Nicole Rios

This end of the year memory book is a fun and special activity that allows your students to reflect and write about the special time they have spent in 1st grade. This differentiated end of year suitcase-themed memory book will house many wonderful memories that both students and parents will treasure. Pick and choose the pages that work best for your students. This newly revised (2024) packet includes:A Memory Book Suitcase Cover -Front (2 font versions) A Memory Book Suitcase Cover -Back S

This sweet All About Me packet includes materials and instructions for 3 separate activities. Perfect for the beginning of the year, back to school, or Valentine's Day!The first activity has the students create a puzzle about things that are dear to them. This puzzle can be cut, and then re-assembled and shared by a classroom friend. The second activity uses the puzzle template as a pre-writing/brainstorm activity. Students then use the puzzle to complete a writing piece about things that t

These task cards were designed to provide direct intervention to students who are struggling with phonemic awareness. These cards address short vowel sounds, and all the consonant sounds, except for k, q, y, and z. These cards can be used to address the following standards:RF.1.2d Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual soundsHave student look at the picture and say the word. Then, have the student place their finger in the series of boxes below, as they

Updated 7/22/23 This download is for a FREE Parts of Speech flip book that can be used as a fun introduction, or parts of speech review, with students in the primary grades. This flip book reviews the basics: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns, and can serve as a reference tool, all year long! There is an instructional mini-poster and write-in page, for each part of speech. NOTE: A full-sized (8.5x11) Parts of Speech Flip book with primary-friendly font, easier to assemble version, wit

This one-page coins study guide helps students identify coins and learn their value in preparation for counting coins/money. Includes realistic, dual-sided pictures of each coin, coin values, and a chant for each coin. You might have students place this study sheet in their math/homework/classroom folders. If you like this, please consider visiting my Tpt store to find the larger download: (" Counting Coins Made Easy with Differentiated Materials") Happy teaching! Nicole Rios

This new version of my popular Parts of Speech flip book boasts a standard font, larger work space (finished product is 8 1/2 x 11), easier assembly, linking verb instructional page, and other page options that allow you to customize your flip books to meet your curricular and student needs! Your requests and suggestions have been heard! This flipbook is a great way to introduce, or review, parts of speech with your students. This booklet reviews nouns, verbs, linking verbs, adjectives, pronoun

This counting coins packet is full of systematic, fun, and differentiated materials for helping your students in successfully identifying and counting coins. The Magic Money system is a sure fire way to scaffold counting coins for all students! Expanded content - contains 20 word problems aligned with Common Core for 2nd grade! This 111 page download includes:Teacher tips and ideas for how to use the materialsCoin posters (2 versions: regular, Magic Money)Coin fact student sheets (cloze acti

As we all know, "One size doesn't fit all." These EDITABLE, DIFFERENTIATED and cute owl-themed behavior punch cards can be used to motivate a wide range of students, making classroom management positive and easy!When students accomplish a task or other goal, simply punch a hole in a number on the card. Don't want to use a hole punch? You can also use a unique stamp, or sticker. These can be used for behavior, homework, reading, and math achievement. Includes:3 pages of information on how

NOTE: This CVC set is already included in my Short Vowel "I Have, Who Has" Bundle Set. This I Have, Who Has...Segmenting and Blending CVC words game set reviews all consonant sounds (except q) and all short vowels sounds. Each card will ask the reader to blend the first word, and segment the next. This set has 30 student cards and can be used as a daily, whole-class warm-up to your reading time, a ticket out the door, or as an intervention activity with a small group (each student would receiv

I have used this format with my students for years to have them practice compound words. But, I love having lines for my students to write on. This freebie has both a legal and letter-sized template, for your convenience. But, I prefer to use the legal-sized template as it provides more room for students to work on. I have also provided a teacher exemplar to use when modeling for students how to complete this activity. Enjoy! Nicole (NOTE: For more fun and interactive compound word acti

