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

• Comprehension: Tall Tale - Annie Oakley (upper elem/middle)
  Read an Annie Oakley tall tale (based on "Annie Got Her Gun!") and answer the multiple choice questions, then read a true story about Oakley 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 Annie Oakley tall tale. A great unit and a fun "women's history month" tie-in.


• Learning Center: Easter 7 (math tiles)
  Cut out the math tiles and glue them in the boxes to represent the simple addition problems.


• Learning Center: Easter 8 (subtract and connect)
  Solve the simple subtraction problems to connect the dots into an Easter-themed picture.


• Learning Center: Easter 9 (multiply by 2)
  Multiply by two, color by number, and connect the eggs to get the Easter bunny to the basket.


• Learning Center: Easter math counters
  Math counters (eggs and rabbits) to use with our math-themed learning centers or a variety of other uses.


• Trace and Color: Alphabet Set (Aa to Mm)
  First half of our entire "trace and color" alphabet set, from Aa apple to Mm moon.


• Trace and Color: Alphabet Set (Nn to Zz)
  Second half of our entire "trace and color" alphabet set, from Nn nail to Zz zipper.


• Poster: Consonant Blend BR-
  Initial sound BR as in brat, brim, brag


• Poster: Consonant Blend CR-
  Initial sound CR as in crab, crag, crib


• Poster: Consonant Blend DR-
  Initial sound DR as in drag, draw, drop


• Poster: Consonant Blend FR-
  Initial sound FR as in frog, fry, fret


• Poster: Consonant Blend GR-
  Initial sound GR as in grab, gray, grin


• Poster: Suffix -SION
  As in discussion, mansion, television


• Poster: Suffix -TION
  As in action, direction, decoration


• Poster: Suffix -URE
  As in nature, furniture, signature


• Sign: Consonant Blend BR-
  Initial sound BR as in brag.


• Sign: Consonant Blend CR-
  Initial sound CR as in crab.


• Sign: Consonant Blend DR-
  Initial sound DR as in drop


• Sign: Consonant Blend FR-
  Initial sound FR as in frog


• Sign: Consonant Blend GR-
  Initial sound GR as in grin


• Where are we? Room Chart 28
  Media, Recess, Computer Lab, Music, Art, P.E.,Science, Writing, Meet the Masters


• Trace and Color: Aa Apple
  Trace and color the apple and the letter A (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Bb Ball
  Trace and color the ball and the letter B (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Cc Car
  Trace and color the car and the letter C (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Dd Door
  Trace and color the door and the letter D (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Ee Egg
  Trace and color the egg and the letter E (upper and lowercase),


• Trace and Color: Ff Fish
  Trace and color the fish and the letter F (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Gg Gift
  Trace and color the gift and the letter G (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Hh Heart
  Trace and color the heart and the letter H (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Ii Igloo
  Trace and color the igloo and the letter I (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Jj Jack
  Trace and color the jack and the letter J (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Kk Kite
  Trace and color the kite and the letter K (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Ll Ladder
  Trace and color the ladder and the letter L (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Mm Moon
  Trace and color the moon and the letter M (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Nn Nail
  Trace and color the nail and the letter N (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Oo Octagon
  Trace and color the octagon and the letter O (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Pp Pig
  Trace and color the pig and the letter P (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Qq Quilt
  Trace and color the quilt and the letter Q (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Rr Rocket
  Trace and color the rocket and the letter R (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Ss Sun
  Trace and color the sun and the letter S (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Tt Table
  Trace and color the table and the letter T (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Uu Umbrella
  Trace and color the umbrella and the letter U (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Vv Vase
  Trace and color the vase and the letter V (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Ww Wagon
  Trace and color the wagon and the letter Ww (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Xx Xylophone
  Trace and color the xylophone and the letter X (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Yy Yo-yo
  Trace and color the yo-yo and the letter Y (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Zz Zipper
  Trace and color the zipper and the letter Z (upper and lowercase).


• Trace and Color: Number Set (1-10)
  Our entire "trace and color" number set, from 1-10 (numerals and words).


