Mini-Tutorial: Boom Cards

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Boom Cards are interactive lessons designed by teachers. You can select from a variety of lessons or make lessons yourself to sell them.

Here is the tutorial!



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  1. Erika Blauch RusleyJuly 5, 2021 at 5:59 PM

    Thanks so much for sharing this resource, Elsie! I never knew about Boom Cards before and I am curious to check them out. I appreciated the screencast that you created.

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  2. CrystalJuly 6, 2021 at 7:27 AM

    Elsie, I love using Boom cards with my kids. I have not made any myself, but it is nice to use for a quick/fun review of skills that we are learning about

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