Group 1 - (Lesson 1)

Finally our teaching practice starts this week. It is time to demonstrate all we have learned during this course!

 The first lesson was taught by group number one, which is compounded by Eunice, Thomas, Bryan, William and Eduardo. They worked on PDP Planning Framework (listening-speaking) the topic they taught was “Classroom Actions”. I liked the activities they presented for the reason that they were according to each of the stages in the lesson plan. This group also did an great job in relation to time management. However, there were small details which could be improve such as in the “Shark” activity, the teacher asked children to walk in circles in order to form small groups. I could notice that students were walking almost in the same place, I think it could be better if teacher had made use of the available space in the classroom, and so ask children to get more separated from each other. I am considering to use this activity in future lessons in order to make the activity more interactive and funny for students due to children like to try new things and a kinesthetic activity can be interesting for them. Besides, I liked the materials this team presented in the class. Nevertheless, some of the flash cards had not the proper size for children to see the image about what the teacher was explaining. On the other hand, I consider this team did a very good job when they gave instructions to children about the different tasks students had to perform.

Personally, I liked how some teacher from this groups encouraged students to participate in the class. One important details I notice in this group was that since they were focused on speaking, I liked how teacher emphasized  the repetition of the vocabulary taught in class. Moreover, I consider important that children has to be monitores while they work in specific tasks; the team did a good job in this area.   In addition, I think that enthusiams is fundamental when working with children. I noticed that some teachers were shy and I know that nervousness is normal in the firsts classes. However, I think that teachers have to be enthusiastic in the classroom in order to transmit interest to students and so they feel they are in an interactive environment. Finally, what I learned from my classmates’ practice is the importance to pay close attention to the materials we will present in the class, they have to be with the appropiate size and catchy to the children’s sight. As well, I learned that we have to think on making correct use of the space available for each of the activities we want our students perform. We have to take into account that we are working with children, and they increase their interest on learning  when they are asked to perform kinesthethic activities. It is also pretty important to take into account the lesson’s objetive because it is our guide to develop the whole lesson. One important details I notice in this group was that since they were focused on speaking, I liked how teacher emphasized  the repetition of the vocabulary taught in class.