Hi! I'm Angela, a STEM teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been teaching for 20 years and love making useful, intentional STEM, technology and math resources to help make your life easier as a teacher!
Engage your 6th graders with this interactive deck of 20 Unit Rate Boom Cards designed to build confidence and fluency with real-world ratio and rate problems! Students will practice finding unit rates in a variety of contexts, such as: - Miles per hour (speed and distance word problems) - Cost per item (shopping and budgeting situations) - Pages per minute/hour (reading and work-rate problems) - Cups per recipe/item (cooking and baking scenarios) - Miles per gallon, ounces per dollar, and more
Engaging, self-checking digital task cards on Boom Learning that reinforce the skill of identifying equivalent ratios. Features: - Auto-graded, immediate feedback; unlimited practice attempts. Learning Targets:- Identify equivalent ratios - Choose equivalent ratios from a set - Complete a blank in a ratio equivalency problem Teacher notesNo printing required. Boom cards require a Boom Learning account (free preview available). Works on computers, tablets, and interactive whiteboards.About Boom
A comprehensive, self-checking bundle of 9 Boom Learning decks covering every component of “Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.” Scaffolded practice, instant feedback, auto-grading, and actionable reports. Boom Cards are ideal for lessons, homework, warm-ups, quick assessments, or review—use the memorization deck to prepare learners before tackling calculation-focused decks for greater speed and accuracy. About Boom Cards:To use Boom Cards, you must be connected
A self-checking deck of 20 interactive Boom Cards that build mastery with percent as a rate per 100. Students find a percent of a quantity and solve for the whole, given a part and a percent, including real-world contexts like discounts, taxes, tips, increases/decreases, and simple interest. Skills Covered:- Interpret percent as per 100 - Find a percent of a quantity (e.g., 25% of 60) - Find the whole when given a part and percent (e.g., 40% is 32 → whole = 80) - Apply percent to real-life conte
Engaging, self-checking digital task cards on Boom Learning that guide students to create tables of equivalent ratios, find missing values, plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane, and use tables to compare ratios. Features: - Auto-graded, immediate feedback; unlimited practice attempts. - Interactive inputs: number entry, drag-and-drop point plotting, multiple-choice comparisons. - Scaffolding: starts with simple ratios, progresses to multi-step and comparison tasks. - Real-world contexts (rec
Engage your 6th graders with this interactive deck of 25 Unit Rate Boom Cards designed to build confidence and fluency with real-world ratio and rate problems! Students will practice finding unit rates in a variety of contexts, such as: - Miles per hour (speed and distance word problems) - Cost per item (shopping and budgeting situations) - Pages per minute/hour (reading and work-rate problems) - Cups per recipe/item (cooking and baking scenarios) - Miles per gallon, ounces per dollar, and more
Help students develop a foundational sense of ratios with this ready‑to‑assign deck. The set begins with two concise review pages that model key concepts and notation, then offers 23 interactive, self‑checking practice cards. Students count objects in images and read data from charts to determine part‑to‑part and part‑to‑whole ratios, and practice writing ratios three ways: using a colon (a:b), the word “to” (a to b), and as a fraction. Instant feedback supports independent learning while Boom
This bundle includes four complementary digital task card decks that build measurement fluency. Students will practice both memorizing and applying their conversion skills! What's Included:Memorize Metric ConversionsMemorize Customary ConversionsConvert Metric UnitsConvert Customary UnitsBonus PDF to quickly import all four decks into your Boom Learning LibraryBoom Cards are ideal for lessons, homework, warm-ups, quick assessments, or review—use the memorization deck to prepare learners before t
Build students’ fluency with equivalent ratios using 20 ready‑to‑assign Boom Cards. This set includes varied item types—complete ratio tables, find-the-missing-number, determine whether two ratios are equivalent, choose the missing value in equivalent ratios, and select all equivalent ratios from a group. Self‑checking cards provide immediate feedback and Boom Learning records student progress and scores for easy tracking. Low prep and classroom‑ready for whole‑class, small‑group, or independent
Build student fluency multiplying fractions with 12 ready‑to‑assign Boom Cards featuring realistic, everyday word problems. Cards mix answer formats (fill‑in‑the‑blank and multiple choice) and two task focuses: solve the problem or select the correct equation that models it. Self‑correcting cards give immediate feedback to students while Boom Learning records scores and progress for easy teacher tracking. Low prep and highly engaging—great for whole‑class digital practice, centers, interventions
Give students targeted practice using the standard algorithm to multiply 2–4 digit whole or decimal numbers by 2-digit whole or decimal numbers. Each of the 20 digital task cards: Presents a multiplication problem requiring the standard algorithm (regrouping occurs frequently).Provides a visible workspace and a designated area to record regrouping (tens/hundreds carry work).Requires students to place the decimal point correctly in the final answer.Includes immediate feedback (Boom format) so st
