Why Teachers Love Boom Task Cards: The Ultimate No-Prep Digital Activity
Boom Cards are changing the way classrooms use digital task cards. Once you try these self-grading digital activities with your students, you’ll wonder how you taught without them.
Boom Task Cards are dynamite, pardon the pun, but they really are explosive little learning tools. These self-grading digital task cards give students instant feedback while saving teachers hours of prep time. When I first heard about Boom Cards, I was honestly a little skeptical about adding more screen time to my classroom routine. But once I started using and creating my own decks, I fell in love.
I’ve talked before about why I love using games to teach reading and phonics — they work exceptionally well for struggling readers, dyslexic students, and kids who need extra motivation to practice foundational skills. Boom Cards check every one of those boxes, and then some.
What Are Boom Cards?
Boom Cards are high-quality, self-grading digital task cards for reading, phonics, math, and more. Because they’re created by teachers (like me!), you can find a deck for almost any topic, skill, or grade level, from letter sounds to long vowels to reading comprehension.
Students can play Boom Cards on:
- Computers and Chromebooks
- iPads and tablets
- Smartphones
- Interactive whiteboards (teacher-led play)
Each card is designed to be completed through drag-and-drop, point-and-click, or fill-in-the-blank interactions, making them accessible even for young learners or students with fine motor challenges.
Try this free deck to see how it works.
Why You Will Love Boom Cards
- Paperless, no prep, huge time-saver
- No printing, cutting, or laminating
- Self-correcting with instant feedback
- Students work independently at their own pace
- Teachers get reports of activity and can chart progress
- Use them with individual students, groups, or whole class
- Ideal for special education
- Students can practice anywhere on their personal devices
- Use them for instant, self-grading assessments
- Add some fun by using Boom Cards for classroom games and incentives
- Great for center activities, fast finishers, and homework
- Perfect for homeschooling and tutoring
What You Need To Know
Before you dive in, here are a few important details about how Boom Learning works:
- Internet connection required. Boom Cards run on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge).
- Apps are available for Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle Fire.
- Account required for adults. For student privacy and security, adults must create a free Boom Learning account to assign decks.
- Fast Pins let you assign the Boom Cards you purchase with instant, self-grading feedback.
- Fast Play is always free for students — no account needed on their end.
- Premium account options unlock additional assignment features, reporting, and classroom management tools. New users get a free trial of the premium account to test it out.
Read here for details
Ready to Try Boom Cards in Your Classroom?
You can check out my decks at Tammy’s Toolbox Boom Learning Store!
Find Out More About My Boom Card Journey Here.
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What Teachers Have to Say
“Love these boom cards-great resource for checking student’s knowledge pre-, during, or post learning!” – Confetti Teacher
“I love your Boom cards! They are such high quality and fit in perfectly with my OG instruction. Boom cards are a great way to practice! Yours are especially high quality.” – Blue Cottage Reading
I recently introduced BOOM to one of the tech people at my school and she immediately installed the app on all of the school iPads. So excited to do more with this! Thanks for a great resource.” – Laura W
“My students enjoy using Boom Cards! I try to give them practice each week with our phonics skill using Boom Cards. I appreciate that these Boom Cards had not only practice with the skill but also had an explanation as to when to use -ck and when to use -k.” – Meghan S