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

• Booklet: Thank You
  Four-page booklet for a student's teacher. Great for teacher appreciation and end of the school year.


• Candy Wrapper: Thank you for being a great teacher!
  Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great teacher gift.


• Candy Wrapper: Thank You (cartoon pencil with apple graphic)
  Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great thank you gift.


• Should I Homeschool?
  An informative approach to the question, "Should I homeschool?"


• Ten Reasons abcteach Is Great for Homeschool
  


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal Project Planner
  Explains why bird watching is a good educational project as well as how to set up a successful project. This idea is great for homeschoolers! Illustrated pages for journal entries are available to abcteach members.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal Set (b/w)
  Simple black-and-white pages for: project cover, life list, journal entry, field trip report.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal Set (color)
  Illustrated bird-bordered pages for: project cover, life list, journal entry, field trip report.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- Cover
  Illustrated bird-bordered journal cover for bird-watching project.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- Field Notes
  Illustrated bird-bordered page for recording field notes during a bird-watching project.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- Field Trip Report
  Illustrated bird-bordered page for field trip notes for a bird-watching journal project.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- Life List
  Illustrated bird-bordered page for "life list" for a bird-watching journal project.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- New Sightings Page
  Illustrated bird-bordered page for recording new sightings in a bird-watching journal project.


• Project: Bird-Watching Journal- Page
  Illustrated bird-bordered page for journal entries in a bird-watching project.


• Comprehension: Volcanoes (elementary)
  An informative article about how volcanoes form and erupt, followed by multiple choice questions.


• Comprehension: Volcanoes (primary/elem)
  A simple but informative article about how volcanoes form and erupt, followed by multiple choice questions.


• Hands-On Math: Playing Store (elem/upper elem)
  Set up a store and have students learn and practice skills in counting money.


• Board Game: Swimming in a 25-Meter Race
  Students practicing adding numbers and counting up to 25 with this swim-themed board game.


• Game Board: Swimming
  This game board with a swimming theme can be used for any game.


• Flashcards: Word Family - est words
  


• Assignment Sheet: Homeschool - by subject
  Page for keeping track of homeschooling assignments.


• Assignment Sheet: Homeschool - weekly
  Page for keeping track of a week's worth of homeschooling assignments.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


• Clip Art: Cartoon Llama (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Cartoon Walrus (coloring page)
  coloring page


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


• Clip Art: Switzerland Map (coloring page) Labeled
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Switzerland Map (coloring page) Unlabeled
  coloring apge

PowerPoint

• PowerPoint Presentation: Types of Volcanoes (upper elem)
  A PowerPoint presentation on types of volcanoes.


• PowerPoint Presentation: Volcanoes (primary/elem)
  Great introduction to volcanoes for primary and elementary age students. Colorful graphics and pictures along with interesting text.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Spring
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> April
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Easter
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Earth Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Arbor Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Cinco de Mayo
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Mother's Day

• Book: Mighty Tree (primary)
  Open-ended comprehension questions and prompts to go with Dick Gackenbach's tale of three trees: one used for material, one a Christmas tree, and one left in the forest. A great Earth Day tie-in.


• Comprehension: Trees (upper elementary/middle)
  Reading comprehension, short essay prompt, drawing, and more, all on the topic of the importance of trees.


• Comprehension: Types of Trees (elem/ upper elem)
  This reading comprehension introduces coniferous, deciduous, and tropical trees.


• Activity: Natural Resources (elem)
  This activity is designed to reinforce the relationship between natural resources, their uses, and the goods that are produced from them.


• Book List: Children's Books About the Environment
  Looking for children's books about the environment? Here's a list of fiction and non-fiction books (for ages 4-16) to get you started. Let us know if we've missed your favorite book and we'll add it!


• Book: Just a Dream (elem/upper elem)
  Rather than focusing on text, this lesson addresses Chris Van Allsburg's use of light and shadow to tell a dystopian fairy tale... but it was surely just a dream. This is a great art appreciation lesson.


• Bookmarks: Earth Day - Conservation (color)
  Four colorful bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)


• Bookmarks: Cinco de Mayo
  


• Fiction: A Great Dance (upper elem)
  "Our fourth-grade class is learning about Mexico this month." A realistic fictional reading comprehension for multicultural studies, and a great tie-in for Cinco de Mayo.


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


• Comprehension: Mother's Day (upper elementary/ middle)
  A reading comprehension on the history of Mother's Day.


• Craft: Handy Lilies (primary)
  Use white paper and some green pipe cleaners to make these personalized presents, perfect for Mother's Day, Easter, or any spring holiday.


• 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!


• Fiction: A Card for My Mother (primary)
  A nice Mother's Day reading comprehension for primary students (and a nice lead-in for school Mother's Day projects).


• Mother's Day Fun (all pages)
  Poetry planner, poetry form, coupon book, heart pattern, "did you know" booklet... All our "Mother's Day Fun" pages in one download.


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

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