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!

New fonts and features for abctools!

We have added two new fonts, Century Gothic and EFI GD. EFI GD is a  Getty-Dubay Italic© style font from Educational Fontware, Inc. that abcteach now offers in basic, combined, and cursive faces. Take a look at our font details page for more information about all of the fonts you can use to create your own worksheets!

We have also added an editing shortcut for creating left-handed writing prompts. Type '<leftprompt>' into any abctool that allows you to enter your own text, and a left-handed prompt will be added to your document!

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New Materials

• Book: The Grey King (upper elem/middle)
  Comprehension, vocabulary, and writing questions to accompany the Newbery-winning (1976) fourth book in Susan Cooper's "Dark Is Rising" series.


• Nomenclature Cards: Turkey
  tail, feet, wing, head, eye, beak, wattle, snood, caruncles, breast, back.


• Punch Pin Card: Maple Leaf - 2 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Maple Leaf - 4 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Maple Leaf outline - 2 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Maple Leaf outline - 4 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Oak Leaf - 2 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Oak Leaf - 4 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Oak Leaf outline- 2 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Punch Pin Card: Oak Leaf outline- 4 per page (Montessori/preschool)
  Use a push pin to poke small holes in the shape.


• Booklet: Manners (multi-age)
  Booklet for reviewing some manners basics: answering a phone, being a guest or a host, and more.


• Poster: Manners (full set)
  Our full "manners posters" set, showing and explaining some basic manners, from "answering the telephone" to "respecting your elders."


• Worksheet: Manners - Identifying Best Behaviors (upper elem/middle)
  "Which of the following is a way to show respect for your elders?" 18 multiple choice questions.


• Worksheet: Manners - Identifying Reasons (upper elem/middle)
  "Why should you open the door for another person?" 18 multiple choice questions


• Poster: Manners - Answering the Telephone
  


• Poster: Manners - Chewing Gum
  


• Poster: Manners - Coughing and Sneezing
  


• Poster: Manners - Eating in Restaurants
  


• Poster: Manners - Meeting People
  


• Poster: Manners - Parties
  


• Poster: Manners - Please and Thank You
  


• Poster: Manners - Public Transportation
  


• Poster: Manners - Receiving Gifts
  


• Poster: Manners - Respecting Elders
  


• Poster: Manners - Respecting Privacy
  


• Poster: Manners - Shopping
  


• Poster: Manners - Sleepovers
  


• Poster: Manners - Taking Turns
  


• Poster: Manners - Using the Telephone
  


• Poster: Manners - Visiting People
  


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


• Clip Art: Book: Huckleberry Finn (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Book: Ivanhoe (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Book: Moby-Dick (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Book: The Great Gatsby (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Book: War & Peace (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Cereal (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids Sportsmanship 1 (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids Sportsmanship 2 (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids: Chores: Cleaning Up a Spill (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids: Chores: Picking Up Toys (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids: Chores: Putting Away Laundry (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Kids: chores: Setting the Table (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Leash (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Pet Food Dish (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Snow Shovel (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Toy Chest (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Clip Art: Vacuum Cleaner (coloring page)
  coloring page


• Poster: Invention - Escalator
  The inventor and the year of invention, plus a few fun facts.


• Poster: Invention - X-Ray Imaging
  The inventor and the year of invention, plus a few fun facts.


• Report Form: Invention - Escalator
  Targeted questions about the invention of escalators.


• Worksheet: Matching - Animals (prek/primary) -b/w
  Match the picture on the left to the one on the right.


• Worksheet: Matching - Animals (prek/primary) -color
  Match the picture on the left with the one on the right.

PowerPoint

• PowerPoint Template: Crayon Theme
  PowerPoint template with a crayon drawing and then pictures of crayons on each page.


• PowerPoint Template: Fall Theme
  PowerPoint template with pictures of a child raking leaves and falling leaves.


• PowerPoint Template: Thanksgiving Theme
  PowerPoint template with pictures of Wampanoag, Pilgrims, and corn.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Fall
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> November
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Veterans Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Thanksgiving
• Theme Units >> Native Americans
• Theme Units >> Pilgrims

• Booklet: Fall Leaf Rubbings (primary)
  This mini-book form makes a pretty fall art project.


• Border Paper: Fall Leaves (elementary)
  Lined paper with illustrations of leaves in the surrounding border.


• Border Paper: Leaves (b/w)
  Border paper with realistic leaves in the border, with a lined space in the center. Great for a unit on trees, nature, etc., and in spring, summer, or fall (color the leaves the appropriate colors).


• Coloring Page: Fall Leaves
  


• Posters: Stay Healthy
  Four "STAY HEALTHY" posters: Wash Your Hands, Cover Your Sneeze, Keep Your Distance, and Stay Home If Sick.


• Bookmarks: November (b/w)
  Four different November-theme bookmarks to color.


• Sign: November
  Full page November sign, featuring a picture of autumn leaves. Great for centers, booklet covers or calendar boards.


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


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - November (middle)
  Writing prompts for holidays and other special occasions in November, with narrow lines for writing.


