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As a substitute teacher I know how difficult it can be sometimes going into new classes. I found myself last year doing a lot of sub work in younger classes. I love working with younger children as they try so hard to please and your day is spent doing core subjects  with educational games, songs and rhymes thrown in. I found sometimes that suddenly going from that to an older class a bit daunting. Sixth class don't tend to enjoy singing songs or doing rhymes while transitioning from one  subject to another!

It's nice to have a few lessons that appeal to older children in your sub kit. Although in one sense it is easier with the older classes if you're left high and dry for work, as they're normally able to tell you what they've been doing this week or last week. 

I have a couple of stand alone lessons that are tried and tested and always seem to work with fifth class and sixth class. Here's a worksheet I created that I think would be perfect as a lesson to get to know the children in your class. I think this is a perfect way to start your first day with a class if you are subbing for a week or more. It allows you to show the children that you're somewhat on their level with social media etc.. (!!!!!) and it gives you a chance to go through them afterwards and ask the children to give more information about themselves. (Oral Language!)

For example:

'Child's name, you wrote that Harry Potter is youR favourite book, why do you love Harry Potter?'

etc... etc...

I also think as a class teacher it might be nice to do this at the beginning of the year. Why not take the children's photos and stick them on as their Facebook Profile Pictures? I think it would be a nice display for the first week!

                                         
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