The weeks after winter break can feel like you have a whole new classroom. Students return with disrupted sleep schedules, a little extra energy, and not much memory of your carefully built routines. You’re still trying to remember what day it is, and...

Make the Holidays Fun and Academic with Boom Escape Rooms

Quick, Effective Centers to Keep December Calm and Productive

November invites us to honor and learn from Indigenous peoples whose histories and cultures shape this land. Native American Heritage Month is a reminder to recognize the depth and diversity of Native communities and to reflect on whether our classroom...

Boom Cards SLPs Swear By We see you, SLPs.

Bullying Is Still a Problem October is National Bullying Prevention Month, but let’s be honest, this work matters year-round.

The leaves are turning, the coffee is (hopefully) still hot when you get to it, and classroom routines are finally starting to stick. Fall always feels like the moment when teaching shifts gears — you’ve settled in with your students, and now you’re...

Let's be real. The first six weeks of school? Total chaos—but in a good way. You're building routines, learning who your kids actually are, running assessments, managing behavior, andfiguring out tech logins... all while pretending you've slept in the...

What’s your background, and how did you get started in education? We are both secondary French teachers; we actually met in France when we were working on our Master’s degrees. We share a love of teaching the French language and culture.

Parent-teacher communication has never been easy. Between packed schedules, learning gaps, and tech struggles, updates often fall through the cracks. However, we all know that when parents are involved, students tend to perform better.