First class.

Lesson 1

topic: Welcome to the classroom.

Grammar: There is and there are.

Vocabulary: bag, book pen, pencil, ruler, eraser.

Teachers: Luis and Gloria.

This was the first class of the practicum 1 and I think is the most difficult because they needed to break the ice, but they can have some minor errors because was the first class. Luis started the class with a little warm-up “what your name” students said his or her name and then they mentioned the name of the other classmates, the key part was that they threw a little cat. I consider that the idea was ok but he did not use the space properly, therefore the tone of the voice was quite. I will use the activity on my class just adding some extra parts that can be helpful to survive in a warm-up.

 Presentation part, in there Luis presented the words using some flash cards in which he said the words and the students repeated the words. Also, he asked them if they had the object with they and students were ask to show the object to the teacher. Them, students said the color of the objects and how many those objects were. I consider that the activity was ok because Luis was presenting the objects in a good way, I just will add like mere repetition of the words and introduce the activity better, taking into account the comments that this part had. Therefore, he introduced the alphabet he did a good job in that part just the size of the letter were not ok.

Practices, I remember some of the practices that the students did. For example “the queen said”, in this activity students brought some of the objects that the queen asked for like pencils, erasers and others stuff. I think in this activity directions were not clear and that might hinder the activity. Also, students did not understand the activity, I guess here the problem was that he did not do any example about how to do it because children work base on examples, I will use this activity including more examples, clear directions. 

Now Gloria had the opportunity to face the students, she was with a high power of energy. And she present the activity, it was related to the alphabet, but the activity was too confusing for the students that she realized that the activity was not for a kids and she changed it without loosed the purpose. I like the activity and I will use it just by giving more clear directions and making some examples in order students can perfume the activity.

My case of study participated just a little bit maybe she felt nervous and was the first contact with the teachers. Also I can see that she just saw what the others students did and she repeated the same. Therefore, I consider that because it is the first class she did not do her best. We need to take in consideration the next aspects in order to improve our future classes:
 -  Modify our voice in order our students can hear us.- Speak slow- Show enthusiasm when we are in front of the children.- Prepare materials in appropiate size, color and shape.