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Multiplication and Division Fact Fluency Quizzes

By Spivey Sparks

Division and Multiplication Facts practice is easier with this multiplication and division fluency set. 46 PRINT and GO leveled math fluency quizzes build stamina with timed multiplication and division facts tests, 1-12. ☝ Click HERE to save 15% in

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

3.OA.C.7

$6.00

439

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Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency Quizzes

By Spivey Sparks

Are your students learning basic math facts? Adding and Subtracting using these 35 fast facts quizzes will help build math fact fluency! The leveled timed assessments build stamina. You will better understand students' needs as they complete these

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

1.OA.C.5, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.7, 1.OA.D.8, 2.OA.B.2

$5.00

862

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13 Colonies Unit

By Spivey Sparks

Studying Colonial American and the 3 colonial regions, students learn of colonial life in New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. A 13 colonies map, informational leveled 13 colonies reading passages, and Colonial American writing prompts are

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.2.3, RI.3.8, RI.4.3, W.2.2, W.3.2, W.4.2

$5.00

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Fast Facts Fluency Quizzes All Operations

By Spivey Sparks

Does your classroom have a range of math fluent students? Build addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fact fluency and stamina with this mega pack! You will be able to differentiate facts assessment easily with these 81 quizzes. All

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Assessment

CCSS:

1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.B.2, 3.OA.C.7

$11.00

$9.35

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Water Pollution Water Filter STEM

By Spivey Sparks

This environmental project challenges students to create a water filter to use with grey water to conserve water resources. The water filtration lab is a perfect Earth Day project. The engineering design process helps students investigate, plan,

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2, W.4.7, W.5.2, W.5.7

$4.50

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13 Colonies Unit Bundle

By Spivey Sparks

Studying Colonial America is made easier with this BUNDLE! Students will use graphic organizers (New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies), while learning about Colonial life. Includes 13 colonies map, informational leveled passages with

Subjects:

U.S. History, Geography, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.2.3, RI.3.8, RI.4.3, W.2.2, W.3.2, W.4.2

$9.00

$7.65

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Perimeter and Area Activities Pentominoes

By Spivey Sparks

Are you looking for hands-on area and perimeter task cards? Students apply knowledge to create polygons and irregular shapes using pentominoes. Three levels of area and perimeter practice require students to use pentominoes to solve. ☝ Click HERE

Subjects:

Measurement, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

3.MD.C.5a, 3.MD.C.5b

$3.25

156

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Area and Perimeter Activity City Design

By Spivey Sparks

Looking for hands-on perimeter and area projects? Third and fourth grade students will use understanding of area and perimeter in this differentiated project to plan a design for a city layout based on building footprints.***Click HERE to save 25%

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Measurement

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.25

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Seed Dispersal and Pollinator STEM Plant STEAM

By Spivey Sparks

Ecosystem interdependence with animal STEM, challenges students to use engineering design process! Model will show how insects help pollination or seed dispersal. Bees and pollination reading passage and writing prompts included with this Life

Subjects:

Science, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

CCSS:

RI.3.1, W.1.2, W.1.7, W.1.8, W.2.2, W.2.7, W.2.8

$5.00

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SCAMPER Posters Creative Thinking Posters

By Spivey Sparks

Are you looking to foster student creativity? This strategy supports higher order thinking through monthly SCAMPER activities. On their own or in design process, the template offers a cooperative learning brain break! An engaging way to start during

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Problem Solving, For All Subjects

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Posters

$4.00

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Weather Hazard Flood STEM and STEAM Challenge

By Spivey Sparks

Studying natural hazards, weather or hurricanes? This Earth Science Weather STEM helps students design and create a model to prevent and reduce flooding during storms using the engineering design cycle. A Hurricane Maria leveled text and writing

Subjects:

Science, Environment, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

3.MD.B.4, W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2, W.4.7

$5.00

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STEM Activities STEM Challenges

By Spivey Sparks

These NGSS aligned STEM activities and challenges motivate students with authentic growth mindset learning. This year-long bundle of STEAM projects incorporates the engineering design process within stem challenges. ⭐ This money saving ALL STEAM

Subjects:

Science, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Centers

$69.50

$52.12

109

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Simple Machines Inclined Plane STEM STEAM

By Spivey Sparks

Students use understanding of inclined planes in this simple machines activity. The simple machines project the engineering design cycle. Simple machines vocabulary, writing prompts, and informal assessment enhance your simple machines unit. Next

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.2.2, W.2.8, W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2, W.4.7

$4.25

101

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Moonshot Apollo 11 Novel Study and Math Unit

By Spivey Sparks

Students love learning about the space race with this NASA moon landing Apollo 11 resource! Reading comprehension passages about the first moon mission, outer space, elapsed time, grammar, & writing activities included! This Pack

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

$5.00

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Logic Puzzles Math Problem Solving

By Spivey Sparks

These brain teaser logic puzzles foster problem solving and deductive reasoning. Students read clues on the task card to order a series of color cubes. Great early finishers activities, brain breaks, or centers. ☝ CLICK HERE for the MONEY SAVING

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.00

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Sound STEM and STEAM Challenge

By Spivey Sparks

To create sound instruments, students apply understanding of sound energy, pitch and volume. As students complete sound experiments, they use the engineering design cycle to investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate their instruments. Are

Subjects:

Measurement, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

1.MD.A.1, W.1.2, W.1.7, W.1.8, W.2.2, W.2.7, W.2.8

$5.00

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Shadow Length Direction STEM and STEAM

By Spivey Sparks

Learning about Earth's rotation, light and shadows? In this Earth Science Shadow STEM, students create a shadow catcher to see how Earth's rotation effects shadows. Students use the engineering design process in this shadow activity to investigate,

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

CCSS:

W.1.2, W.1.7, W.2.2, W.2.8, W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2, W.4.7

$5.50

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Perimeter and Area Project Chicken Coops

By Spivey Sparks

Are you looking for a hands-on approach to apply understanding of area and perimeter? This area and perimeter word problem challenge has three levels of difficulty for third or fourth grade students. Students will design chicken coops for some fall

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Measurement

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.5b, 3.MD.C.7, 3.MD.D.8, 4.MD.A.3, 3.MD.C.7d

$4.00

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Light Reflection STEAM and STEM Challenge

By Spivey Sparks

Are your students studying reflection and light? This Physical Science STEAM and STEM challenge provides a hands-on learning approach to understanding how reflection impacts human sight! This project requires students to develop a model which

Subjects:

Geometry, Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

4.MD.C.5, 4.G.A.1, W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2, W.4.7

$5.00

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Water Cycle Writing Activity

By Spivey Sparks

Are you looking to incorporate writing in your water cycle test? This creative writing assesses students’ understanding of water cycle vocabulary at unit's culmination. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, and collection vocabulary

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Rubrics

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (2.81 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In addition to teaching grades 2-4, I've taught ESL in grades K-2, and gifted resource classes in grades 1,2,and 4.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach using the workshop model for Reading, Writing, and Math. My students often work in cooperative groups. I'm constantly reflecting on my craft!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have completed K-5 Literacy Collaborative training, hold my ESOL certificate and Gifted endorsement in grades K-12.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Undergraduate: Georgia State University Masters: University of West Georgia

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I taught for 10 years before my current position as full time mommy! I am grateful for this time at home with my two babes and the opportunity to continue impacting the lives of students through my TpT venture!

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering