Math Rhymes

What a great rhyme! I'm totally going to use this!

TED Video: Jane McGonigal

What a great idea! Loving all the things I'm learning in my MOOC on gamification




I want to try 'World Without Oil'!

(But have to wait for better internet ... SIGH)

Sunset

I've been on the move and slept in 5 different places over the last two weeks. Although it seemed like I have finally Great Whale, where I am schedule for 3 weeks, the school board flew me to Waskaganish for an interview on Monday. I've already been offered a position and am now waiting for the background check to be completed. 

Now that I am back in Great Whale, I am staying with another teacher. I took this photo around 8:30 pm. My housemate's dog found some caribou antlers left out near a Cree camp. She brought it all the way back to gnaw on and she tried to run away with it when my housemate, S., wanted to grab it from her. Instead, the dog got stuck in the deep snow. Mind you, that's the snow reaching up to a porch.

On a side note, the temperature in New Delhi, I saw on the news, is 37 Celsius today.

Online Shopping: I bought this organic chai on Well.ca and it is my new favourite tea:

Math Fun

Today, I got 8 kids hooked on this game. One of them even wants to buy it. It didn't feel like a work day!

We didn't just play the game of course. I taught them some new words - real estate, RV, moat, etc. - and also alternative math strategies to add up their points if there's no calculator around.

The Grade 2 teacher also came up to me and said, "I don't know what you did yesterday but the kids are begging for you to come back to the class."

Being Silly

Supplied for the Grade 2s this afternoon and read a Robert Munsch book. I love doing funny voices. I miss reading picture books to kids.

Renewal

I’ve completely recovered from my cold, so I decided to make a visit to the gym with A. after work. Honestly, it felt good to be moving again. The past two weeks, I’ve been sitting at home a lot. I decided to take it easy and skipped the boot camp class. Instead, I walked on the treadmill for 25 minutes, complete three sets of back extensions and 45-second planks each, then finished with a few exercises on the Gorilla Workout app.

A light workout that left me feeling refreshed.

Sunset in Eastmain

I only managed to snag one shot, since I left the house with a near-dead battery. Lesson of the day, always check your camera a few hours before you head out.