Subbing

I have been subbing a little over a month now, due to the fact that teaching jobs are as plentiful as any other type of job right now. I am hoping to make some good connections which will help with my job search next year. Each day subbing is a little different which means that subbing is hardly ever boring. I have been subbing both middle and high school and enjoy both for different reasons.

Friday was an interesting day. I subbed for the first time in middle school Social Studies (7th grade, which was the grade I student taught last fall). Because they were learning a subject which I had taught before I felt that I had more to offer.

The highlight of my day, however, came when I covered one period of 6th grade L.A.. The school was short on subs and had a different sub for each period for that class. Following the lesson plan, I took up their homework and assigned a few pages of quick book work. The fun part came last. The class was reading The Hunger Games (which if you haven't read, you should!) and I got to read about two chapters aloud for them.

Read it!

I have never read aloud before and was a little nervous about how well I would do. A few of the students were following along in their own copy, but most were just listening as I read. They were near the end of the book, and the part which I read contained quite a few exciting events and plot twists. Many of the students were literally sitting on the edge of their seats, they would gasps at exciting parts, there were a few "oh no's!" at the plot twists, and excitement when the main character's prevailed. I must have done a decent job considering the reaction of the students. It was a lot of fun, getting that kind of reaction to students enjoying the class period.