The abcteach Newsletter

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New Materials

• Form: Homework Checklist
  Homework to be done? Forms to be signed? Backpack unpacked for today and packed up for tomorrow? This homework checklist helps keep track of the school week.


• Sandpaper Letter Template (DN-style font)
  vowels are outlined in blue; consonants are outlined in red


• Sandpaper Letter Template (ZB-style font)
  vowels are outlined in blue; consonants are outlined in red


• Sandpaper Number Template (DN-style font)
  Use this template to make sandpaper numbers 0-9.


• Sandpaper Number Template (ZB-style font)
  Use this template to make sandpaper numbers 0-9.


• Colored Tiles: Alphabet (for Montessori) - DN-Style Font
  20 letters to a page; vowels in blue and consonants in red


• Colored Tiles: Alphabet (for Montessori) - ZB-Style Font
  20 letters to a page; vowels in blue and consonants in red


• Colored Tiles: Parts of Speech - Adjectives (for Montessori)
  56 1x1 inch medium-sized blue triangles


• Colored Tiles: Parts of Speech - Nouns (for Montessori)
  56 1x1-inch large black triangles


• Colored Tiles: Parts of Speech - Verbs (for Montessori)
  56 1x1-inch large red circles


• Poster: Parts of Speech - Adjectives (for Montessori)
  Medium-sized blue triangle


• Poster: Parts of Speech - Nouns (for Montessori)
  Large black triangle


• Poster: Parts of Speech - Verbs (for Montessori)
  Large red circle


• Comprehension: Landmark - Stonehenge (elem/upper elem)
  Over a million visitors annually are amazed by this ancient monument. Information followed by multiple choice questions.


• Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks- Mount Rushmore (elementary)
  Factual information about one of America's most famous landmarks, Mt. Rushmore, followed by multiple choice questions.


• Worksheet: Symmetrical Butterflies (primary/elem)
  Circle the butterflies that are symmetrical. Draw a symmetrical butterfly.


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Beech
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Birch
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Chestnut
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Cottonwood
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Elm
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Hickory
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Maple
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Oak
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Poplar
  


• Acrostic Form: Tree - Willow
  


• Report Form: Tree - Beech
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Birch
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Chestnut
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Cottonwood
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Elm
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Hickory
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Maple
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Oak
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Poplar
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Report Form: Tree - Willow
  Answer the targeted questions.


• Crossword: Rosh Hashanah
  [created with abctools] 4 DOWN: SHOFAR, a kind of trumpet


• Unscramble the Words: Rosh Hashanah
  [created with abctools] from CHALLAH to SHOFAR


• Venn Diagram: Rosh Hashanah
  Compare Rosh Hashanah to another holiday.


• Word Search: Rosh Hashanah
  [created with abctools] from CHALLAH to SHOFAR


• Word Wall: Rosh Hashanah
  [created with abctools] from CHALLAH to SHOFAR


• Large Poster: Human Body, back view (ESL)
  Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Large Poster: Human Body, front view (ESL)
  Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Large Poster: Human Head, labeled (ESL)
  Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.


• Small Poster: Human Body, back view (ESL)
  Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Small Poster: Human Body, front view (ESL)
  Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Small Poster: Human Head, labeled (ESL)
  Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.


• Worksheets: Identify Fallacies (set 2)
  "I put on my pajamas and fell asleep. Pajamas make me fall asleep" is an example of what fallacy? Multiple choice.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> September
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> September >> Hispanic Heritage Month
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Constitution Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Rosh Hashanah
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Solstice and Equinox
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Columbus Day
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> October >> Italian Heritage Month
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> October
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Months >> October >> Fire Safety

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


• 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!


• Unscramble the Words: Constitution Preamble
  [member-created with abctools] All the capitalized words from the Preamble to the Constitution have been scrambled.


• Worksheet: Preamble Scramble (elem/upper elem)
  Oh no! The words to the Constitution Preamble have been all mixed up. Can you put them in the correct order?


• Biography Form: Hispanic-American
  


• Biography: Frida Kahlo (upper elem)
  A brief biography of the tragic Mexican painter in the format of a reading comprehension, followed by multiple choice questions.


• Coloring Page: Hispanic Heritage - Peppers
  September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Color the peppers.


• Badges: Fire Safety
  I know how to stop, drop and roll. I know how to call for help.


• Color and Write: Occupations - Firefighter (primary)
  A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a Word Bank.


• Comprehension: Water and Electric Safety (elem)
  A simple reading comprehension presents and reviews the rules of water and electric safety.


• Biograhy: Leonardo da Vinci (elem/ upper elem)
  This reading comprehension is a fact-filled biography of the Renaissance man.


• Fiction: Summer in Sicily (upper elem/ middle)
  A realistic fiction reading comprehension of a girl's visit to her ancestral home in Sicily.


• Biography: Christopher Columbus (elem)
  Biography of the legendary explorer, with comprehension questions.


• Poetry Prompt: Columbus
  "In 1492,... " write your version

Spanish Materials

• Spanish: Cartel grande con vocabulario de la cabeza humana
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la cabeza humana. Poster showing human head with vocabulary labels.


• Spanish: Cartel grande con vocabulario de la parte delantera del cuerpo humano
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la parte delantera del cuerpo humano. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Spanish: Cartel grande con vocabulario de la parte trasera del cuerpo humano
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la parte trasera del cuerpo humano. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Spanish: Cartel pequeño con vocabulario de la cabeza humana
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la cabeza humana. Poster showing human head with vocabulary labels.


• Spanish: Cartel pequeño con vocabulario de la parte delantera del cuerpo humano
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la parte delantera del cuerpo humano. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Spanish: Cartel pequeño con vocabulario de la parte trasera del cuerpo humano
  Cartel en español con vocabulario de la parte trasera del cuerpo humano. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.

French Materials

• French: Grande affiche de la tête
  Affiche de la tête, avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.


• French: Grande affiche du corps humain vu de derrière
  Affiche qui montre le corps humain vu de derrière, avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• French: Grande affiche du corps humain vu de devant
  Affiche qui montre le corps humain vu de devant avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• French: Petite affiche de la tête
  Affiche de la tête, avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.


• French: Petite affiche du corps humain vu de derrière
  Affiche qui montre le corps humain vu de derrière, avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• French: Petite affiche du corps humain vu de devant
  Affiche qui montre le corps humain vu de devant avec le vocabulaire. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.

Italian Materials

• Italian: Grande Cartellone- la testa umana, etichettato
  Cartellone mostrando la testa umana con etichette del vocabulatio. Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.


• Italian: Grande Cartellone--la facciata del corpo, etichettato
  Cartellone mostrando la facciata del corpo umano con le etichette del vocabolario. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Italian: Grande Cartellone--la veduta posteriore del corpo, etichettato.
  Cartellone mostrando la veduta posteriore del corpo umano con etichette del vocabulario. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Italian: Piccolo Cartellone--la facciata del corpo, etichettato
  Cartellone mostrando la facciata del corpo umano con le etichette del vocabolario. Poster showing front view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Italian: Piccolo Cartellone--la veduta posteriore del corpo, etichettato
  Cartellone mostrando la veduta posteriore del corpo umano con etichette del vocabulario. Poster showing back view of human body with vocabulary labels.


• Italian: Piccolo Cartellone-la testa umana, etichettato
  Cartellone mostrando la testa umana con etichette del vocabulatio. Poster showing the human head with vocabulary labels.

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