Word Hippo

Word Hippo is a website that according to them is "a Thesaurus and word tools for your creative needs."    You can search a word and look based on  synonyms, antonyms, definitions, rhymes, sentences, translations and more.  To see the website click here. 

Mount Everest

Sorry I have been absent for a while but I was extremely busy with Track and Field and some personal stuff I had to deal with.  Anyways I am back.  To lead off, with all the carnage on  Everest this year, it reminds me of Jon Krakauer's book "Into Thin Air" discussing the '96 climbing disaster.  Below is a video of the climb from base camp.

Below is a movie based on Krakauer's book.

Subsidy for Author Visit

This post is thanks to Martha M.  From their website "With the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council, The Writers’ Union of Canada funds author visits to Ontario elementary and secondary schools. The Union subsidizes a portion of the author's reading fee and travel and accommodation costs."  To get more information click here.

Braingenie - Math and Science

This free website offers a way to learn and practice elementary and high school mathematics as well as Biology, Chemistry and Physics.  To take a look click here.

Fighting Fake News

If you are teaching a course that involves investigating fake news you might want to check out this website created  by Johanna L.  There is plenty of material and links for you.  To see the website click here.

Pythagorean Theorem Game

From the Mathematics Teacher from way back, here is a dice, card, board game that you can have your students play for a review.  To see the game and cards click here.

Swiss Spaghetti

This could be used in your foods classroom.  For younger students and newer teachers, I thought you might want to know were spaghetti comes from.

If you would like more information about growing your own spaghetti click here.