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!

If you can't find exactly what you're looking for, please let us know. Here at abcteach, we are happy to hear member feedback and requests: we want to make teaching as easy as possible for you!

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New Materials

• Fiction: April Fools' Day (upper elem)
  "Early morning was the best time to trick people, before they were completely awake." A realistic fiction story, followed by multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.


• Name Tags: Field Trip (primary)
  With space for child's name, teacher's name, school name and number.


• Book: Stardust (middle/high school)
  Vocabulary, short answer, and essay/discussion questions to review Neil Gaiman's popular story about love, witches, and fallen stars.


• Activity: Plant Products (elem/upper elem)
  Identify and label plant products in the classroom. Includes teaching suggestions, worksheet, plant product labels, and a poster.


• Diagram: Photosynthesis (upper elem/middle)
  Labeled (for instruction) and unlabeled (for review/testing) diagram of the photosynthesis process.


• Learning Center: Plants - Oak Tree Life Cycle (elem)
  Read the story about the oak tree life cycle. Cut out the pictures. Match the pictures to the words on the next page. Glue the pictures in place.


• Learning Center: Plants - Photosynthesis (elem)
  Read the story about photosynthesis. Color and cut out the pictures. Place the pictures in the correct boxes on the next page. Glue the pictures in place.


• Fiction: Jacob's Favorite Food (upper elem)
  "Each child talked about his or her favorite food." A realistic reading comprehension, followed by multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.


• Worksheet: Spelling - Principal or Principle?
  


• Worksheet: Spelling - Right or Write?
  


• Worksheet: Spelling - Sight or Site?
  


• Flashcards: Word Family - ack words
  Pictures of -ack words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Flashcards: Word Family - ake words
  Pictures of -ake words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Flashcards: Word Family - an words
  Pictures of -an words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Flashcards: Word Family - ay words
  Pictures of -ay words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Flashcards: Word Family - ig words
  Pictures of -ig words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Flashcards: Word Family - ill words
  Pictures of -ill words with words next to each picture. Fold the page over the words to practice.


• Clip Art: Antarctica Map (coloring page) Blank
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cherry (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cherry B&W (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cherry Color (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Eye (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Eye B&W (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Eye Color (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Feat B&W (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: Feat Color (poster)
  Easy-to-print poster version.


• Clip Art: Flag Shapes (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Flags: Commonwealth of Nations (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Flags: Comoros (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Flags: Dominican Republic (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Flags: French Polynesia (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Japanese Carp Kites (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Poster: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
  Theodore Geisel's birthday is March 2nd.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> April
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> April Fool's Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Spring
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> St. Patrick's Day

• Biography: Amelia Earhart (upper elem/middle)
  A biography of the famous aviator, followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Color by Numbers: Leprechaun (primary)
  


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


• 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.


• Board Game: Ladybug Counting (preschool) -color
  Count the spots on each ladybug. Match the ladybug to the flower with the corresponding number.


• Coloring Page: Kites
  


• Writing Prompt: Spring (elementary)
  Three pages of writing prompts and other activities related to writing and poetry, with a spring theme.


• Acrostic Form: April (elementary)
  Use this acrostic form to help students write April poetry.


• Assignment Form: April (all ages)
  Keep track of assignments with this April-themed assignment tracker.


• Writing Prompt: My Journal - April (elementary)
  A slightly easier version of our April journal prompts. Larger print, wider-spaced lines, simplified questions. Writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections.


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


• Poster: ANZAC Day
  April 25th is ANZAC Day.

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