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!

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New Materials

• Classroom Newsletter: Valentine theme (b/w)
  


• Classroom Newsletter: Valentine theme (color)
  


• Literacy Center: Valentine's Theme 1 (primary)
  Put the Valentine-themed words from the word bank in alphabetical order.


• Literacy Center: Valentine's Theme 3 (primary)
  Follow the directions to make a tic-tac-toe board with hearts and roses.


• Literacy Center: Valentine's Theme 4 (primary)
  Follow the directions to make a memory game with nine Valentine-themed cards.


• Literacy Center: Valentines Theme 2 (primary)
  Use the picture cards to help you write a story about Valentine's Day.


• Proofreading Practice: Valentine's Day
  "Of coarse, people don’t just buy cards." Find the errors (punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization) in the text.


• Comprehension: Leap Year (elem/upper elem)
  Factual reading comprehension briefly explains the system of leap year. Includes a word search with vocabulary from the story.


• Worksheets: Gettysburg Address (upper/middle/high)
  Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is reviewed in writing prompts, with an emphasis on rhetoric. Adaptable to a range of grades.


• Teaching Ideas: Tic Tac Toe Templates
  Suggestions for using the "tic tac toe templates" on abcteach for differentiated learning, skill development, and more.


• Template: Tic Tac Toe Homework (1)
  Use this template (Microsoft Word) to type in homework in a tic-tac-toe pattern. The words "tic tac toe" are at the top of the page in a curly font; directions for students are included at the top of the page (can be modified).


• Template: Tic Tac Toe Homework (2)
  Use this template (Microsoft Word) to type in homework in a tic-tac-toe pattern. The words "tic tac toe" are at the top of the page in a curly font; with drawings of tic tac toe boards.


• Template: Tic Tac Toe Homework (3)
  Use this template (Microsoft Word) to type in homework in a tic-tac-toe pattern. The words "tic tac toe" are at the top of the page in a curly font.


• Template: Book Report Form for General Fiction (upper elem)
  Students can type a book report into this Word template.


• Grammar Poster: Spelling ING Words
  Six posters explain the basic spelling rules for ING words (double the consonant, drop the E, Change IE to Y, etc.)


• Daily Schedule Cards with pictures (set 36)
  AIS Academic Intervention Service, ADL Activities of Daily Living, Test Prep, Homework Review


• ESL: Name Game Variations/Instructions
  Instructions for four variations of using the "Name something..." materials.


• ESL: Name Something Master list
  Master list of all the words and possible answers for the various name games.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Chinese New Year
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Groundhog Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Valentine's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> February
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> February >> Black History Month

• Biography: Rosa Parks (elementary)
  A factual article on the life of Rosa Parks, with comprehension and essay questions.


• Comprehension: Peanuts and George Washington Carver (upper elem)
  This double reading comprehension is a great introduction to the often miscategorized legume, and to the scientist who discovered over 300 uses for it.


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


• Writing Paper: Groundhog (Primary)
  Primary-lined paper with a cute illustration of a groundhog in the upper-left corner of the page.


• Bookmarks: Chinese Year of the Rat
  Four "year of the rat" bookmarks (Rat years are 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008.) The year of the rat starts February 7th, 2008.


• Color and Write: Chinese New Year 1
  A picture of a dragon to color and space to write about dragons or Chinese New Year.


• Comprehension: Valentine's Invitation (primary/elem)
  Students read a typical Valentine's invitation and then answer questions to test their comprehension. A good life skills lesson.


• Fiction: Margaret's Valentines (upper elem/ middle)
  A girl makes Valentine's cards for her friends in this realistic fiction reading comprehension.

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