Lead teaching has officially begun! And it's off to an interesting start...not so much a supported lead today as my CT wasn't at school! She and her husband were in an accident on their way to work, and her doctor recommended she take two days off school -- so I have three straight days of subbing. Getting that news as I arrived this morning made me SO grateful that I stayed late on Friday afternoon doing grading and prep. I thought I was making Mrs. V's return to school easier, but in fact it made MY monday smoother! And to think Mrs. G across the hall tried to convince me to leave at 3:45 :P Yay money for subbing, but golly do I miss having Mrs. V's management help and organizational assistance! It'll be great to have her back.
Overall today went quite smoothly. I think that after having Friday on my own and surviving, I got some of my "on my own" jitters out and was able to manage the students more confidently today. Here's hoping that only grows tomorrow!
I'm in the process of integrating my social studies unit on map skills. So far we've done a K-W-L and Google Maps introduction (zooming out from our school to the world, switching back and forth between satellite and map), a read-aloud of How to read a city map by Dorothy Rhodes, an inquiry-based map keys exploration, and a computer activity on continents and oceans. The students have been getting really into the unit and several have asked to bring in map-related items from home. It's tricky to find time for them to share, but I'm thrilled that they're so interested!
Well, it's bedtime for Ms. H. Sweet dreams, y'all!
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Currently reading: Still Letters to a Young Teacher. Hopefully I'll be done soon!
Current high: a productive day!
Current low: battling some respiratory junk (probably sinus infection) -- yuk
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