It’s crazy sock day! I ran morning meeting today and I guessed correctly that we’d be doing the shoe greeting so everyone could see everyone’s crazy socks. Everyone puts one shoe in the middle of the circle and one at a time, someone picks a shoe and greets that person. They also get to choose their activity on Friday, so we played Magic Squares. That is my favorite activity so far too. The teacher comes up with a pattern of “stepping stones” using sample size carpet squares. Going around the circle, each student takes a turn trying to figure out the pattern of where to step. When they hit a wrong square, the teacher rings a bell and the next person tries.
During Daily 5 today, my CT didn’t pull any guided reading groups. Instead, for the mini lessons, we had the students present their power points. We made sure they were all fixed up and then we emailed them to their parents after they were presented. We’ve already gotten some great parent replies.
My CT was out for the afternoon, so I worked with a substitute teacher. I taught all afternoon. I had lots of reminders on my desk to make sure one girl was packed up to leave early at 1, to share one more power point that we didn’t get to, to share parent emails privately with the students who got replies, and the try to get students who didn’t guess the candy heart jar to put in their guesses. I got everything done except remind the students whose parents sent emails. All of my lessons went well except at the very very end of the day. I had the class graphing candy hearts in math and they got a little out of hand. I was embarrassed when another teacher from a neighboring classroom came over and asked us to keep it down. The sub I was with is not yet certified; she has an emergency certification from the state, but will be pursuing her teaching certification in the coming year. I felt more experienced than her. She didn’t do a whole lot to help me manage the class, so I felt really on my own. That plus me giving them candy hearts really made them crazy. At the very end I told them that I was really sad that they couldn’t keep their self control and that I don’t think I’ll be bringing in any more candy for future math games. The worst was when we played around the world right after math. One student made it all the way around the world and when he made it he yelled “I MADE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD!” Everyone erupted laughing at the outburst. That was when the other teacher came by to ask us to quiet down. The day ended quickly and I was exhausted. I’m very glad it’s the weekend.
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