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: Easter 10 (science)
  "A bunny lives in a burrow." Match traditional Easter animals and the animal babies to their habitats.


• Learning Center: Easter 11 (art)
  Color each end of the pictured egg the specified color. Mix the two colors in the middle to get a third color.


• Book: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (elem/upper elem)
  Multiple choice, short answer, essay, character matching questions to review Judy Blume's story of a city girl's summer in the suburbs.


• Mini Office: Grammar (b/w)
  Seven pages of reference facts for: conjunctions, interjections, proofreader's marks, parts of speech, sentence type, capitalization, punctuation (closing punctuation, comma rules, apostrophes), correcting common errors, and more!


• Mini Office: Grammar (color)
  Seven pages of reference facts for: conjunctions, interjections, proofreader's marks, parts of speech, sentence type, capitalization, punctuation (closing punctuation, comma rules, apostrophes), correcting common errors, and more!


• Poster: Proofreaders' Marks
  Poster showing some of the more common proofreaders' marks; this poster is a helpful reference for peer review or self-review.


• Poster: How to Do Long Division
  A great poster or notebook liner for quick reference.


• Poster: How to Do Long Multiplication
  A great poster or notebook liner for quick reference.


• Poster: Math Properties
  Commutative, associative, distributive, and identity property.


• Poster: Math Symbols
  A reference chart of typical math symbols.


• Poster: Rules of Divisibility
  "A number is divisible by 2 if the number is even." Simple rules for divisibility.


• Poster: Prefix DIS
  As in discover, disembark, disinfect


• Poster: Prefix MIS
  As in mistake, mischief, misadd.


• Poster: Prefix RE
  As in recharge, recycle, reassemble


• Poster: Prefix SUB
  As in submarine, submerge, subfreezing


• Poster: Prefix TRANS
  As in translate, transportation, Transatlantic


• Poster: Suffix AN
  As in magician, beautician, musician


• Poster: Suffix ED
  As in baked, played, walked


• Poster: Suffix ER
  As in baker, farmer, teacher


• Poster: Suffix ER
  As in older, stronger, taller


• Poster: Suffix EST
  As in slowest, smallest, fastest


• Poster: Suffix FUL
  As in beautiful, joyful, helpful


• Poster: Suffix LESS
  As in cordless, homeless, priceless


• Poster: Suffix OR
  As in actor, author, doctor


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


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


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


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


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


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


• Activity Pages: Things That Fly (prek/primary)
  Suggestions for teaching, coloring pages, and flashcards for things that fly.


• Coloring Page: Blue - Whale
  Color the whale blue. Trace the word blue. Write the word blue.


• Coloring Page: Dinosaur
  Trace and cut out the dinosaur pattern to make a great shapebook.


• Sign: Rain Forest Animals
  

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Earth Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> St. Patrick's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Solstice and Equinox
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Easter

• Comprehension: Vernal Equinox (elem)
  This reading comprehension explains the whys and whens of the vernal equinox. This lesson is appropriate for both hemispheres.


• Color and Write: E is for Easter
  A picture of an Easter Bunny holding an egg to color, and six short "E is for..." sentences. The seventh page is an "E is for ___" writing prompt.


• 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.


• Crossword: Easter (easy)
  2 DOWN: Green stuffing for the Easter basket.


• Desk Tag: Earth in Bloom
  Desk tags with Earth surrounded with flowers.


• Desk Tag: Keep It Clean (foldable)
  A space shuttle arm scrubs Earth from a distance, with the words "Keep It Clean" blasting off from the student name.


• Desk Tag: Keep It Cool
  Picture of a hot Earth, with a thermometer in its mouth.


• Word Problems: Environment (elem/upper elem)
  "It takes 55% less water to make recycled paper than normal paper... How much water would the same factory use to make the same amount of normal paper?" Five word problems with an environmental theme.

Recommended Materials

• Flag: Alabama
  Line drawing of Alabama flag to color.


• Flag: Alaska
  Line drawing of Alaska flag to color.


• Flag: Albania
  Color this line drawing of the Albanian flag.


• Flag: Algeria
  Color this line drawing of the Algerian flag.


• Flag: Arizona
  Line drawing of Arizona flag to color.


• Flag: Arkansas
  Line drawing of Arkansas flag to color.


• Flag: Austria
  Color this line drawing of the Austrian flag.


• Flag: California
  Line drawing of California flag to color.


• Flag: China
  Line drawing of People's Republic of China flag to color.


• Flag: Colorado
  Line drawing of Colorado flag to color.


• Flag: Connecticut
  Line drawing of Connecticut flag to color.


• Flag: Croatia
  Color this blackline illustration of the Croatian flag.


• Flag: Delaware
  Line drawing of Delaware flag to color.


• Flag: Egypt
  Line drawing of the Egyptian flag to color.


• Flag: England
  Blackline English flag.


• Flag: Finland
  Blackline Finnish flag.


• Flag: Florida
  Line drawing of Florida flag to color.


• Flag: France
  Blackline flag of France.


• Flag: Georgia
  Line drawing of Georgia flag to color.


• Flag: Germany
  Blackline flag of Germany.


• Flag: Ghana
  Line drawing of Ghana's flag to color.


• Flag: Greece
  Blackline flag of Greece.


• Flag: Hawaii
  Line drawing of Hawaii flag to color.


