Subbing

The past two days I have been fully in charge of my class without my teacher as she is in Italy. It hasn't been completely smooth, but no disasters. My schedule hasn't allowed for complete smooth days. Yesterday my reading class was interrupted to call some students to MAP testing, my math class was interrupted to call some students to pictures and both periods of Social Studies were interrupted for pictures.
Today my afternoon was interrupted for MAP testing. All the fifth graders in both my class and my team teacher's class were called to test so I couldn't continue with Social Studies or the plan for Language Arts. Instead I had the students use the time to workshop on their Mountain School Reports. However, as some students began to finish and others came back from testing things got a little unorganized. However, students have personal projects in this class and they were able to work on those.

I'm learning a bit about subbing this way. Students are familiar with me but they know that I am not their full teacher so they are pushing me. I having to balance out enforcing what my teacher has done in the classroom and my own techniques.
Other teachers in the building have been very supportive and willing to help out whenever possible. I appreciate my fellow 5 and 6 grade teachers who are involved in similar lessons to help guide me through this process. It's nice to have the entire class to myself to make decisions with the other teachers to guide me, which is a different support than what I have with my direct teacher with me. I can consult with others and not feel like I am overstepping boundaries because I am fully running the show.