Many hats

As Primary President, I have worn many hats.

1. primary president hat (naturally)
2. music leader hat
3. bathroom escort hat
4. parent finder hat
5. nursery helper hat
6. substitute teacher hat

Today I . . . wore my substitute teacher hat.

I did have a days notice, which is about 23 hrs 58 minutes more than my usual notice. I taught the 6 year olds for a sick teacher. The lesson was on how we can be happy when we choose the right. After engaging them in some positive discussions we ended with a game.

I took a small rock and hid it in one of my hands. Then each child had to choose which hand it was in. If they made the right choice, they got to take one step forward. I noticed during the game that the children would make a choice and then change their mind as they saw what the others were choosing.

At the end of the game when they made their last choice, the majority chose my right hand and were standing on that side of the room… only 2 chose my left. The boy on my left said “This is scary”. When I revealed the rock in my left hand only two children won… and I took this perfect moment for one last point to make:

Sometimes choosing the right CAN be scary, especially when you see so many of your friends and people you know making different choices. It is VERY important that we have the COURAGE to choose the right and to STAND BY our choices, to NOT GIVE IN and follow “the crowd”.

The best part… at the end of the day I got the thumbs up and a very enthusiastic “best teacher EVER!” from the children in the class. It was one of my favorite days in primary.