Grade 5 teacher uses Among Us game to teach math virtually during COVID-19 pandemic
By Bobby Hristova · CBC News
A Grade 5 teacher in Hamilton is using a viral online game to help her students learn math.
Emma Finlayson, who works in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), started her first full-time teaching job in September with a class of 32 students all learning remotely.
Finlayson said on their last day of school before the winter break, her students were separated into groups. One group decided to play Among Us, a popular online multiplayer game, instead of follow the lesson plan.
“I had never played it before and I had heard about it, so I went in and told them to stop and they were like, ‘Oh no, please it’s really fun’ and I’m like, ‘Guys, I’ve never played it before, I can’t tell you if it’s appropriate for school,'” she said.
“So I went home and I downloaded the game and I played it, and it’s fun.”
Updated on Thursday, January 07, 2021.