• Flag: Idaho
  Line drawing of Idaho flag to color.


• Flag: Illinois
  Line drawing of Illinois flag to color.


• Flag: India
  Line drawing of Indian flag to color.


• Flag: Indiana
  Line drawing of Indiana flag to color.


• Flag: Indonesia
  Line drawing of Indonesian flag to color.


• Flag: Iowa
  Line drawing of Iowa flag to color.


• Flag: Ireland
  Blackline illustration of the Irish flag.


• Flag: Italy
  Blackline illustration of the Italian flag.


• Flag: Japan
  Line drawing of Japanese flag to color.


• Flag: Kansas
  Line drawing of Kansas flag to color.


• Flag: Kentucky
  Blackline illustration.


• Flag: Kenya
  Line drawing of Kenyan flag to color.


• Flag: Louisiana
  Line drawing of Louisiana flag to color.


• Flag: Maine
  Line drawing of Maine flag to color.


• Flag: Maryland
  Line drawing of Maryland flag to color.


• Flag: Massachusetts
  Line drawing of Massachusetts flag to color.


• Flag: Mexico
  Blackline Mexican flag.


• Flag: Michigan
  Line drawing of Michigan flag to color.


• Flag: Minnesota
  Line drawing of Minnesota flag to color.


• Flag: Mississippi
  Line drawing of Mississippi flag to color.


• Flag: Missouri
  Line drawing of Missouri flag to color.


• Flag: Mongolia
  Line drawing of Mongolian flag to color.


• Flag: Montana
  Line drawing of Montana flag to color.


• Flag: Nebraska
  Line drawing of Nebraska flag to color.


• Flag: Netherlands
  Blackline illustration of the Dutch flag.


• Flag: Nevada
  Line drawing of Nevada flag to color.


• Flag: New Hampshire
  Line drawing of New Hampshire flag to color.


• Flag: New Jersey
  Line drawing of New Jersey flag to color.


• Flag: New Mexico
  Line drawing of New Mexico flag to color.


• Flag: New York
  Line drawing of New York flag to color.


• Flag: North Carolina
  Line drawing of North Carolina flag to color.


• Flag: North Dakota
  Line drawing of North Dakota flag to color.


• Flag: North Korea
  Line drawing of North Korean flag to color.


• Flag: Norway
  Blackline illustration of the Norwegian flag.


• Flag: Ohio
  Line drawing of Ohio flag to color.


• Flag: Oklahoma
  Line drawing of Oklahoma flag to color.


• Flag: Oregon
  Line drawing of Oregon flag to color.


• Flag: Pakistan
  Line drawing of Pakistani flag to color.


• Flag: Pennsylvania
  Line drawing of Pennsylvania flag to color.


• Flag: Philippines
  Line drawing of Philippines flag to color.


• Flag: Poland
  Blackline illustration of the Polish flag.


• Flag: Portugal
  Blackline illustration of the Portuguese flag.


• Flag: Rhode Island
  Line drawing of Rhode Island flag to color.


• Flag: Romania
  Blackline illustration of the Romanian flag.


• Flag: Russia
  Line drawing of Russian flag to color.


• Flag: Scotland
  Blackline illustration of the Scottish flag.


• Flag: South Africa
  Line drawing of South African flag to color.


• Flag: South Carolina
  Line drawing of South Carolina flag to color.


• Flag: South Dakota
  Line drawing of South Dakota flag to color.


• Flag: South Korea
  Line drawing of South Korean flag to color.


• Flag: Spain
  Blackline illustration of the Spanish flag.


• Flag: Sudan
  Line drawing of Sudan flag to color.


• Flag: Suriname
  printable blackline flag


• Flag: Sweden
  Blackline illustration of the Swedish flag.


• Flag: Switzerland
  Blackline illustration of the Swiss flag.


• Flag: Tennessee
  Line drawing of Tennessee flag to color.


• Flag: Texas
  Line drawing of Texas flag to color.


• Flag: Thailand
  Line drawing of Thai flag to color.


• Flag: Turkey
  Line drawing of Turkish flag to color.


• Flag: Ukraine
  Blackline illustration of the Ukraine flag.


• Flag: Utah
  Line drawing of Utah flag to color.


• Flag: Vermont
  Line drawing of Vermont flag to color.


• Flag: Virginia
  Line drawing of Virginia flag to color.


• Flag: Washington
  Line drawing of Washington flag to color.


• Flag: West Virginia
  Line drawing of West Virginia flag to color.


• Flag: Wisconsin
  Line drawing of Wisconsin flag to color.


• Flag: Wyoming
  Line drawing of Wyoming flag to color.


• Flashcards: Blank (heart theme)
  Make your own flashcards with these blank heart outlines. Six to a page.

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Día de San Patricio: Completa el cuento de Larry, el duende (elementaria).
  Un cuento con espacios para completar para practicar vocabulario del día de San Patricio. A cloze to practice St. Patrick's day vocabulary.


• Spanish: Día de San Patricio: Página para colorear (primaria/elementaria)
  Una página para colorear para celebrar el día de San Patricio. A coloring page to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.


• Spanish: Marzo - Vocabulario: Práctica de ortografía (elementaria)
  Práctica de vocabulario y ortografía con varias actividades de práctica y un test al final. Vocabulary and spelling practice with several activities and a final test.

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