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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 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 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 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 Classify Figures Math Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Assessment

Classify Figures Math Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Assessment

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Classifying geometric figures isn't always as easy as it may seem! Students need to practice with a variety of figures and learn the definitions and attributes of each polygon to master this skill! This teacher's toolkit includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and assessment to help you teach your students to classify quadrilaterals and triangles and arrange the figures into a hierarchy. These resources provide you with extra practice and other tools for your stude
Preview of Greek and Latin Roots: Sub, Super - Boom Cards

Greek and Latin Roots: Sub, Super - Boom Cards

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Students practice working with the prefixes - sub, super - in this set of 22 cards. Students will choose the correct word for a given definition and type the correct word from the word bank to complete a sentence (typed words must be spelled correctly). The words included in this deck for the roots sub, super are: - submarine - submerge - submit - subside - subway - superb - superhuman - superior - supersonic - supervisor This deck includes: - Study cards: words with definitions (2 cards; 10 wor
Preview of Composite Volume Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Centers, Assessment

Composite Volume Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Centers, Assessment

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This composite volume of rectangular prisms teacher's toolkit includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, task cards, and assessment. These resources provide you with extra practice and other tools for your students as you teach them to understand volume concepts. Students will calculate the volume of figures composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms. Teacher toolkits provide a great foundation for teaching math standards or can be used to supplement your current math cur
Preview of Greek and Latin Roots: Cent, Deca, Deci - Boom Cards

Greek and Latin Roots: Cent, Deca, Deci - Boom Cards

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Greek and Latin Roots can be tricky to master. This set of Boom Cards provides extra vocabulary practice. Students will work with the roots for ten and hundred - cent, deci and deca - on the Boom Learning online platform. Students will choose the correct word for a given definition and type the correct word from the word bank to complete a sentence (typed words must be spelled correctly). Students practice working with the roots - cent, deca, deci - in this set of 22 cards. Students will choose
Preview of Greek and Latin Roots: Semi, Medi - Boom Cards

Greek and Latin Roots: Semi, Medi - Boom Cards

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Greek and Latin Roots can be tricky to master. This set of Boom Cards provides extra vocabulary practice. Students will work with the roots for middle and half - semi and medi - on the Boom Learning online platform. Students will choose the correct word for a given definition and type the correct word from the word bank to complete a sentence (typed words must be spelled correctly). Students practice working with the roots - semi and medi - in this set of 22 cards. Students will choose the corre
Preview of Multiplication as Scaling Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Assessment

Multiplication as Scaling Unit - 5th grade - Notes, Activities, Assessment

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This multiplication as scaling teacher's toolkit includes guided notes, practice, a choice board, a center, and assessment. These resources provide you with extra practice and other tools for your students as you teach them to understand multiplication as resizing. Students will compare the size of products to various factors without resizing in a variety of problem types. Teacher toolkits provide a great foundation for teaching math standards or can be used to supplement your current math curri
Preview of Multiply Decimals Using Models - Boom Cards

Multiply Decimals Using Models - Boom Cards

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Multiply decimals by decimals using models in this comprehensive deck. Students will drag a decimal model for both the multiplier and multiplicand over to a blank decimal model. The two decimals will overlap to reveal the answer to the multiplication problem. Students will then need to type in the correct product. ☀️How Do Students Complete the Cards?- Students will drag and drop the two decimal models to overlap. - Students will type the correct product in to the space provided. ☀️ What's Incl
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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!

Teaching style

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!