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Below is a list of some of the many free materials recently added to abcteach.

New Materials

• Biography Form: My Mother
  


• Game: License Plate Map (multi-age)
  Look for license plates and color each state as you find it. Keep this map in your car until you find them all.


• Posters: Stay Healthy
  Three "STAY HEALTHY" posters: Wash Your Hands, Cover Your Sneeze, and Keep Your Distance.


• Shapebook: Tulip (with words)
  Two tulips per page, each with tulip-themed words inside the tulip shape. Makes a cute bulletin board.

Seasonal Materials

• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Months >> June
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Months >> May >> Teacher Appreciation Week
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Months >> May
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Memorial Day
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Cinco de Mayo
• Holidays, Months, and Seasons >> Holidays >> Mother's Day
• Theme Units >> End of School Year
• Teaching Extras >> Memory Books

• Border Paper: May Birthdays
  Unlined paper with the title "May Birthdays" at the top and color illustrations of flowers in the surrounding border.


• Calendar: May
  fill in the dates (daffodil image)


• Unscramble the Words: May
  [member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "weather" to "spring break".


• Writing Prompt: May Is...
  "May is ___." Use this paper, with flowers in the surrounding border and beginning sentence prompts, to write a May poem.


• Acrostic Form: My Teacher
  Use this acrostic form to write a poem about your teacher.


• Award: Great Teacher
  


• Acrostic Form: Mom
  Write an acrostic poem about your mom. With a picture to color.


• Bookmarks: Mother's Day
  


• Fiction: Every Day Should Be Mother's Day (elementary)
  "Chelsea and Andrew knew Mother's Day was coming soon." A reading comprehension about a special Mother's Day gift.


• Unscramble the Words: Memorial Day
  [created with abctools] From "cemetery" to "sacrifice"


• Word Wall: Memorial Day
  [created with abctools] From "cemetery" to "sacrifice"


• Booklet: Autograph tags
  Cut out the tags and then put them together on a ring for an original expandable autograph book.


• Border Paper: June Birthdays
  Post the names of students with June birthdays on this snowflake-themed sign (for our friends in the southern hemisphere).


• Calendar: June
  fill in the dates (pinwheel image)


• Candy Wrapper: Attendance (happy frog)
  "Perfect Attendance!" Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great graduation gift.


• Candy Wrapper: Reading Award (bookworm)
  Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.


• Note: End of Year
  "I enjoyed having you in my class. Have a nice summer." Say goodbye at the end of the school year with this note.


• Project: The Best Vacation Ever (upper elem/middle)
  This 16 page vacation planner is a great project to help students understand the process of planning and organizing a vacation. Whether plans are for a low-budget camping trip in a nearby state park, or a fantastic voyage to a faraway country, students will have fun planning budgets, etc., with this unit.


• Venn Diagram: School and Summer Vacation
  Use this Venn diagram to compare school and summer vacation.

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New Member Material

• 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.


• Posters: Stay Healthy
  Three "STAY HEALTHY" posters: Wash Your Hands, Cover Your Sneeze, and Keep Your Distance.


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


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


• 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.


• Acrostic Form: Memorial Day
  


• Biography Form: Soldier/ Memorial Day
  Choose a soldier and use these targeted questions to write a biography for Memorial Day.


• Comprehension: Memorial Day (elementary/ upper elementary)
  Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. This unit features a reading comprehension, a word search, a crossword puzzle, and more.


• Book: Greenwitch (middle school)
  Comprehension, vocabulary, and writing questions to accompany the third book in Susan Cooper's "Dark Is Rising" series.


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


• Sudoku Solver (color)
  Use this handy tool to solve any printed sudoku puzzle without erasing. Solve 4x4, 6x6 or 9x9 puzzles.


• Template: Cube shape
  Type your own text on each face of the cube, then glue the edges together for a cube with a personal message.


• Unit: Physics - Gravity (upper elem/middle)
  Introduces the idea of gravity, with space for students to list examples of gravity in their own lives; explains the relationship between gravity and weight; gravity and air resistance are explained and reviewed with two science experiments.


• Unit: Physics - Magnetism (upper elem/middle)
  Introduces the idea of magnets, with space for students to list examples of magnetism in their own lives; the concept is reviewed with three science experiments.


• Word Problems: Conversion - Vacation in Canada (upper elem/middle)
  "Mike and his family all had dinner in a French restaurant in Montreal. The meal cost $150 Canadian. What was the average cost of the meal per person, in U.S. dollars?" Four word problems with converting Canadian to US dollars.