These reading strategies posters and response sheets have been created to assist students in thinking about, discussing, and writing about their reading in a way that develops deeper comprehension. This download includes the following for Monitoring Comprehension, Making Connections, Questioning, Inferring, Visualizing, Determining Importance, Summarizing and Synthesizing: -definition poster (color and ink-friendly version) -thinking/sentence stems poster (color and ink-friendly version) -a va

This mega-download contains fun and exciting materials for you to teach about the "Power of Silent E", or the CVCe pattern. (Learn more about this product in my blog post, which includes video instructions about how to assemble your flip books HERE ) This file includes: * All 4 (A, I, O, U) of my Long Vowel (CVCe) Word Work Flip Books (Each flip book contains a song, reading passage with word hunt, sound sort, word family page, making words page, and fluency practice.) * 56 separate mini-fl

No matter where you are in your countdown to summer, this end of the year writing journal will keep your students thinking and writing to the very last day of school. This journal is a great opportunity for students to reflect on the current year, look ahead to the next school year, and anticipate their summer vacation. Includes primary-lined version and intermediate-lined version!This journal includes:- 13 Narrative, 5 Friendly letter, and 2 Poetry prompts (One month of writing) -A Table of C

This I Have, Who Has...Segmenting and Blending Short Vowels bundle has 6 game sets to put your students on the path to becoming expert decoders. Each game set was carefully designed to review each short vowel sound and as many consonant sounds as possible. This bundle also includes a segmenting/blending mini-lesson. Each game set has 30 student cards and can be used as a daily, whole-class warm-up to your reading time, a ticket out the door, or as an intervention activity with a small group

Head back to school with a classroom management system in mind. Behavior management charts are a tried and true way to help students, parents, and teachers keep track of behavior and choices. Each day, place each child’s clip on the large, green, Ready to Learn section. Have students move their clips either up or down during the day, depending on their behavior. This is a great system because it rewards students for making good choices! NOTE: This is a zip file. The editable file is provided

As we all know, "One size doesn't fit all." These cute apple and green polka dot behavior cards can be used to motivate a wide range of students, and make classroom management easy!When students accomplish a task or other goal, simply punch a hole in a number on the card. Don't want to use a hole punch? You can also use a unique stamp, or sticker. These can be used for behavior, homework, reading, and math achievement. Includes:3 pages of information on how I have used these cards to encourag

This informational text unit includes 2 versions of an informational mini-book about polar bears; 2 additional, differentiated, non-fiction Close Reading passages; primary and intermediate lined versions for all thinking sheets; and teaching guides that help you focus on teaching your students reading habits and strategies that they can apply to any non-fiction text. Here is a complete list of contents: Standards Addressed Support Materials Additional Polar Bear Resources- Non Fiction Books

This set comes with everything you need to pull together a mini-lesson on consonant blends. This game set focuses on consonant blends while reviewing all short vowel sounds, and most consonant sounds. Each student card will ask the reader to blend the first word and segment the next word. Update 3/12/16: This set now includes 2 game sets. The first set has students segment each sound in the blend, separately. For the second set, I have taken some instructional liberties. In that set, students

This set comes with everything you need to pull together a mini-lesson on digraphs, blending, and segmenting. This game set focuses on consonant digraphs while reviewing all consonant sounds (except x and v) and all short vowels sounds. Each student card will ask the reader to blend the first word and segment the next word. This set can be used as a daily, whole-class, warm-up to your reading time, a ticket out the door, or as an intervention activity with a small group (each student would rec

This informational text unit includes 1 informational mini-book about turkeys; 3 differentiated, non-fiction Close Reading passages; primary and intermediate lined versions for all thinking sheets; and teaching guides that help you focus on teaching your students reading habits and strategies that they can apply to any non-fiction text. Here is a complete list of contents: Standards Addressed Support Materials Additional Turkey Resources- Non Fiction Books Additional Turkey Resources- Ficti