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

• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac (upper elementary)
  "If you are hardworking like the rat, color the dragon’s tongue red." Color the Chinese dragon according to the various characteristics of the animals of the Chinese zodiac.


• Book: A Royal Valentine (primary)
  Missing letter page, word search, cloze, story sequencing, and true/false questions to review Wendy Wax's story of a valentine delivery.


• Book: The Night Before Valentine's Day (elem)
  Word unscramble, word search, crossword puzzle, multiple choice and true/false comprehension questions to review Natasha Wing's story of a classroom party.


• Worksheet: Which President...? (upper elem to high school)
  Students should use their own knowledge or research skills to determine... Which president was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook"? Which president was the only one to resign from office? etc.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 1 (ABC order)
  Put the words from the word bank, from "America" to "Washington", into alphabetical order.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 2 (Washington's Life)
  Cut out the events from Washington's life and paste them in the correct order.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 3 (tic tac toe)
  Cut out the pictures of Washington and Lincoln to make a presidential tic-tac-toe board.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 4 (memory game)
  Cut out the six pairs of Presidents Day theme pictures and make a memory match game.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 5 (Lincoln cloze)
  "Abraham Lincoln was born in a ___." Complete the sentences using the words to match the pictures.


• Learning Center: Presidents Day 6 (Venn diagram)
  Use the Venn diagram to compare Washington and Lincoln.


• Paper Roll Pal: President Lincoln
  


• Paper Roll Pal: President Washington
  


• Biography: Helen Keller (elem/upper elem)
  An informative biography of Helen Keller, followed by math-based and reading-based comprehension questions and a short essay question.


• Book: Ronia, The Robber's Daughter (upper elem/middle)
  Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions, character matching, and more to review Astrid Lindgren's well-loved tell of friendship and bravery.


• Paper Roll Pal: Bat
  


• Paper Roll Pal: Bison
  


• Paper Roll Pal: Chimpanzee
  


• Paper Roll Pal: Gorilla
  


• Paper Roll Pal: Owl
  


• Paper Roll Pal: Rhino
  


• Word Sort Center: -op Words
  Cards with words and matching pictures for words ending in -op; these can be used in matching games and word sort center activities.


• Word Sort Center: -uck Words
  Cards with words and matching pictures for words ending in -uck; these can be used in matching games and word sort center activities


• Word Sort Center: -un Words
  Cards with words and matching pictures for words ending in -ab; these can be used in matching games and word sort center activities.


• Daily Schedule Cards with pictures (set 37)
  Math Message, Author's Chair, IEP Meetings, Bathroom


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Boar (upper elementary)
  "If you are calm like the boar, color the boar’s snout pink." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Dog (upper elementary)
  "If you are moralistic like the dog, color the dog’s legs orange." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Dragon (upper elementary)
  If you are ambitious like the dragon, color the dragon's eyes blue. Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Horse (upper elementary)
  "If you are flexible like the horse, color the horse's hooves black." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Monkey (upper elementary)
  "If you are charismatic like the monkey, color the monkey’s eyes blue." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Ox (upper elementary)
  "If you are calm like the ox, color the ox’s nose pink." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.


• Glyph: Chinese Zodiac - Rat (upper elementary)
  "If you are meticulous like the rat, color the rat’s teeth white." Color the picture to match the characteristics of this animal in the Chinese zodiac. Great vocabulary.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Groundhog Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Chinese New Year
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Valentine's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Presidents' Day

• 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 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.) The year of the rat starts February 7th, 2008.


• Comprehension: Mardi Gras (middle school)
  A reading comprehension about this festive season.


• Bar Graph: Valentine Ticket Sales
  Read the bar graph to determine who sold the most tickets to the Valentine Dance.


• 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.


• Desk Tag: Valentine - Red BE MINE
  Make this desk tag, with red hearts and elegant "be mine", for your students' desks!


• Fiction: My Valentine Bag (elem)
  "Our art class is having a contest." A short reading comprehension.


• Bookmarks: U.S. Presidents
  Bookmarks with the names of all the presidents and the years each served.


• Crossword: Presidents' Day
  4 DOWN: Abraham ___ served as President during the Civil War.


• Large Poster: U.S. Presidents (b/w)
  To use this informative four-page poster of all the U.S. Presidents and their terms: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.

French Materials

• French: Association de vocabulaire des sports d’hiver
  Learn Winter sports vocabulary with this "concentration" type game. Can also be used for card game. Apprendre le vocabulaire pour les sports d’hiver avec ce jeu de genre "concentration". Les cartes s'adaptent aussi aux jeux de cartes.


• French: Association—les sports d’hiver
  Match the illustrations with the French vocabulary words. Associer les images avec le mot français.


• French: Désembrouiller le vocabulaire des sports d’hiver
  Unscramble winter sports vocabulary. Désembrouiller le vocabulaire des sports d’hiver.


• French: Marque-pages--les sports d’hiver
  Illustrated bookmarks (b/w) with winter sports vocabulary. Marque-pages illustrés (n/b) avec le vocabulaire des sports d’hiver.


• French: Mots-croisés--les sports d’hiver
  Crossword puzzle with winter sports vocabulary Mots croisés avec vocabulaire des sports d’hiver.


• French: Phrases Cloze—les sports d’hiver
  Complete simple sentences based on graphic clue. Compléter les phrases faciles selon les indices graphiques.


• French: Phrases illustrées—les sports d’hiver
  Circle the sentence that goes with the picture. Entoure la phrase qui va avec l’image.


• French: Tableau—les sports d’hiver
  Three versions: pictures, French, English; pictures, French; pictures, English. Use as study aid, exercise, or testing. Trois versions: images, français, anglais; images, français; images, anglais. Servent d’aide mémoire, d’exercise et de contrôle.


• French: Word Search—les sports d’hivers
  Find and circle the winter sports vocabulary. Trouver et entourer les mots des sports d’hiver.


• French: Word Wall--les sports d'hiver
  Word wall with winter sports vocabulary. Liste de mots, "muraille" avec vocabulaire des sports d'hiver.

German Materials

• German: Bookmarks - Valentine's Day
  Bookmarks with black-and-white illustrations; English word above and German word below.


• German: Card Game - Valentine's Day
  "Hast du eine KUSS Karte?" Match the family cards in pairs in this vocabulary-building variation of Go Fish.


• German: Chart - Valentine's Day
  Three versions: one with pictures, English, and German; one with pictures and German; one with pictures only. These are great teaching tools and review worksheets.


• German: Cloze - Valentine's Day
  Complete these simple sentences with nouns, using the picture clues and word bank. Good vocabulary practice.


• German: Crossword - Valentine's Day
  1 ACROSS: Card for February 14th


• German: Flashcards - Valentine's Day
  Picture cards with vocabulary words in German AND German and English. 14 vocabulary words from "Amor" to "Ich liebe dich".


• German: Matching - Valentine's Day
  Two matching exercises: match German vocabulary words with illustrations, and match German vocabulary words with their English counterparts. With answers.


• German: Picture Sentences - Valentine's Day
  "Das ist der Amor." Circle the sentence that best matches the picture.


• German: Unscramble - Valentine's Day
  Unscramble the Valentine's Day-themed words, from "Amor" to "Valentinskarte".


• German: Word Search - Valentine's Day
  Find the words, from "Amor" to "Valentinstag", hidden in this heart-shaped word search.


• German: Word Wall - Valentine's Day
  From "der Amor" to "der Valentinstag", these vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.

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