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

• Bulletin Board Decoration: "All About Me" flowers
  "Write your name in the center of the flower. Draw or paste a picture of yourself. In each petal, write things you would like to share about yourself." A great back to school bulletin board idea.


• Fiction: The Case of the Eerie Echo (elem/upper elem)
  Read this fictional story about a mysterious sound, and then use inference skills to answer the questions on the next page.


• Posters: Sports Idioms - Football
  Posters for five idioms with football origins ("She dropped the ball") with explanations. Fun for football coaches and ESL teachers.


• Photograph: Babies
  Two babies (one sitting, one crawling)


• Photograph: Birthday Party
  Three children with party hats


• Photograph: Cell Phones
  Three girls with cell phones


• Photograph: Fishing
  Two boys fishing


• Photograph: On a Bus
  Two students talking on a school bus


• Photograph: Taking a Picture
  Family posing for a picture


• ABC Order: Badminton Terminology
  [created with abctools] 13 words from ALLEY to SERVE


• ABC Order: Field Hockey Terminology
  [created with abctools] 14 words from BULLY to TACKLE


• ABC Order: Gymnastics Terminology
  [created with abctools] 15 words from BACKFLIP to VAULT


• ABC Order: Lacrosse Terminology
  [created with abctools] 15 words from BODY CHECK to STICK CHECK


• ABC Order: Racquetball Terminology
  [created with abctools] 13 words from BACKCOURT to SHOW


• ABC Order: Skiing Alpine/Nordic Terminology
  [created with abctools] 18 words from ALPINE to VERTICAL DROP


• ABC Order: Softball Terminology
  [created with abctools] 16 words from BALL to UMPIRE


• ABC Order: Table Tennis Terminology
  [created with abctools] 13 words from CLOSE to VOLLEY


• ABC Order: Water Polo Terminology
  [created with abctools] 14 words from BALL UNDER to WATER POLO CAP


• ABC Order: Wrestling Terminology
  [created with abctools] 16 words from BOTTOM POSITION to WRESTLING


• Circle & Spell: Badminton
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BIRDIE to SERVE


• Circle & Spell: Field Hockey
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BULLY to TACKLE


• Circle & Spell: Gymnastics
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BACKFLIP to VAULT


• Circle & Spell: Lacrosse
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BODY CHECK to STICK CHECK


• Circle & Spell: Racquetball
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BACKCOURT to SHOE


• Circle & Spell: Skiing Alpine/Nordic
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from ALPINE to VERTICAL DROP


• Circle & Spell: Softball
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BALL to UMPIRE


• Circle & Spell: Table Tennis
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BACKHAND to VOLLEY


• Circle & Spell: Water Polo
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BALL UNDER to WET PASS


• Circle & Spell: Wrestling
  [created with abctools] Circle the correctly spelled words, from BOTTOM POSITION to TOP POSITION


• Large Poster: Sports - Artistic Gymnastics (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Artistic Gymnastics (color)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Football (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Football (color)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Golf (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Golf (color)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Gymnastics: Trampoline (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Gymnastics: Trampoline (color)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Handball (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Handball (color)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Rhythmic Gymnastics (b/w)
  


• Large Poster: Sports - Rhythmic Gymnastics (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Artistic Gymnastics (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Football (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Golf (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Gymnastics: Trampoline (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Handball (color)
  


• Poster: Sports - Rhythmic Gymnastics (color)
  

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Back to School
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Summer
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> August
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> September

• Bookmarks: August
  


• Comprehension: The Months - August (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.


• Spelling: August (primary)
  From "August" to "vacation". A list of ten August-themed spelling words, then practice pages including a page for copying the words, ABC order, a spelling test, and room to draw a picture for the month.


• Story Sequence: Meteor Shower (elem/upper elem)
  "Blaise loves meteor showers." Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text.


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - August (elementary)
  16 fun prompts for holidays and other special occasions in August, with lines to write and space to draw.


• Art: All About Me Collage
  This "All About Me" page can be filled in with drawings, words, or magazine clippings. It's a fun way for students to tell others about themselves. A nice first day activity.


• Art: Design an "All About Me" Stamp
  Students will have fun designing their own personalized stamp that reflects their interests.


• Border Paper: School Bells and Apples (blank inside)
  A blackline border paper that looks great printed on colored paper. Use for announcements, letters home, poetry border paper, and more.


• Border Paper: School Theme
  


• Bulletin Board Idea: Crayons theme
  Have students fill in these crayons with basic information about themselves. This is a great "getting to know you" bulletin board idea -- perfect for back to school!


• Classroom Newsletter: Back to School Theme (color)
  Print up the form and write in the details (Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With colorful school house, student and school bus illustrations.


• Desk Tag: All aboard the 1st grade express!
  Desk tag with a space for writing your student's name.


• Graph: How Do You Get to School?
  Helps with understanding charts, and serves as a useful teacher reference tool.


• Large Poster: Welcome Back
  To use this four-page poster: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.


• Writing Paper: All About Me (primary)
  "All About Me" Younger students will enjoy writing about themselves with this castle patterned writing paper. Primary dotted lines are included.


• Alphabet Letter Patterns: Apples and Pencils (color)
  The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with apples and pencils. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more. These match our September calendar header.


• Bookmarks: September
  


• Fiction: Let's Build a Castle (elem)
  "Frank ran down to the beach." Realistic fiction followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Fiction: My Beach Ball (primary/elem)
  "My beach ball is my favorite toy." Short realistic fiction story followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Fiction: On a Summer Day (upper elem/middle)
  "The sky overhead was blue, with just a single fluffy cloud shaped like an armadillo." Realistic fiction followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Glyph: September
  Color a blackline drawing by following the directions in the legend.


• Unscramble the Words: September
  From "apples" to "teacher".


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - September (primary)
  19 simple prompts for holidays and other special occasions in September, with wide divided lines to write and space to draw.

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