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 informational text and reading strategies unit includes 1 passage each for the following holidays: Las Posadas (Christmas), Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. In addition to these passages, I have also included other non-fiction texts such as maps, diagrams, instructions, recipes, and more! You will also find a cute flip book included as a place for students to summarize and synthesize their learning. Finally, I have added several art and food extension suggestions! Click

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

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 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 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

These 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 Making Connections: -teacher's page -definition poster -thinking/sentence stems poster -3 different response sheets The entire set of Reading Comprehension Posters and Response Sheets is available HERE. Nicole

This Writing Tools Flip Book is a great resource for your young writers. This booklet includes: Powerful Words (vs. Tired Words) cover page, and empty student fill-in template Transition Words cover sheet, 2 student reference sheets (partial list of sequence, location, compare, emphasis, illustration, contrast, adding information, and concluding words included) Plus, an additional blank template to modify and/or add to this tool to meet your needs. Writing Hooks cover page, student goal sheet

Foremost, these materials were designed to guide students to identify and write, the central message and theme of a story. This resource contains fun materials that will excite and motivate, your 2nd-4th grade students to think deeply about their reading. Although "theme" is not formally seen in CCSS until 4th grade, these materials make identifying theme, on a basic level, completely accessible to younger readers. They CAN do it! Here is the complete list of what this resource contains:Cap

This adorable, fun, and Winter-themed packet includes the materials that I use to teach my students about syllables in second grade, in the first half of the year. As we know, understanding syllables is a huge strategy for being both a good reader, and writer. (NOTE: This packet is also available in a Christmas theme, in my store. The activities are virtually identical to this packet. However, the graphics, and some words in this Winter packet, have been altered to create neutral, learning

This adorable, fun, and Christmas-themed packet includes the materials that I use to teach my students about syllables in second grade, in the first half of the year. As we know, understanding syllables is a huge strategy for being both a good reader, and writer. (NOTE: This packet is also available in a Winter theme, in my store. The activities are virtually identical to this packet. However, the graphics, and some words in the Winter packet, have been altered to create neutral learning m

This is a fun booklet that students can put together to practice multiple meaning words.