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Hula Hoops on the First Day of School!
I like to start off the first day of school by pushing all of the desks to the side of the room and setting up enough hula hoops for each student in my class. I have been doing this for years now and I find it is a great way to start off the day. I…
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Earth Afire – Ender’s Game Prequel
Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston I had no idea that this book was part of a trilogy when I started reading it. I just thought it was a one-off prequel to Ender’s Game. I enjoyed the read but it seemed like it took a long time to get to the actual story…
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The New Spider-Man, Miles Morales
I’d been wanting to read this title for some time now. I finally got around to it, thanks to the Marvel Unlimited Comics App on my iPhone. They had a one month special subscription price as a special comic-con deal that I just had to take them up on. I read all of the graphic…
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There’s Logic Behind How Our Numbers Look
This is a fascinating image showing a correlation between the number symbols we use every day and the number of angles in each shape. It’s brilliant! I’m not sure about the historical accuracy of this image though. It seems like they really stretched the concept to make this work for 7 and 9. That, plus…
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John Lawson Trail
Let’s explore the John Lawson Park trail in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. It starts out fairly nondescript but goes off into the woods for a short period. Unfortunately, my photos of that portion of the trail didn’t turn out. I love running through natural areas and crossing small creeks or rivers. The trail opens up and…
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Amazing Spider-Man: Dying Wish
The Amazing Spider-Man: Dying Wish by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and Richard Elson Spider-Man swung into our lives in 1963 and immediately became an iconic hero. But all good stories must come to an end. This graphic novel tells the story of the final days of Peter Parker. It collects issues 698-700 of The Amazing…
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List and the Interpret a Moment
This is a great idea for a classroom activity. It involves reading a moment by paying attention to our senses, listing everything that crosses our minds, and then interpreting that list. Tina Welling explains it all in her book “Writing Wild” “Readings of the moment are a playful interaction with the natural world, yet revealing,…
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Daredevil at Fan Expo 2014
I collected a few more autographs for my Daredevil collection last weekend at Fan Expo Toronto. When I asked to get this comic signed, Cary Nord was suprrised to see this book. He said something along the lines of, “Woah, old school!” This is Volume 1 of the Hardcover Collection of the second series of…
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Transformers: In the End there is Chaos
Transformers: Volume 4 – Heart of Darkness Galvatron in back and it looks like the on-going series has taken steps towards the second generation. I much admit that I have always preferred Generation One Transformers and I missed having Optimus Prime and Megatron in this issue. I didn’t have to worry though, the Generation One…
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 1 – Cosmic Avengers I read this trade paperback before I saw the film version of Guardians of the Galaxy. I was surprised that much of the backstory of Star-Lord was left out of the movie. But at the end of the film, I realize that it made sense. They…