Why I (Heart) Boom Cards™!

WHAT ARE BOOM CARDS™?

Boom Cards™ are one of the coolest things I've seen in a while! They can be thought of as mini apps or digital task cards. AND they are created by teachers! You can even purchase an Ultimate membership ($25 per year) and make them yourself! Each deck has a certain number of cards, tasks, or questions (usually 20) for the student to complete. Decks have already been created for a wide variety of subjects, including math, reading, phonics, science, social studies, and more! They work on interactive white boards, desktops, iPads, tablets, and even your phone! So, they can be practiced in a large group format, then individually.

The decks come in different formats. Some are multiple choice, some are drag and drop, while others include fill-in-the-blanks or have multiple correct answers. I love how this provides teachers with many options for helping students practice different subjects, while offering the students unique ways to interact with the material. You can even add sounds so that students can have the directions or sight words read to them.

MY FAVORITE BOOM CARDS™ FEATURES

I have been using Boom Cards with my kindergarten class for a couple of months now. Here are the features I love:

1) Students can practice content that exactly matches our curriculum! Right now, they are working on making numbers 11-20, identifying sight words, counting objects, and beginning addition.

2) I can add my own sounds! I use this feature to add an icon for students to click when they need to hear the directions. I also use it to ask students to find specific sight words. The possibilities are endless!

3) Since the content is digital, I can use as much color as I want . . . and give absolutely no thought to how much ink it will use! So I add photos for the backgrounds to make them interesting and artwork from the best clipart artists around. I can add so many things to make the cards more engaging and fun!

4) Students can practice at home! No more summer slide!!! You can send the link, username, and password home for each student. This makes it easy and fun for students to work on academic skills over school breaks!

5) You can assign decks to the whole class or individual students! This is huge! This way, I know that each student is working right at his/her instructional level. 

6) BoomLearning.com is always improving! They are very busy getting feedback from teachers and creators. They are always adding new features and improving old ones. I love having new features to add to my decks!

FREE OFFER FROM BOOM LEARNING™!

Boom Cards™ are self-grading, DIGITAL resources. They live in the cloud. They can't be printed. They play on most modern browsers, Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. You open a Boom Learning account to play them (to protect the children). Create Fast Play pins to assign your Boom Cards™ to students.

If you are a new Boom Learning customer, when you redeem your Boom Cards™ purchase you get 90-day free trial of a premium account. When your trial ends, you can renew or move to a free account. You may upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. Free accounts use purchased Boom Cards with Fast Play pins. Boom Learning also has premium accounts. Premium accounts offer advanced assignment tools, individual and whole class performance tracking, and more.

To read more about these offers on the Boom Learning site, CLICK HERE. 

AND . . . CLICK HERE for more info on adding Boom Cards to Google Classroom(TM). 

TRY BOOM CARDS FOR FREE! 

There's no better way to see what Boom Cards™ are all about than to try them for yourself! Every deck on the site has a four-card preview. That way, you know exactly what you are getting. Or, download one of my FREE decks! Just click on the photos below to take a look! Download the freebie and click on the link in the resource. 

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Happy teaching!

FREE Bump Addition Games for All Year! K-3

I love it when students are engaged, learning, AND having fun! Bump games are a great way for students to practice math facts. They work well in math centers, for early finishers, as small group practice, or as a take home activity. Here are a few that I have gathered in one spot for your convenience. Download a few and have bump games available for your students throughout the year! 

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Back to School

Welcome Back Bump from Sunny Days

     This set includes addition, multiplication, AND blank versions! 

Back to School Bump from Differentiation Station Creations

     This set includes a printable page with the game. 

Fall

Apple Bump from A Sunny Day in First Grade

     What a great addition to a fall unit on apples! 

Halloween Bump from Games 4 Learning

     Two game boards are included in this set: addition and subtraction. 

Boo Bump from Teacher Tam

     This set includes games for addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

Grandma Thanksgiving Roll and Cover from Mary Lirette

     I use one of the games from this set as a bump game, too. It's fun to put a copy of the "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie" book (Alison Jackson) in a bag with this game and send it home. Students love it! 

