Wow, what a crazy, but ultimately productive day! I’d say my
biggest mistake today was not being able to check my e-mail before beginning
class. My schedule was changed and this change began today. I had looked at my
schedule the night before, but it must have changed because guess who shows up
after I begin an activity, but my co teacher! It turns out my Fridays stayed
the same, but both my students and I were confused!
Coming
back to class at my scheduled time, the lesson went extremely well. The grammar
point (articles) fit in perfectly with the writings I handed back. The students
were able to apply their newly learned grammar skill to their own writings.
(the articles were horrendous!)
The
students also enjoyed a brainstorming activity which led into the next section
of the unit. This unit discussed different types of animals, so I began the
section by putting blank pieces of paper on the walls with headings of
different types of animals: mammals, birds, reptiles, wild animals, water
animals, domestic animals. I took all of these categorizations out of the book
and the photobank, so it would be relevant to the book when we completed these
sections. The students were put into groups of 3 or 4 and placed at a paper.
They had to think of as many animals as possible and write them down. After
about a minute or two, they switched. The only catch was, no dictionaries were
allowed! Nearly all of the students were focused on the activity and many
mentioned their enjoyment. After this, we had a long list of animals. We
discussed the new animals, but now I have a large list and can use them in
review games and such. The only problem with this activity is that with all of
the animal headings, it did take longer than would normally be allowed.
However, we are ahead in the book, so it worked very well in our particular
situation! A good day!
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