On Friday I had the pleasure of being a substitute for my 5th grade class. My CT handed my the district calendar and said here you go! I created all of the lesson plans and had successful time teaching my students about the inner and outer planets in science and coding similarities and differences in the text during ELA. For math, I taught my class the power of 10 strategy to use to help determine where to place the decimal in the quotient. It was the end of literacy week and to celebrate I added a buddy reading into my lesson plans. My class checked out their favorite book from the library for morning work. After my ELA lesson we traveled down to Kindergarten to read our favorite books and help the Kindergarteners with their reading. I told my class we are the role models of the school. Kindergarten looks up to you. They want to know they can be a great reader someday just like you are! I had one student who had a negative attitude saying this is "so lame." I sat down with him and read next to him. Then he helped the Kindergartener read and I have ever seen him smile so big when his partner read the word! It was like a lightbulb went off that I matter, I can teach other people what I know. It was such a great experience and I can't wait to continue this as a teacher.
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