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

• Rebus: St. Patrick's Day (b/w)
  


• Rebus: St. Patrick's Day (b/w) - flashcards
  Flashcards to go with our St. Patrick's Day rebus story.


• Rebus: St. Patrick's Day (color)
  


• Rebus: St. Patrick's Day (color) - flashcards
  Flashcards to go with our St. Patrick's Day rebus story.


• Unit: St Patrick's Day Fun (elem)
  [created with abctools] Circle and spell, ABC order, word scramble, and hat-shaped word search for these "St. Patrick's Day" words: leprechaun, bagpipes, clover, shamrock, Ireland, shillelagh, rainbow, harp, gold.


• Writing Prompts: Calendar Journal - March
  Each square has a prompt, most of which are specific to a day in March. Adaptable to elem-middle school.


• Fiction: Spring Forward, Fall Back (upper elem)
  "Patrick thought the only good thing about Daylight Savings Time was that people got to sleep an hour longer the night it ended." This short fiction is followed by multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip (set)
  Ideas, hints, and tips for planning (and executing) a great homeschool field trip. With forms for parents, guides, etc.


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip - Local Guide form
  Contact information form for local guides that can help make a homeschool field trip fantastic.


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip Form
  Fill out this form to help plan before and evaluate after.


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip Hints
  


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip Ideas
  


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip Planning Hints
  Hints for planning a great homeschool field trip.


• Report Form: Field Trip (pre-K/ primary)
  easy form for younger students


• Report Form: Field Trip - Aquarium (elem)
  Simple questions about a field trip to an aquarium, followed by an art project.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Aquarium (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to an aquarium.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Art Museum (elem)
  Report form for a field trip to an art museum followed by detailed questions about one artist.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Art Museum (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to an art museum.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Fire Station (elementary)
  Report form for a field trip to a fire station followed by a letter form for writing a "thank you" note to a firefighter.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Fire Station (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to a fire station.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Museum (elem)
  Report form for a field trip to a science or history museum followed by a letter form for researching one particular exhibit.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Museum (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to a science or history museum.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Planetarium (elem)
  Report form for a field trip to a planetarium followed by a form for writing about the solar system or a constellation.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Planetarium (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to a planetarium.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Police Station (elementary)
  Report form for a field trip to a police station followed by a letter form for writing a "thank you" note to a police officer.


• Report Form: Field Trip - Police Station (primary)
  Draw and write report form for following a field trip to a police station.


• Booklet: How to Grow a Bean Plant (primary/elem)
  Step-by-step instructions.


• Comprehension: Plants & Photosynthesis (elem)
  Basic introduction to photosynthesis, followed by short answer and multiple choice questions, with a diagram to label showing the photosynthesis process.


• Learning Center: Plants - Graph the Growth (elem)
  Graph the tomato plant growth.


• Learning Center: Plants - Math Fact Families (elem)
  Math fact families with a plant theme.


• Learning Center: Plants - Subtraction Seeds (primary)
  Subtract the seeds that didn't grow from the total.


• Guided Reading: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (primary)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of the 1979 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Rebus: My Father the Firefighter (b/w)
  


• Rebus: My Father the Firefighter (color)
  


• Worksheet: Spelling - Than or Then?
  


• Worksheet: Spelling - There or Their?
  


• Word Wall: Circus Performers
  Word strips with pictures, from CLOWN to TRAPEZE ARTIST.


• Bingo: Backseat Bingo - City (b/w)
  Going for a ride in the city? Print up these 10 bingo cards, laminate them, and use them to play "backseat bingo" - a fun game that requires attention and focus.


• Bingo: Backseat Bingo - City (color)
  Going for a ride in the city? Print up these 10 bingo cards, laminate them, and use them to play "backseat bingo" - a fun game that requires attention and focus.


• Bingo: Backseat Bingo - Country (b/w)
  Going for a ride in the country? Print up these 10 bingo cards, laminate them, and use them to play "backseat bingo" - a fun game that requires attention and focus.


• Bingo: Backseat Bingo - Country (color)
  Going for a ride in the country? Print up these 10 bingo cards, laminate them, and use them to play "backseat bingo" - a fun game that requires attention and focus.


• Game: I SPY at the Grocery Store (1)
  Look for these items in the grocery store. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY at the Grocery Store (2)
  Look for these items in the grocery store. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY at the Grocery Store (3)
  Look for these items in the grocery store. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY at the Grocery Store (4)
  Look for these items in the grocery store. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY at the Grocery Store (5)
  Look for these items in the grocery store. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY in the Car (1)
  Look for these items while on a ride in the car. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY in the Car (2)
  Look for these items while on a ride in the car. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Game: I SPY in the Car (3)
  Look for these items while on a ride in the car. Circle the ones you see. Color the ones you saw when you get home.


• Planner: Homeschool Field Trip - Assessment form
  Assess the success of your homeschool field trip with this form.

Seasonal Materials

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

• 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: 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. Helen Keller was born June 27th.


• Color and Write Prompt: Leprechaun (elem)
  A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.


• 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 (upper elementary/middle)
  A fact-filled reading comprehension.


• Comprehension: Suffrage (upper elem/middle)
  Four short reading comprehensions on Women's Suffrage and two of the most famous suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.


• Fiction: Pat’s St. Patrick’s Day Surprise (upper elem)
  "Pat loved to pinch any kids who were not wearing green." A fictional reading comprehension about a St. Patrick’s Day adventure.


• Fiction: We the People (middle/high school)
  A girl in 1916 ponders the issues of suffrage. The focus of this lesson is embedded SAT-level vocabulary (all verbs). The story is followed by questions to check vocabulary-based comprehension, context practice, synonym matching, and a guide word exercise.


• Poster: Spring Forward
  "Tick tock, tick tock, don't forget to change your clock!" March 8th, 2009

Recommended Materials

• Book Units >> Extras: Reports and Forms
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> March >> Reading Month
• Book Units >> Beyond the Covers: Independent and Guided Reading >> Dr. Seuss Units

French Materials

• French: Bookmarks, "Y" and "En"
  Print double-sided bookmarks for quick reference of use of "y"and "en". Imprimer les marque-pages recto verso pour avoir une référence de l'emploi de "y" et "en".


• French: Triangle Puzzle--Object Pronouns
  Assemble the triangle puzzle by matching questions with correct responses based on object pronouns. Monter les triangles en associant les questions aux réponses qui conviennent selon l'emploi des pronoms objets.

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