I feel fortunate and am grateful.
Word Wall – Grade 4
Towards the end of August I got a call from a principal at an elementary school offering me a replacement contract to cover a Grade 4 class while the permanent teacher recovers from knee replacement surgery. I said “Yes.”
Helping elementary students develop and learn made me happy I changed career gears.
Special Guests
I bring “special guests” to the class to help teach Social Studies, Math, Language Arts. Chief Inspector George, Jacques Noir and a caped superhero, among others have all replaced me to illustrate a concept we are learning.
Chief Inspector George visited our class looking for the missing 5 Ws.
These characters always bring the students to life and make the learning more fun. The students seem to suspect the guests are me in disguise.
Preposterous.
So cool, Harry, and so you! Kids eat that stuff up. For our French class, we have had ‘de la visite’ from Pierre l’artiste, who always gets his colours mixed up; Madame Marchande, who sells all kinds of produce; and Abra K. Debra, who does magic tricks!
Thanks Debbie. And it’s fun for the teacher!