I got this call for a ½ day 1st grade class the previous evening, so I was surprised when I got to the school that the teacher didn’t inform the class that morning that she wouldn’t be there for the afternoon.
Isn’t that strange? The kids were very concerned that something happened to her. I thought it was a little rude to the kids not to let them know in advance that nothing was wrong but someone else would be there in the afternoon.
It would seem a common courtesy so I wouldn’t have to explain, ten times, why she disappeared to which I had no answer.
Well, maybe she got to busy that morning generating that, hopefully, full detailed lesson plan for me.
Nope, the entire lesson plan was written one small 3”x3” post-it note.
1. Spelling test.
2. Peter Rabbit
3. Recess (1:10-1:30)
4. Finish Peter Rabbit
5. Science
6. Friday envelopes.
No details on WHAT I was supposed to do with “Peter Rabbit” or just what “Science” I was supposed to teach.
Found an additional post-it with not much more clarification:
1. Peter Rabbit: “Model for students on what to write”.
2. Science: “Stick pictures on grey board”. (She underlined “board” ??)
It sounds almost as if she did this at the last moment without checking to see it was clear to anyone except herself, doesn’t it?
I didn’t appreciate it. It made for a LONG 2.5 hours.
(She also forgot the mention that this was a 1st/2nd grade combo class, not that it made much difference)
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