Teaching Trials and Tribulations 2

Monday: I teach Library and here are some of my learning curves: I spend all that time preparing my lesson content and then forget to get the room ready. I get caught up in the admin and forget what day of the week it is and what time of the day it is and then someone reminds me that I have a class. I walk in and the computer is not turned on and I forget the password and have to leave the room and find someone who knows the password. I have to ask someone to give out the boxes with pencils, scissors, glue etc. and at least one falls every time. I then ask the one kid in the class who is not a great reader to give out the library cards or the workbooks. I am worse than a trainee out on teaching practice. I have chosen books to read and work on that they have already read before and then panicked to come up with something on the hop. I am just out of the habit and have only survived up to now on the great understanding and support of the staff. I told them at the first staff meeting that a staff would make a good principal if s/he let them and I was delighted to let them. I never thought that I would need them to help so much with my teaching. I thought that this idea of sitting on the floor and listening to a story was a great idea until the Preps started moving under tables and behind boxes, now I have them in their seats until I get my act together. Sitting on the floor listening to a story is only aspirational, at the moment. But I am gradually getting a handle on things.