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You may already be using Google Classroom for distance learning, but what about a digital resource called Boom Cards? You can easily make distance learning a success and your life easier at the same time! Boom Cards are digital task cards in an educational game format. Along with being no prep for teachers and self-checking, they are also FUN for students because they… Read More
If you use task cards in your classroom, you will LOVE digital task cards, specifically, Boom Cards! Digital, self-checking task cards are my favorite way to differentiate learning and engage learners. These are the top 8 reasons I’m a fan (in no particular order): 1) DIGITAL No printing, laminating, and cutting out sets of paper task cards. Less prep = more… Read More
So, you have some kiddos that read effortlessly and a couple that just can’t “take off”. What to do? In this post, I’ve listed 12 steps to help striving (struggling) readers make progress. Read on. First of all, you have to figure out what your student already knows and doesn’t know in order to determine what to teach next. I’m a reading… Read More
You may have already jumped on the digital resources bandwagon and used Google Classroom? Maybe you’ve also heard of a digital resource called Boom Cards? Well, Boom Cards are digital task cards in an educational game format. Along with being no prep for teachers and self-checking, they are also FUN for students because they don’t realize they are learning. How… Read More
You’ve heard it a million times- money doesn’t grow on trees. This is especially true if you homeschool, tutor or work at a small, private school (I can relate). Even in a large district, it is still hard to come by extra dollars for technology or well…anything! So, how do you infuse new tech ideas into your curriculum when you… Read More
It is a fact. When learning is turned into a game format, students learn more. One of the reason is student engagement. Oddly enough, failure in the classroom is often seen as failure. Right? Still, many experts estimate that gamers spend up to 80% of their time failing…. yet they are only more eager to play the game again! My… Read More
You can get this Boom Card deck and many more for $1 October 27th & 28th! Simply use the hashtag #ghost2020 in theTpT search bar or click here: bit.ly/ghosthastag
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Snowball Fight! Use BOOM CARDS to assess Consonant L Blends mastery by identifying the correct initial consonant blends. Interactive Boom Cards digital task cards full of movable "splatted snowballs" for students to manipulate, then type the correct L Blends. Perfect as a literacy or word work center, review or enrichment.
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Watch Alabama high school principal in “Can’t Touch This” parody video about COVID-19
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The principal raps and dances around the school while telling students to wear their masks and santize.I have always loved Dave Grohl- but this makes me love him even more.
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When it comes to the daunting question of reopening schools, America’s educators deserve a plan, not a trap.
