The Magic School Bus (1994, September). Make Mistakes [film]. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm  When I was in elementary school, my favourite television show was The Magic School Bus. The show featured a class of 8 young students, a sentient bus with transformative powers, an anthropomorphic lizard and a theme song by Little Richard. Little Richard. Surprisingly, the best part about this show wasn't any of the...

New Line Cinema. (2012, December 12). An Unexpected Journey [film]. Retrieved from www.thehobbit.com Have you ever watched a movie that employed the use of the "Worthless Treasure" trope? Usually, it goes something like this: 1. Hero fixates on achieving some goal or finding some highly valuable treasure 2. Hero goes on adventure to find treasure 3. Hero finds treasure 4. Treasure is not...

Welcome back, teacher candidates. Year Two Mathematics is officially underway! Cartoon Network. (2012, January) Mathematical Finn [gif]. Retrieved from www.cartoonnetwork.com Last year, I related the theme of my blog, the cartoon television show Adventure Time, to my goal of wanting to promote Math as a positive experience for my students. I love how the show puts a positive spin on Mathematics, using it...