• Trace and Color: Number 1
  Trace and color the moon and the number one(numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 2
  Trace and color the hearts and the number two (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 3
  Trace and color the triangles and the number three (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 4
  Trace and color the diamonds and the number four(numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 5
  Trace and color the pentagons and the number five (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 6
  Trace and color the hexagons and the number six (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 7
  Trace and color the circles and the number seven (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 8
  Trace and color the octagons and the number eight (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 9
  Trace and color the rectangles and the number nine (numeral and word).


• Trace and Color: Number 10
  Trace and color the stars and the number ten (numeral and word).

Seasonal Materials

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

• Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (elem/upper elem)
  This biography of Eleanor Roosevelt comes with multiple choice reading comprehension questions and four great writing prompts, including suggestions for research and map skills work.


• Biography: Grandma Moses (upper elementary/ middle)
  A biography of the famous painter.


• Comprehension: Women in the American Revolution (upper elem/middle)
  Deborah Samson, Captain Molly, Sybil Ludington, and Molly Pitcher.


• Border Paper: Lucky Poem (elementary)
  Paper with illustrations of three-leaf clovers in the surrounding border and sentences to complete that will make a poem about luck when finished, such as, "I am lucky when I ___".


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


• Craft: Leprechaun Snacks (primary/elem)
  Make a cute container to store a pot o' gold or other snacks.


• Coloring Page: Easter Basket
  


• Desk Tag: Happy Easter! (color)
  With the words "Happy Easter" and a series of colorful lilies. Foldable.


• Grid Coloring: Chick (medium)
  Follow the directions and color the grid to make the shape. Grid coloring is great for developing early map skills, as well as practicing following directions.


• Grid Coloring: Easter Basket
  Follow the directions and color the grid to make the shape. Grid coloring is great for developing early map skills, as well as practicing following directions.

Recommended Materials

• Word Search: Dragons
  [Created with abctools] Find the dragon-theme words from "castle" to "wings" in this castle-shaped word search.


• Word Search: Easter
  [Created with abctools] Find the words from "baskets" to "tulips" in this bunny-shaped puzzle.


• Word Search: Easter
  Find the Easter-theme words from "basket" to "tulip" in this basket-shaped word search.

French Materials

• French: Colorie/écris, “Le singe ne dit rien”
  Négation. Écris le mot et colorie l’image d’un singe qui ne dit rien. Negation. Write the sentence and color the picture of the monkey that doesn’t see anything.


• French: Colorie/écris, “Le singe ne voit rien”
  Négation. Écris le mot et colorie l’image d’un singe qui ne voit rien. Negation. Write the sentence and color the picture of the monkey that doesn’t see anything.


• French: Colorie/écris, “Le singe n’entend rien”
  Négation. Écris le mot et colorie l’image d’un singe qui n’entend rien. Negation. Write the sentence and color the picture of the monkey that doesn’t hear anything.


• French: Easy Translation Exercise-Negation
  Easy translation exercise of negatives. Traduction facile des formes négatives.


• French: Elle est stressée parce que...
  Look at the answers the stressed lady gives the doctor and write a negative sentence stating why she is stressed. Considérer les réponses que la femme stressée offre au médecin et faire une phrase qui explique pourquoi elle est stressée.


• French: Grande Affiche, "Je ne dis rien".
  Large monkey poster with caption, “Je ne dis rien”. Grand affiche, “Je ne dis rien”.


• French: Grande Affiche, "Je ne vois rien
  Large monkey poster with caption, “"Je ne vois rien”. Grande affiche, "Je ne vois rien".


• French: Grande Affiche, Introduction to Negation in the Passé Composé
  Large poster showing word order of most common negative forms in the passé composé. Grande affiche qui montre l’usage de la négation simple au passé composé.


• French: Grande Affiche, Introduction to Negation in the Present Tense
  Large poster showing word order of most common negative form in the present. Grande affiche qui montre l’usage de la négation simple au présent.


