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no_hypocrisy

(49,930 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2025, 06:48 PM Jan 25

So, yesterday (Friday) I was assigned to sub as a music teacher for

grades K to 4. OK, I could handle it. I used the Promethean Board with Youtube vids and the kids liked it enough.

It was my last class at 2:02, and on a Friday. And this particular Promethean board had no audio. What to do?

I know kids. This was a third grade class, just waiting to be dismissed in 40 minutes.

So, instead of music, I put on "adventure" videos. And they went crazy!

Ziplining in Costa Rica. Wind-surfing. Barnstorming. Skydiving. Hot air balloons. Etc. Etc.

Time went quickly and I was a hero.

Ta-daa.

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So, yesterday (Friday) I was assigned to sub as a music teacher for (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jan 25 OP

What a great idea! jmbar2 Jan 25 #1

Thanks! On my list for next time! no_hypocrisy Jan 25 #2

I'm a sub also and sometimes you have to wing it at times kimbutgar Jan 25 #3

I hear ya! no_hypocrisy Jan 25 #4

I Had To Last Friday ProfessorGAC Jan 25 #5

no_hypocrisy............ Upthevibe Jan 25 #6

We had a gym class sub who always made us skip rope for an hour JoseBalow Jan 25 #7

I mean Phentex Jan 26 #8

jmbar2

(6,493 posts)

1. What a great idea!

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 06:59 PM

Jan 25

I highly recommend Alpine coaster vids!

no_hypocrisy

(49,930 posts)

2. Thanks! On my list for next time!

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:37 PM

Jan 25

kimbutgar

(24,008 posts)

3. I'm a sub also and sometimes you have to wing it at times

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:50 PM

Jan 25

Teacher doesn’t leave an adequate lesson plan and you have to improvise. I had some kindergartners that I projected calming music with bubbles and they focused and did their work. When I went back a bunch of them asked me to play the bubble video on YouTube !

no_hypocrisy

(49,930 posts)

4. I hear ya!

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 08:25 PM

Jan 25

My go-to is Bossa Nova while they draw (or write the story of their lives).

ProfessorGAC

(71,388 posts)

5. I Had To Last Friday

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 09:26 PM

Jan 25

The real teacher's car had a computer meltdown as she was pulling out of her driveway.
I got a text from the district office seeing if I could make it. (I'm a preferred math sub at about 6 schools.)
I got there about 10 minutes late, but there was no sub plan.
The other math teacher for that grade & I sat down for about 5 minutes to see what topics they were working on.
I picked & chose from some worksheets, and just improvised all 5 classes.
Sometimes we just have to do what we have to do.