The Stewards Steno
Oct. 26, 2009
ABC Teach TOS

Posted in Reviews

ABC TEACH  has two parts to their website.  The first part is free and open to the general public.  On it, you will find thousands of worksheets and fun printables.  Some of the categories include:
Reading Comprehension
Flashcards
Clip Art
Themed Units
Learning Centers
Homeschoolers and Parents
and Languages
These worksheets and printables are pre-made and can not be edited, but there is a wealth of resources for your classroom/ homeschool.

For those who want more ready-made worksheets and/ or the ability to make up their own worksheets, you'll need to purchase the ABC Teach member subscription ($40/ year or $70/ 2 years).
What do you get for $40 of your hard earned money?
1) Members get access to 30,000 worksheets and other printables
2) Members can use worksheet generators to create documents for a specific topic
3) Their are 19 video tutorials available to make sure you get the full benefit of the abc tools.

The abc tools are custom worksheet generators to help make learning fun.  They include:
1) ABC sort
2) Handwriting
3) Shapebook and border paper
4)Word Wall
5) Word Search
6) Unscramble
7) Crossword
8) Desk tag
9) Bingo
10) Sudoku
11) Word Shape
12) Spelling
13) Missing letter
14) Circle and Spell
15) Word list

We no longer use a lot of worksheets and I wasn't sure of how much we'd actually use it, but there are a few things that have been great for our family. 
Number 1 on our list is probably Sudoku.  Our daughter is on a Sudoku kick right now, and she's trying to teach our two younger students how to play.  This worksheet generator allows you to choose themed pictures, numbers, and shapes in the 4, 6, & 9 square formats.  You can choose whether or not to allow hints- this allows you to make a sudoku that is is easy enough for beginner or difficult for an advanced player.

Another good generator is the word search.  How would you like to do a word search about butterflies with a butterfly-shaped word search?  There are hundreds of shapes to choose from including:
animals,
basic shapes,
the 50 states
Canadian provinces
food
science
Sports

Besides being able to make up your own worksheets, membership also allows you to choose from many more ready-made worksheets. Let's take French as an example.


Free section

Paid member section

French vocabulary sub- categories

12

36

French vocabulary (colors) worksheets

2

12

Total # of French Vocabulary worksheets (all categories)

36

311

As you can see from the table above, a member has about 10x more worksheets available than a non-member.

The down side to ABC Teach is that although they have some things for middle school and jr. High, most of their worksheets are for elementary aged children, The worksheet generator would work for any age , level and subject because you are importing the information.

Another side note- Some worksheet sites require you to destroy any worksheets you made after your membership runs out- ABC teach does not. You can save your worksheets and use them for younger children without having to destroy them after you aren't a member any longer.

If you have young children and a decent printer, this is an excellent buy for you. We decided this was worth our hard earned money because of the worksheet generators and Mini Offices. Mini Offices are a few sheets highlighting the rules for a certain topic. You, or your child, cut and attach this information to file folders for portability.


This product was sent to me free, as a TOS crew member, in return for my honest opinion.


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