Bring laughter into cursive practice! This pack includes 35 printable practice pages, each featuring a kid-friendly animal joke with the punchline written in cursive. Every page is arranged to scaffold learning: the joke appears in full cursive, then the same joke in dotted-line cursive for tracing, and finally several blank cursive lines for independent writing. Perfect for whole-class warm-ups, handwriting centers, morning work, homework, or fast finishers. What’s included:35 printable practic
Keep STEM fun and easy all year long with this Seasonal & Holiday STEM Challenge Task Cards Bundle. This collection includes low-prep STEM/engineering task card sets for the entire school year, each with print-and-go lesson plans, recording sheets, and learning targets so you can quickly set up engaging STEM challenges at any time. This bundle includes 9 themed STEM task card sets: WinterValentine’s DaySpringEnd of YearSummerBack to SchoolHalloweenThanksgivingWinter Holidays (Christmas, H
Make Winter Holiday STEM fun, hands-on, and truly low-prep with these Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa STEM Challenge Task Cards. This set includes 20 different Winter Holiday-themed STEM/engineering challenges, plus print-and-go lesson plans, learning intentions, success criteria, and a student recording sheet—everything you need for engaging December STEM lessons. Most challenges can be completed using just paper, tape, and scissors, so you can run these builds with minimal prep and simpl
Make Halloween STEM fun, hands-on, and truly low-prep with these Halloween STEM Challenge Task Cards. This set includes 20 different Halloween-themed STEM/engineering challenges, plus print-and-go lesson plans, learning intentions, success criteria, and a student recording sheet—everything you need for engaging October STEM lessons. Most challenges can be completed using just paper, tape, and scissors, so you can run these builds with minimal prep and simple classroom materials. You can als
Bring hands-on Thanksgiving STEM fun to your classroom with these low-prep STEM challenge task cards. This set includes 20 different Thanksgiving-themed STEM/engineering challenges, plus print-and-go lesson plans, learning intentions, success criteria, and a student recording sheet—everything you need for engaging fall STEM lessons with minimal prep. Most challenges can be completed with just paper, tape, and scissors, making this resource perfect for busy teachers, tight budgets, and last-
Engage young engineers with a ready‑to‑use STEM Challenge Task Card pack. This teacher‑friendly kit saves planning time and inspires hands‑on creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. All STEM tasks in this pack have a summer theme such as vacations, packing, camping, beach, heat and the sun. They are perfect for using in June, July, and August and a great addition to your back-to-school activities. What’s included20 printable STEM challenge task cardsStudent recording sheet — structured
Engage young engineers with a ready‑to‑use STEM Challenge Task Card pack. This teacher‑friendly kit saves planning time and inspires hands‑on creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. All STEM tasks in this pack have a summer theme such as vacations, packing, camping, beach, heat and the sun. They are perfect for using in June, July, and August and a great addition to your back-to-school activities. What’s included20 printable STEM challenge task cardsStudent recording sheet — structured
Engage young engineers with a ready‑to‑use STEM Challenge Task Card pack. This teacher‑friendly kit saves planning time and inspires hands‑on creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. All STEM tasks in this pack have an end-of-year theme such as graduation, memory book, yearbook, and celebration. They are perfect for the month leading up to your end of school year. What’s included20 printable STEM challenge task cardsStudent recording sheet — structured space for drawings, notes, and ref
Engage young engineers with a ready‑to‑use STEM Challenge Task Card pack. This teacher‑friendly kit saves planning time and inspires hands‑on creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. All STEM tasks in this pack have a spring theme such as St. Patrick's day, rainbows, wind, rain, and flowers and are perfect for March, April and May. What’s included20 printable STEM challenge task cardsStudent recording sheet — structured space for drawings, notes, and reflections.Teacher’s guide — quick
Hi! I'm Angela, a STEM teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been teaching for 20 years and love making useful, intentional STEM, technology and math resources to help make your life easier as a teacher!
Teaching style
As a STEM teacher, it's all about problem-solving and teamwork.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
I received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in Human Development and Family Studies. I also received my teaching certificate from UNR. I have my Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Lesley University.
Additional biographical information
I'm the mother of a high schooler and my husband is a Physical Education teacher. We love to swim, read, and play games. Our latest passion is taking cruises as a family before my daughter goes off to college!
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