• Word Problems: Conversion - Vacation in China (upper elem/middle)
  "Tickets for a tour of the Great Wall of China are 50 rmb for adults and 30 rmb for children ages 12-24. How much does it cost for Simon and his family in all? How much in dollars?" Four word problems for converting pesos to dollars.


• Word Problems: Conversion - Vacation in France (upper elem/middle)
  "Marie's family all had lunch in a small patisserie. The meal cost €48. What was the average cost of the meal per person, in dollars?" Four word problems for converting euros to dollars.


• Word Problems: Conversion - Vacation in Mexico (upper elem/middle)
  "Petra wants to buy a small replica of the pyramid at Chichén Itzá. She has $15 left. The pyramid costs 200 pesos. Does she have enough money?" Four word problems for converting pesos to dollars.


• Word Problems: Conversion - Vacation in Russia (upper elem/middle)
  "Tori and her family go on a tour of St. Basil’s Cathedral. Tickets are 120 rubles for adults; admission is free for children 12 and under. How much does it cost for Tori and her family in all? How much in dollars?" Four word problems for converting rubles to dollars.


• Acrostic Form: Physics Theme
  Acrostic forms for force, motion, work, gravity, friction, and inertia.


• Poster: Physics - Air Pressure (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Air Pressure (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Air Resistance (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Air Resistance (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Attraction (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Attraction (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Effort (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Effort (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Pull (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Pull (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Push (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Push (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Repulsion (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Repulsion (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Static Electricity (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Static Electricity (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Unbalanced Force (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Unbalanced Force (color)
  


• Poster: Physics - Work (b/w)
  


• Poster: Physics - Work (color)
  


• Vocabulary Cards: Physics
  Each card features a definition and a helpful illustration. Five pages, four cards per page.


• Vocabulary Cards: Physics - Magnets
  Each card features a definition and a helpful illustration. Four pages, four cards per page.


• Guided Reading: Horton Hears a Who (primary)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Dr. Seuss's popular story, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Guided Reading: Scrambled Eggs Super (primary)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Dr. Seuss's popular story, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• Guided Reading: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (primary)
  Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of Dr. Seuss's popular story, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.


• 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 (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.


• Clip Art: Basic Words: -at Phonics: Pat B&W
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: -at Phonics: Pat Color
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: -ot Phonics: Cot B&W
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• Clip Art: basic Words: -ot Phonics: Cot Color
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: -ot Phonics: Tot B&W
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: -ot Phonics: Tot Color
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cot B&W Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cot B&W Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cot Color Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Cot Color Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Pat B&W Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Pat B&W Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Pat Color Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Pat Color Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Tot B&W Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Tot B&W Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Tot Color Labeled
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• Clip Art: Basic Words: Tot Color Unlabeled
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 01 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 01 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 02 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 02 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 03 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 03 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 04 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 04 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 05 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 05 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 06 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 06 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 07 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 07 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 08 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 08 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 09 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 09 Color
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 10 B&W
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• Clip Art: Number Set 3: Golf Flag 10 Color
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Back Flip B&W
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Back Flip Color
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Cartwheel B&W
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Cartwheel Color
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Front Flip B&W
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Front Flip Color
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Handstand B&W
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• Clip Art: Stick Guy Gymnastics Handstand Color
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Iowa Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Iowa Grayscale Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Kansas Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Kansas Grayscale Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Kentucky Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Kentucky Grayscale Detailed
  


• Clip Art: US State Maps: Louisiana Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Louisiana Grayscale Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Maine Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Maine Grayscale Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Maryland Color Detailed
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• Clip Art: US State Maps: Maryland Grayscale Detailed
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• Comprehension: The Months - May (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.


• PowerPoint Interactive: French Weather Expressions
  Exercise interactive pour renforcer les expressions du temps. Interactive PowerPoint exercise to reinforce French weather expressions.


• PowerPoint Presentation: Bees (elem/upper elem)
  


• Spelling: May (primary)
  From "cinco" to "sandals". A list of ten May-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.


• Writing Paper: April showers...Bring May flowers (Elementary)
  Wide lined writing paper with an illustration of a storm cloud in the upper left corner and the title "April showers..." at the top, and flowers in the lower right corner and "Bring May flowers." at the bottom.


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


• Writing Prompts: My Journal - May (upper elem/middle)
  Writing prompts for holidays and other special occasions in May. UNLINED.