The morning of my TOC experience I was excited and nervous all at the same time. I was excited that I was given an opportunity to teach a grade 7 class at a school in North Surrey as I have always wondered how I would fair with older students. I felt prepared once I sat down and read through the day plan that was prepared for me, it had all the relevant information and resources needed for me to successfully teach what was expected of me. It turned out that I also love teaching intermediate students, I am not entirely sure if it was the students, the classroom or the content. Once I started teaching as cliché has it sounds, it felt natural and I felt confident and comfortable. The major difference I noticed was the type of relationship /conversation you have with older students, generally they are more articulate and relateable  which was a nice change for me. It was also nice to see the personalities of these students as they were more developed and students are able to advocate for themselves more confidently. The class had recently got back from grade 7 camp so they were slowly getting back into the swing of things. At one point in the day the school adviser called out “this is a standing up activity” the students then broke into song, it was fantastic to see and hear the whole class come together even students who struggle to work with their peers. It was interesting to see the changes in the grade 7 class compared to my grade 2/3. Students in the grade 7 class were more chatty then my class generally is however when I needed the classes attention I received it very quickly, when I counted down from three they were generally all quiet by 2. It was also interesting to see that the students did not need my help as frequently and were pretty well prepared to do all activities/assignments that were expected of them. I was surprised to notice that there was not that much differentiation among learners in the classroom, all students were expected to complete the same assignments with just a few exceptions. Going forward if I ever teach an intermediate classroom I would attempt to differentiate learning to the same extent that it is in my grade 2/3 classroom. This is due to the vast differences of students and their individual learning needs. Overall I really enjoyed my experience as a TOC as I was challenged in new ways and experiences successes in a different context. I really look forward to TOCing and getting to experience different grades, schools and classes.