Fall Addition Bump from Covered in Glitter and Glue

    Here's another fun, fall-themed version of bump! 

Winter

100th Day Bump from Susan Montague

     Here's another fun activity to add to your 100th Day celebration! 

Groundhog Bump from Kathy Law

     A cute resource for Groundhog Day is always a plus! 

Valentine Bump from Easy Peasy Primary Resources

     Your students are sure to "love" this version! 

You Stole My Heart Game from Hilary Lewis

     There are addition and multiplication games in this set. 

Polar Pals Bump Games from Sandy's Learning Reef

     This set has games for addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Isn't this one cute?! 

Winter Sports Bump from Sweet Integrations

     This set includes a blank board, too!

Gingerbread Bump by Teacher Tam

     Here's another one of my bump games. It has boards for adding 2 numbers and 3 numbers. There are also boards in Spanish! 

Snowman Bump from Kathy Law

     This game covers addition doubles facts.

Reindeer Bump It from Teaching Resources from the Classroom

     How cute are these little guys?!

Christmas Bump from Primary Packrat

     This set would be great to use at home over the break! 

Holly Jolly Bump from Carla Hoff

     This set has several bump games. It includes both full color and blackline versions.

Spring

Bump in the Garden from Miss Galvin Learns

    Let's hop to some addition practice with this eye-catching game!

St. Patrick's Day Game Set (including bump) from Sweet Integrations

  This set includes a game of bump, a board game, and a roll and cover game.

Easter Bump from Sheree Peterson

     This set includes 4 different version of bump. 

Springtime Bump from Tracy Smith

     Bump games like this one work well as math centers, for early finishers, as a home activity, or for small group practice. 

Butterfly Bump from Linda's Learning Loot

     This would make a fun addition to a science unit on butterflies! 

Fiesta Fun Bump for Cinco de Mayo from Alicia Coletti

     I love finding colorful resources like this one! What a fun way to celebrate!

Summer

Summer Bump Game from Teaching Trove

     Things that remind me of the beach are my favorite! This game is sure to be a favorite with your student(s), too! 

Lemonade Bump from Kim Mueller EdD

     My own kids LOVE lemonade, so I just had to include this version! 

Summer Math and Literacy Freebie--and a Bump Game--from Teacher Tam

     This set includes an ice cream themed bump game! 

Great for any time of the year!

Bubblegum Bump from Mrs. Nelson is Missing

     Here's some colorful addition practice for your students! 

Super Bump from Paiges of Learning

   Your students will think this version of bump is just "super!"

Bow Wow Bump from That's So Second Grade

     For the first game, students will add 2 numbers and subtract the sum from 20. The second game is multiplication bump. 

Ninja Bump from Sunny Days

     I had to include this in honor of my youngest son--the ninja! 

Space Bump from Kindergarten Couture

    This game is perfect to include in a unit about space! 

Birthday Bump from Kathy Law

     Here's another bump game for doubles facts.

I hope you found a few practice games that your students will love!

Happy teaching!

Summer Review Packs for Kindergarten and First Grade

It's that time of year again! Some schools have less than a month left and everyone is looking forward to some summer fun. It's the perfect time to get SUMMER SKILLS REVIEW PACKS ready to send home with your students! 

These booklets contain BRIEF YET MEANINGFUL math and literacy practice for kindergarten and first grade. Each booklet contains only 33 or 34 pages of material--small enough for you to easily copy. All of them are in blackline. They can be copied back to back to save paper.

A BOARD GAME is included with each set. This gives students a fun way to practice basic math facts and reading over the summer. The kindergarten set has game cards for addition, subtraction, sight words, CVC words, and sight word sentences. The first grade set has cards for addition, subtraction, sight words, blends/digraphs/long vowels, and sight word sentences. Parents can cut out the board and cards. Students can color the game board and play over and over again throughout the summer! 

Each summer review workbook has ONE MATH OR LITERACY activity every weekday for 10 weeks. They contain brief reviews of several CCSS for each grade. For example, in the picture above, my son finished a few subtraction problems. Then, he colored a summer-themed picture filled with kindergarten sight words. 

Click on the pictures below to see each pack in my Teacher's Notebook shop.

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