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

• Bookmarks: Earth Day - cute 1 (B/W)
  Four cute b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Love Our Earth" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Earth Day - cute 2 (B/W)
  Four cute full-color bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Recycle" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Earth Day - cute 2 (color)
  Four cute full-color bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Recycle" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Earth Day 1 (B/W)
  Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Earth Day 2 (B/W)
  Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Every Day" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Earth Day 2 (color)
  Four full-color bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Every Day" etc.)


• Color by Number Addition: Runners (primary)
  Add the sums (up to 18) and use the key to color the picture of two runners.


• Color by Number Addition: Sunflower (preschool/primary)
  Add the sums (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a sunflower turned to the sun.


• Color by Number Subtraction: April Showers (primary/elem)
  Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a a flower in the rain.


• Color by Number Subtraction: Baseball Player (primary/elem)
  Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a young baseball player.


• Color by Number Subtraction: Soccer Player (primary/elem)
  Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a a young soccer player.


• Book: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! (upper elem/middle)
  Chapter-by-chapter comprehension and vocabulary work to enhance Laura Amy Schlitz's Newbery winning (2008) story of young people in a medieval village.


• Word Wheel: (blank)
  Use this blank word wheel to practice any word family.


• Word Wheel: OP words
  Cut out the two circles and practice the OP word ending with our simple, helpful word wheel.


• Color and Write: Barn (elem)
  A picture to color and lines to write about a barn.


• Color and Write: Barn (primary)
  A picture to color and wide lines to write about a barn.


• Color and Write: Baseball (elem)
  A picture to color and lines to write about baseball.


• Color and Write: Baseball (primary)
  A picture to color and wide lines to write about baseball.


• Color and Write: Castle (elem)
  Picture of a medieval castle to color, and lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Castle (primary)
  Picture of a medieval castle to color, and wide lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (elem)
  Blackline picture of a Colorado Hairstreak butterfly to color, and lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (primary)
  A blackline picture of a Colorado Hairstreak butterfly to color, and wide lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (elem)
  A blackline picture of a tiger swallowtail butterfly to color and lines to write about butterflies.


• Color and Write: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (primary)
  A blackline picture of a tiger swallowtail butterfly to color and wide lines to write about butterflies.


• Color and Write: Coral Reef (elem)
  A picture of a coral reef to color, and lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Coral Reef (primary)
  A picture of a coral reef to color, and wide lines to write about it.


• Color and Write: Killer Whale (primary)
  A picture of a killer whale and wide lines for writing.


• Coloring Page: Killer Whale
  Cute picture of a killer whale to color.


• Color and Write: Lighthouse (primary)
  A picture of a lighthouse to color and space to write about summer and the beach.


• Coloring Page: Lighthouse
  Nice picture of a lighthouse to color.


• Color and Write: Pith Helmet (primary)
  Draw a picture of yourself wearing this pith helmet, then write about what you would like to see hiking through the rain forest. Includes narrow lines for writing.


• Coloring Page: Pith Helmet
  Picture of a pith helmet to color.


• Color and Write: Rowboat (primary)
  A picture of two people in a rowboat to color and space to write about them.


• Coloring Page: Rowboat
  A picture of two people in a rowboat to color.


• Color and Write: Surfing (primary)
  A picture of a girl surfing to color and wide lines to write about summer fun!


• Coloring Page: Surfing
  A picture of a girl surfing to color.


• Color and Write: Teddy Bear (primary)
  A picture to color and wide lines to write about teddy bears.


• Coloring Page: Teddy Bear
  Blackline drawing of a teddy bear to color.


• Coloring Page: Cute Dragon
  Picture of a cute baby dragon to color.


• Research and Report: Popes
  Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about a Pope.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Earth Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Mother's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> May

• Art Collage: Natural Resource theme (primary/elem)
  Directions for making an art collage with a natural resources theme.


• Bingo Cards: Recycling theme
  Set of twenty bingo cards with pictures related to the theme of recycling. Each picture is something that can be recycled.


• Booklet: Mother's Day (primary/elem)
  Complete the sentences about your mom ("My mom is great because ____.") and draw pictures to go along.


• Bookmarks: Mother's Day
  Ready to color and give to mom!


• Comprehension: The Months - May (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.


• Craft: Potted Trilliums (elementary)
  In this craft, students make felt flowers to look like trilliums, and then cover rolls of toilet paper with fabric to resemble flower pots. Perfect for spring or Mother's Day!


• Craft: Spring Daisy (preschool/primary)
  This pattern for making spring daisies comes with simple instructions and a variety of suggestions for use.


• Crossword: Earth Day
  3. Across: ______ Day is a day to remember to protect our earth.


• Grid Coloring: Umbrella
  Follow the directions and color the grid to make the shape of an umbrella. Grid coloring is great for developing early map skills.


• Shapebook: Spring Poems (primary/elem)
  [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This butterfly shapebook has prompts for students to write poems about spring.


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - May (upper elem/middle school)
  Writing prompts for various holidays (including international days, such as Europe Day) and historical events (ranging from the events at Kent State to the first time Mount Everest was climbed).

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Por o Para: Práctica/Control (secundaria)
  Una práctica de las preposiciones "por" y "para" que puede usarse también como control o test. A practice of the Spanish prepositions "por" and "para" that can also be used as a quiz or test.


• Spanish: Señales - Números: Cero (primaria/elementaria)
  Señal con el número cero para centros o la clase. Sign with the number zero for centers or the classroom.


• Spanish: Señales - Números: Cinco (primaria/elementaria)
  Señal para la clase o los centros con el número cinco con flechas enseñando cómo escribirlo. Sign for the classroom or centers with the number five with arrows showing how to write it.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "El Bombero" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y de escritura para niveles de primaria y elementaria sobre los bomberos. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about firefighters.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "El Cartero" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles de primaria y bajos de elementaria sobre los carteros. A vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about mail carriers.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "El Médico" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primarios o bajos de elementaria sobre los médicos. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about medical doctors.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "El Veterinario" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primarios o bajos de elementaria sobre los veterinarios. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary or lower elementary levels about veterinaries.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "La Enfermera" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primarios o bajos de elementaria sobre las enfermeras. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about nurses.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "La Familia" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primarios o bajos de elementaria sobre la familia. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about the family.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "La Policía" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primarios o bajos de elementaria sobre los policías. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about police officers.


• Spanish: Vocabulario - "Votar" (primaria/elementaria)
  Una práctica de vocabulario y escritura para niveles primario o bajos de elementaria sobre las elecciones y el voto. Vocabulary and writing practice for primary and lower elementary levels about elections and the vote.

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