comprehension about spiders for Spanish-speaking elementary students, or secondary students in levels 1 or 2 of Spanish.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Perseguido por una vaca" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre un niño y su miedo a una vaca para estudiantes hispanohablantes de niveles de elementaria o estudiantes de niveles 1 y 2 de español en niveles de secundaria. A reading comprehension about a boy and his fear of a cow. Good for Spanish-speaking elementary students, or levels 1 and 2 of Spanish at the secondary level.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Princesa y sus perritos" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre una perra y sus cachorros para estudiantes de elementaria hispanohablantes o estudiantes de primer año de español en niveles de secundaria. A reading comprehension about a dog and her puppies for elementary Spanish-speaking students or secondary students in firs year Spanish.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Roberto "El Bruce" y la araña" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre un personaje escocés y una araña para estudiantes hispanohablantes de niveles de elementaria y niveles 1 y 2 de español en secundaria. A reading comprehension about a Scotish character and a spider for Spanish-speaking elementary students or Spanish 1 and 2 in secondary levels.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Seguro bajo las estrellas" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre un niño a quién le encantan las estrellas y los planetas para estudiantres hispanohablantes de niveles de elementaria o estudiantes de secundaria en niveles 1 y 2 de español. Reading comprehension about a boy who loves to watch planets and stars for Spanish-speaking students in elementary levels, or for secondary students in levels 1 and 2 of Spanish.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Un erizo sorpresa" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre un niño quien se encuentra con un erizo en un jardín para estudiantes hispanohablantes en niveles de elementaria o estudiantes de secundaria en niveles 1 y 2 de español. Reading comprehension about a boy who finds a hedgehog in a garden, for Spanish-speaking elementary students or secondary students in levels 1 and 2 of Spanish.


• Spanish: Comprensión de lectura - "Una oveja corriente" (elementaria/secundaria)
  Una comprensión de lectura sobre una oveja y un niño para estudiantes de elementaria hispanohablantes o para estudiantes de secundaria en niveles 1 y 2 de español. Reading comprehension about a sheep and a boy for Spanish-speaking elementary students, or secondary students in levels 1 and 2 of Spanish.


• Spanish: Poster - "Ortografía" (elementaria)
  Poster/señal para la clase o la escuela. Poster/sign for school or class.


• Spanish: Poster - "Rincón de Lectura"
  Poster/señal para el centro de lectura. Poster/sign for the reading center.

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