Texting and the Wrong Way

This afternoon I worked (for a short period of time) in a second grade classroom. Seriously, it was pretty short. I got there at noon and the kids went to recess. I picked them up thirty minutes later. Then I helped them with math and read a Weekly Reader with them which took a little over an hour. Next the class split up and went to a bunch of different places for a reading time. I ended up having a group of 6. When this was over I took my original class to PE. From there they went to music where I picked them up 5 minutes before dismissal. I had to sort out a bunch of papers and file them during the prep times.

Best moment of the day: The Weekly Reader was about different ways insect communicate. We were discussing the different ways humans can communicate (signing, acting things out, body language, facial expressions, etc.) I was calling on kids to offer up other ideas when one came up with "texting!" A parent had happened into the room just before this to drop off some stuff for the teacher and she and I shared our own non-verbal communication of amusement from across the room. :)

Most embarrassing moment of the day: I went to pick up the class from music and started walking across the school to get there. I passed another teacher in the hall and shortly after realized I was actually going the wrong way! So I turned around to go to the right place. Well, the teacher I passed noticed and turned around to ask me if I was looking for him. I said, no, that I'd just forgotten where I was going. So I start walking to the Music room, but for some idiotic reason I go to the gym (which is close to the music room, but still). I poke my head in and think "This isn't my class..." Then I realize that I dropped them off at PE, but I'm supposed to pick them up at music! So I turn around and who's behind me? You guessed it! Teacher-man! He then asks me if he can help me find something and I say no, that I'm just having a moment, and came to the gym instead of the music room like I was supposed to. I did finally find the class and make it back to the room in one piece without running into teacher-man again!