• Biography Form: Veteran
  Use this form to answer targeted questions about a veteran. Students might want to research a famous veteran, interview a family member, or contact a local veterans group for an interview.


• Bookmarks: In Flanders Fields (wider version)
  Three wider bookmarks with the text of the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.


• Bingo Cards: Thanksgiving (color)
  Set of 20 bingo cards.


• Color and Write Prompt: Thanksgiving 1 (primary)
  A picture to color and space to write a very short story with Thanksgiving theme words from a word bank.


• Comprehension: Pumpkin Pie (upper elementary)
  Practice reading and understanding a recipe.


• Spelling: Thanksgiving (elem/upper elem)
  Perfect for the Thanksgiving season. Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, ABC order, crossword, and more. From "blessings" to "Thanksgiving".


• Word Problems: Thanksgiving Addition (upper elem)
  "Myron analyzed the caloric content of his Thanksgiving dinner for his science class. His serving of stuffing had 619 calories. His serving of pumpkin pie had 780 calories. His serving of turkey had 282 calories. How many calories were there in his stuffing and turkey combined?"


• Worksheet: Thanksgiving- Match Pictures (preschool/primary)
  Match the picture on the left with the picture on the right.


• Writing Prompts: Thanksgiving (middle) 1-4
  Four of our upper elementary/middle school writing prompts/discussion topics in one place. Thought-provoking Thanksgiving writing prompts.


• Comprehension: Thanksgiving and Pilgrims (primary)
  Easy reading comprehensions (Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Squanto, The First Thanksgiving, Pilgrim Life) for early readers, plus a crossword, word search, and more.


• Comprehension: Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims (upper elem/middle)
  Six great fact-filled reading comprehensions in one place: Who Were the Pilgrims?; The Mayflower; The Mayflower Compact; The First Year; Squanto; The "First" Thanksgiving.


• Comprehension: The History of Thanksgiving (upper elem/ middle)
  When was the first Thanksgiving really? Think it was in 1621? Learn the truth about thanksgivings and harvest festivals with this thoughtful and thorough reading comprehension.


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal - Pilgrim Man
  


• Craft: Paper Roll Pal -Turkey
  


• Craft: Thanskgiving Turkey
  An old coffee can and some construction paper are transformed into a fantastic Thanksgiving decoration.


• Dominoes: Thanksgiving Theme (color)
  Double six dominoes with Thanksgiving words/pictures instead of dots.


• Dot to Dot: Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Family (to 100 by 5s)
  


• Greeting Card: Happy Thanksgiving (b/w)
  Foldable card with a picture to color of a cornucopia above the words "HAPPY THANKSGIVING", and text inside reading "Have a wonderful, bountiful, thankful holiday!"


• Book: The Witch of Blackbird Pond (upper elem/ middle)
  Chapter-by-chapter questions review comprehension of Elizabeth George Speare's Newbery winner about a girl growing up (and not fitting in) in 1680s Puritan America.


• Early Reader: Corns, Squash, and Beans (primary)
  This language arts project features four separate activities. A teacher's page explains how to work with students on a colonial American lesson focused on corns, beans, and squash. Great for early readers and a wonderful fall lesson, this lesson is part of the abcteach Colonial America unit.


• Rebus: The Pilgrims' First Year (color)
  A rebus story followed by comprehension questions. Good for primary or early readers.


• Word Problems: Colonial Money (upper elem)
  "If each pair of stockings sells for one shilling, how much will she earn?" Conversion problems and word problems introduce shillings, farthings, etc. A great combination math/history lesson.

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Cartel grande con"ser" y "estar"
  Cartel grande con los usos de "ser" y "estar".


• Spanish: Juego--"Cuenta dos cosas que haces..."
  Divertido juego que estimula la expresión oral.


• Spanish: Receta--El Turrón de Alicante
  Short reading, recipe and worksheet on the traditional Spanish Christmas delicacy, the "turrón." Lectura, receta, y preguntas sobre el turrón, un dulce típico de la Navidad en España.


• Spanish: Recipe--El Turrón de Alicante
  Short reading, recipe and worksheet on the traditional Spanish Christmas delicacy, the "turrón." English only version, with U.S. measurements. Lectura, receta, y preguntas sobre el turrón, un dulce típico de la Navidad en España. En inglés.


• Spanish: Señaladores--los usos de ser y estar
  Señaladores con los usos de ser y estar . Para utilizarlo como práctica referencia. Bookmarks showing the uses of "ser" and "estar". Use as a handy reference guide.

French Materials

• French: Jeu--"Raconte deux choses..."
  Jeu distrayant qui encourage l'expression orale.

ESL Materials

• Game: Bingo--Irregular Verbs (ESL)
  Reinforce the simple past of common irregular verbs with this fun bingo game. Teacher or moderator calls out the verb in the present form and the player must find it in the past. Twenty-five cards.


• Game: Tell Two Things...(ESL)
  This is a fun board game to encourage speaking. Requires verb use in the present tense.


• Instructions: Bingo--Irregular Verbs Game Materials (ESL)
  Instructions, call sheet, and call tokens for irregular verb bingo game.

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