Friday, September 07, 2007
Subbed for 1st grade
OK, I subbed for 1st grade today. I am not sure it should be called 1st grade yet because these kids are basically 1 week out of kindergarten. It certainly felt more like full day kindergarten without an aid. Basically this is how my the first hour of my day went:
1. "Everybody put book bags away, sharpen pencils, get a drink, and use the potty, then sit down at your desks quietly for announcements please."
2. Repeat number 1 twenty six times
3. "Class, please follow directions"
4. Repeat number 1 eighteen more times
5. "Please write your name on the paper I just handed out"
6. Repeat number 5 twenty two times
7. "Class, please follow directions"
8. Jimmy shouts "I need to sharpen my pencil!"
9. Tiffany shouts "I don't know how to do that"
10. I say "If you have a question, please raise your hand"
11. 25 hands go up
12. "OK class, please follow my directions they are very straight forward. Write your name on the top of the blank paper I just handed out"
13. I say "if you do not understand my directions, please raise your hand"
14. one hand this time.... "yes Esmeralda?" and she says, "Mr. S, may I please use the potty?" I respond "of course, please hurry"
15. then I ask the class "why are we talking? Remember my directions? Did I mention anything about talking to your neighbor?"
16. me: "Rudolph? where are you going? I didn't say anything about getting out of your chair in my directions"
17. me: "OK I need everyone to be quiet for me please... I am looking for quiet hands... who can tell me and the rest of the class what my directions were?"
18. No hands this time
19. "Mr. S, My brother has a pet lizard. It eats bugs."
20. Potty break
I wish I could say that the rest of the day got better, but it really didn't. I wish I could spend a whole day in there teaching them the meaning of "follow directions"
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1. "Everybody put book bags away, sharpen pencils, get a drink, and use the potty, then sit down at your desks quietly for announcements please."
2. Repeat number 1 twenty six times
3. "Class, please follow directions"
4. Repeat number 1 eighteen more times
5. "Please write your name on the paper I just handed out"
6. Repeat number 5 twenty two times
7. "Class, please follow directions"
8. Jimmy shouts "I need to sharpen my pencil!"
9. Tiffany shouts "I don't know how to do that"
10. I say "If you have a question, please raise your hand"
11. 25 hands go up
12. "OK class, please follow my directions they are very straight forward. Write your name on the top of the blank paper I just handed out"
13. I say "if you do not understand my directions, please raise your hand"
14. one hand this time.... "yes Esmeralda?" and she says, "Mr. S, may I please use the potty?" I respond "of course, please hurry"
15. then I ask the class "why are we talking? Remember my directions? Did I mention anything about talking to your neighbor?"
16. me: "Rudolph? where are you going? I didn't say anything about getting out of your chair in my directions"
17. me: "OK I need everyone to be quiet for me please... I am looking for quiet hands... who can tell me and the rest of the class what my directions were?"
18. No hands this time
19. "Mr. S, My brother has a pet lizard. It eats bugs."
20. Potty break
I wish I could say that the rest of the day got better, but it really didn't. I wish I could spend a whole day in there teaching them the meaning of "follow directions"
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