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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!
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Preview of Metric and Customary Conversions Boom Cards Bundle

Metric and Customary Conversions Boom Cards Bundle

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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
Preview of Multiply with Fractions Real World Word Problems Boom Cards

Multiply with Fractions Real World Word Problems Boom Cards

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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
Preview of 35 Animal Joke Cursive Practice Pages — Tracing, Copying & Independent Writing

35 Animal Joke Cursive Practice Pages — Tracing, Copying & Independent Writing

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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
Preview of Seasonal STEM Challenge Task Cards MEGA Bundle | Holiday Engineering Activities

Seasonal STEM Challenge Task Cards MEGA Bundle | Holiday Engineering Activities

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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
Preview of Winter Holiday STEM Task Cards | Low-Prep December Challenges

Winter Holiday STEM Task Cards | Low-Prep December Challenges

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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
Preview of Halloween STEM Task Cards | Low-Prep October Challenges with Recording Sheets

Halloween STEM Task Cards | Low-Prep October Challenges with Recording Sheets

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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
Preview of Thanksgiving STEM Challenge Task Cards | Low-Prep Fall Engineering Activities

Thanksgiving STEM Challenge Task Cards | Low-Prep Fall Engineering Activities

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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-
Preview of Back-to-School STEM Challenge Task Cards - Sub Plans, Low Prep

Back-to-School STEM Challenge Task Cards - Sub Plans, Low Prep

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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
Preview of Summer STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

Summer STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

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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
Preview of End-of-Year STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

End-of-Year STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

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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
Preview of Spring STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

Spring STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

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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
Preview of Valentines STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

Valentines STEM Challenge Task Card Pack - Sub Plans, Low Prep

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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 Valentine's theme and are perfect for February. What’s included20 printable STEM challenge task cardsStudent recording sheet — structured space for drawings, notes, and reflections.Teacher’s guide — quick setup tips, suggestions for use.Completed lesson plans — step‑by‑ste
Preview of Telling Time Dominoes Math Center | Analog & Digital Time Matching Game

Telling Time Dominoes Math Center | Analog & Digital Time Matching Game

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Make practicing telling time fun and hands-on with this Telling Time Match Dominoes Center Game. Students match analog clock faces to digital times as they build a domino chain, giving them repeated, meaningful practice in a playful format. This low-prep math center is perfect for reinforcing telling time skills, partner work, small groups, or early finisher activities. Just print, cut, and play! ⭐ Skills Practiced Reading analog clocksMatching analog clocks to digital timePracticing telling
Preview of 5th Grade Decimal Place Value Unit Supplement Bundle

5th Grade Decimal Place Value Unit Supplement Bundle

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The decimal place value resource you have been looking for is finally here! Each toolkit includes a teacher’s guide with lesson ideas and pacing, guided notes, practice pages, task cards, a choice board, a center, and multiple assessment choices. These decimal resources can supplement your current math curriculum or stand on their own to help you teach targeted, standards-based math lessons to your students.  Toolkits Included: → Read and Write Decimals → Rounding Decimals → Comparing Decimals
Preview of Multiply and Divide by Powers of Ten Unit Supplement

Multiply and Divide by Powers of Ten Unit Supplement

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This supplemental unit will help you teach students to multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by powers of ten. It is the perfect way to introduce your students to the decimal place value concept of the shifting values of the digits in numbers with multiplication and division by the powers of ten. The unit supplement includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and an assessment to help you teach your students key skills for multiplying and dividing deci
Preview of Comparing Decimals Unit Suplement - 5th grade

Comparing Decimals Unit Suplement - 5th grade

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Comparing Decimals is easy to teach using this helpful math toolkit. It is the perfect way to introduce your students to the decimal place value concept of comparing and equivalent decimals. The unit includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and an assessment to help you teach your students to compare decimals. These resources provide extra practice and other tools for your students as you teach them to compare decimal numbers and understand decimal place value
Preview of Rounding Decimals Unit Supplement  - 5th grade

Rounding Decimals Unit Supplement - 5th grade

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Rounding Decimals is easy to teach using this helpful math toolkit. Are you tired of running out of activities or dealing with convoluted math problems that come in the textbook? If you are, this is the perfect way to introduce your students to the decimal place value concept of rounding. This teacher's toolkit for rounding decimals with and without a number line includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and assessment to help you teach your students to round
Preview of Read & Write Decimals Unit Supplement - 5th grade

Read & Write Decimals Unit Supplement - 5th grade

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Decimal Place Value is easy to teach using this helpful math toolkit. It is the perfect way to introduce your students to decimal place value concepts with decimals to the thousandths place. This teacher's toolkit for reading and writing decimals includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and assessment to help you teach your students to read and write decimal numbers. Throughout this unit, students will work with decimals to the thousandths place to: → Model
Preview of Converting Customary Units of Measurement | Notes, Worksheets, Practice and Test

Converting Customary Units of Measurement | Notes, Worksheets, Practice and Test

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Help your students master converting customary units of measurement with this complete, low-prep math unit. This resource includes guided notes, practice pages, a choice board, task cards, a math center, and differentiated assessments—everything you need to teach, practice, and assess customary unit conversions in one place. Students will practice converting larger units to smaller units and smaller units to larger units using length, capacity, and weight in the U.S. customary system. Perf
Preview of Convert Metric Units | 5th Grade | Notes, Practice, Centers and Assessment

Convert Metric Units | 5th Grade | Notes, Practice, Centers and Assessment

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Do your students struggle with converting metric units but your math book doesn't provide enough practice and support? This teacher's toolkit includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center activity, task cards, and an assessment to help you teach your students to convert metric units of length, capacity, and mass. These resources provide you with the tools and extra practice for your students as you teach them to understand measurement conversion concepts. Teacher toolkits pro
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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!

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As a STEM teacher, it's all about problem-solving and teamwork.

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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.

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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!