• French: Grande Affiche, négation facile
  Large poster with common forms of negation and English equivalents. Grande affiche qui montre des formes négatives fréquentes et leur équivalent en anglais.


• French: Grande Affiche, Use of Indefinite and Partitive Articles in Negative Sentences
  Large poster indicating which articles change to “de” in the negative. Grande affiche des articles qui deviennent “de” à la forme négative.


• French: Grande Affiche, Word Order of Common Negatives in Passé Composé
  Large poster showing word order of common negative forms in the passé composé. Grande affiche qui montre la structure de certaines formes négatives fréquentes au passé composé.


• French: Grande Affiche, Word Order of Common Negatives in the Present
  Large poster showing word order of common negative forms in the present. Grande affiche qui montre la structure de certaines formes négatives fréquentes au présent


• French: Interviewer un camarade de classe
  Follow the guide to ask two classmates questions and write their negative or affirmative responses. Interviewer deux camarades de classe sur le modèle du tableau et écrire leurs réponses affirmatives et négatives.


• French: L’Investigation futile
  Use as oral or written exercise to practice constructing the police inspector’s questions and the negative responses of the inattentive witness. Exercice oral ou écrit. Composer les questions de l’inspecteur et les réponses négatives du témoin inattentif.


• French: Négation, passé composé
  Choose the correct phrases to complete the negative sentences in the passé composé. Choisir les mots appropriés pour compléter les phrases négatives au passé composé


• French: Petite Affiche, "Je ne vois rien".
  Small monkey poster with caption, “Je ne vois rien". Petite affiche, "Je ne vois rien".


• French: Petite Affiche, “Je n’entends rien”
  Small monkey poster with caption, “Je n'entends rien”. Petite affiche, "Je n'entends rien".


• French: Petite affiche, "Je n' entends rien".
  Large monkey poster with caption, “Je n'entends rien”. Grande affiche, "Je n'entends rien".


• French: Petite Affiche, Affirmatif Négatif
  Small poster showing corresponding negative and positive constructions. Petite affice des constructions négatives et positives.


• French: Petite Affiche, Introduction to Negation in the Passé Composé
  Small poster showing word order of most common negative forms in the passé composé. Petite affiche qui montre l’usage de la négation simple au passé composé.


• French: Petite Affiche, Introduction to Negation in the Present Tense
  Small poster showing word order of simple negative form in the present. Petite affiche qui montre l’usage de la négation simple au présent.


• French: Petite Affiche, négation facile
  Small poster with common forms of negation and English equivalents. . Petite affiche qui montre des formes négatives fréquentes et leur équivalent en anglais. .


• French: Petite Affiche, Use of Indefinite and Partitive Articles in Negative Sentences
  Small poster indicating which articles change to “de” in the negative. Petite affiche des articles qui deviennent “de” à la forme négative.


• French: Petite Affiche, Word Order of Common Negatives in Passé Composé
  Small poster showing word order of common negative forms in the passé composé. Petite affiche qui montre la structure de certaines formes négatives fréquentes au passé composé.


• French: Petite Affiche, Word Order of Common Negatives in the Present
  Small poster showing word order of common negative forms in the present. Petite affiche qui montre la structure de certaines formes négatives fréquentes au présent


• French: Petite Affiche, “Je ne dis rien”
  Small monkey poster with caption, “Je ne dis rien”. Petite affiche,"Je ne dis rien".


• French: Phrases négatives
  Build negative sentences using the structural components from a chart. Composer des phrases à la forme négative en utilisant les éléments du tableau.


• French: Un, une, …des au négatif
  Practice changing indefinite/partitive articles to the negative "de". Mettre les articles indéfinis ou partitifs au négatif.


• French: Verbes négatifs au passé composé
  Worksheet to practice simple negation in the passé composé. Exercices faciles pour renforcer l’usage de la négation au passé composé.


• French: Verbes négatifs au présent
  Worksheet to practice simple negation in the present tense. Exercices faciles pour renforcer l’usage de la négation au présent.

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