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

• Alphabet Circles
  Upper and lower case letters, whole alphabet on one page. Print off multiple copies and cut out these circle pieces for hands-on activities. Laminate for longer use.


• Worksheet: Making Change by Counting Up
  "Your customer's purchase totals $3.72. She pays $5.00. Circle the change." One page of examples, one page of practice.


• Worksheet: Ordering Fractions 1
  Write the fractions in the correct order from smallest to largest.


• Worksheet: Ordering Fractions 2
  Write the fractions in the correct order from smallest to largest.


• Worksheet: Ordering Fractions 3
  Write the fractions in the correct order from smallest to largest.


• Comprehension: Tennis (upper elem/middle)
  Factual description of the game, followed by multiple choice questions and a writing prompt.


• On the Go Cards: Instructions
  On the Go cards are a great way to keep small hands busy and young minds learning when away from home.


• On the Go Cards: Aquarium
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Clothing Store
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Farm
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Grocery Store - general food
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Grocery Store - produce
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: On the Road
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Signs
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Toy Store
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• On the Go Cards: Zoo
  Great for homeschool or class field trips.


• Comprehension: Simón Bolívar (upper elem/middle)
  Short answer, multiple choice, and essay questions to review factual understanding and general comprehension of the life of Simón Bolívar. An adapted text is provided or students can do their own research.


• Map Skills: Georgia (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Georgia.


• Map Skills: Hawaii (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Hawaii.


• Map Skills: Idaho (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Idaho.


• Map Skills: Kansas (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Kansas.


• Map Skills: Louisiana (with map)
  Use the map to answer the questions about Louisiana.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Canada Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Independence Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> July
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Seasonal >> Summer

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


• Crossword: Canadian Provinces
  Find the Canadian provinces and territories in the crossword, using the capital cities as clues.


• Flag: Canada
  


• Writing Activity: A Trip to Canada (elem/upper elem)
  Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Canada. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.


• Color and Read: U.S. Symbols (primary)
  Set of seven pages easy to read with pictures to color for one download (larger file).


• Comprehension: Canada Day (elementary)
  Explains the origins of this July 1st holiday; followed by multiple choice comprehension questions.


• Comprehension: Declaration of Independence (primary)
  A simple and factual reading comprehension about the Declaration of Independence.


• Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Flag (elementary)
  A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.


• Fiction: Independence Day (elementary)
  Realistic fiction about Independence Day from a boy's point of view, followed by multiple choice comprehension questions and a writing prompt.


• Matching: U.S. Symbols (primary)
  Match the pictures of U.S. symbols with the corresponding words.


• Poster: Star-Spangled Banner
  Complete lyrics to the U.S. national anthem.


• Comprehension: Sand Dollar (upper elem)
  Information about sand dollars, followed by multiple choice questions.

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