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

• Learning Center: St. Patrick’s Day 1a (word wall)
  St. Patrick's Day themed word wall, from "clover" to "pinch".


• Proofreading Practice: Ireland (upper elem/middle)
  "England, Scotland, and Whales are also part of the United Kingdom." Find the errors (punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization) in the text.


• Book: The Midwife's Apprentice (upper elem/middle)
  Comprehension, vocabulary, and writing questions to accompany Karen Cushman's Newbery-winning (1996) novel about a medieval apprentice.


• Grammar Posters: Linking Verbs
  Posters identify linking verbs and show how to tell the difference between linking verbs and action verbs.


• Worksheet: Linking Verb or Action Verb? (upper elem)
  "I can’t smell anything with this terrible cold." Underline the verb in each sentence. Identify the verb as LINKING (L) or ACTION (A).


• Worksheet: Linking Verbs (upper elem)
  Fill in the correct linking verb for each sentence. Some verbs can be used more than once.


• Biography: Mozart (upper elem)
  A biography of the famous composer, with multiple choice and open-ended questions, as well as a creative prompt for composing your own music.


• Worksheet: Ordering an Essay (upper elem to high school)
  Cut out the sentences (a story about a trip to Ireland) and then put them in order by following an outline for a five-paragraph essay. This lesson is useful for students beginning composition, as it clearly outlines a five-paragraph essay.


• Book List: Math Books
  Looking for children's books featuring math? Here's a list of fiction and non-fiction books (for ages 4-14) to get you started!


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


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


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


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


• Poster: Silent Blend KN-
  Initial sound KN as in knee, knit, knot


• Poster: Silent Blend WR-
  Initial sound WR as in wren, write, wrap


• Sign: Silent Blend KN-
  Initial sound KN as in knot.


• Sign: Silent Blend WR-
  Initial sound WR as in wren


• Crossword: Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Crossword puzzle to practice phrasal verb vocabulary.


• Flashcard Template: Phrasal Verb Template (ESL)
  Templates specifically designed for students to make their own phrasal verb flashcards. Choose beginning level template with place to mark if separable or intermediate level with place to mark transitive, intransitive, etc.


• Game: Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Card game to practice manipulating phrasal verbs--intransitive, transitive, separable, inseparable. Intermediate level.


• Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Beginning level poster demonstrating separable phrasal verbs.


• Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Beginning level poster with examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.


• Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Intermediate level poster explaining phrasal verbs.


• Word Wall: Intransitive Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Color coded word wall listing examples of intransitive phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game.


• Word Wall: Transitive, inseparable Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Color coded word wall listing examples of inseparable phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game.


• Word Wall: Transitive, separable Phrasal Verbs (ESL)
  Color coded word wall listing examples of separable phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game.


• Worksheet: Phrasal Verb Vocabulary (ESL)
  Multiple choice, matching, and fill in the blank exercises to practice phrasal verb vocabulary.


• Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, inseparable (ESL)
  Written exercise to practice inseparable phrasal verbs.


• Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, intransitive (ESL)
  Written exercise to practice phrasal verbs.


• Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, separable (ESL)
  Written exercise to practice separable phrasal verbs.


• Comprehension: Metamorphosis (elem/ upper elem)
  Students read the four stages of metamorphosis, then put them in order under the appropriate graphic.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> March
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> March >> Women's History Month
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> St. Patrick's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Easter

• Comprehension: Women in the 1920s (upper/middle)
  This reading comprehension serves as a brief introduction to the role women played in the "Roaring Twenties" in the Unitd States.


• Report Form: Her Story
  Booklet format for students to write a short report on the individual contributions and accomplishments of a famous woman.


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


• Comprehension: The Months - March (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.


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


• Writing Paper: March (Primary)
  Primary-lined paper with an illustration of a leprechaun's hat and a shamrock beside the title "March" at the top of the page.


• Coloring Page: St. Patrick's Day (primary)
  Are you lucky? St. Patrick's Day theme coloring pages with dotted letter practice and word wall.


• Comprehension: Ireland (elementary)
  A fact-filled introduction to the Emerald Isle.


• Comprehension: St. Patrick's Day (elementary)
  A brief history of St. Patrick, and an introduction to leprechauns.


• Comprehension: Easter (upper elem/middle)
  Explains some of the religious traditions around Easter (including Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday,...). Reviews comprehension with true/false and vocabulary questions.


• Craft: "Stained Glass" Eggs
  Nice Easter project.


• Craft: Hanging Easter Decorations
  Pattern and instructions for a very simple paper Easter craft with ducks, bunnies, and eggs to color and cut out; suggested for use with Making a Tree craft.


• Fiction: Bunnies Go Shopping (elementary)
  Mrs. Bunny takes her children to the mall to buy new clothes. Will they behave? A fun elementary reading comprehension.

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Diario de marzo (elementaria)
  Un cuaderno con actividades diarías para marzo. A journal for March with daily writing activities.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Práctica básica de resta (elementaria)
  Serie de problemas básicos de práctica de subtracción. Basic word problems to practice subtraction.


• Spanish: Matemáticas - Unidad de magia (elementary)
  Una unidad de matemáticas centrada en el tema de "magia" con actividades varias, desde problemas a buscapalabras, pasando por comprensión de lectura, una actividad de escritura y una actividad de pretecnología. Math unit based on "magic" with varied activities, from word problems to a word search, a reading comprehension practice, a writing practice, and a hands on activity.

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