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25th September
After a month I could continue with my practicum. I was glad I came back school!!!
This time the I felt much better and I tried hard to keep in mind all the suggestions that I had received.
The activities were well understood and the group worked excellent! The kids are amazing!  They were very motivated and engaged with the lesson.
We went on working on different festivals and present perfect and besides we learnt how to express good wishes in special days.
In this lesson we worked on the improvement of speaking and writing skills. The students acted out small dialogues  in groups of four about different special days. They enjoyed a lot this activity since they are very extroverts.
Finally, they wrote an email inviting to a friend to a Rock Festival. When I presented the activity they were sitting in group but the writing activity was individually. Suddenly the silence appeared in the classroom and every student was focused on the job.
When I said that this was the last lesson, they showed me their affection. My heart was a bit more big!

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24th August

I started off on the wrong food! I did not feel well so my attitude was reflected on my actions. I could not find the way to give clear instructions.
The lesson went on with Present Perfect and I had planned a bingo using the verbs but the students did not understand what they had to do! I was very nervours and every mistakes that I made  worsen the situation.
I could not finish the lesson plan because time was over but I learnt many things.
Give clear instructions and check that the students understand is one of the rule of thumb!

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17th August
The thematic unit is "FESTIVALS and CELEBRATIONS".
The first lesson was great! I felt secure and  the children were wonderful! They seemed to understand everything that I said and followed my instructions.
The activities were planned to foster the intergration of skills. So, we worked with writing, speaking, reading and listening activities.
We learnt about different festivals and celebrations as Dewali, the festival of lights in India, Thanksgiving, Bonfire Night and Lantern Festival in China.
The students seemed to enjoy the visual aids that I presented.
The group is great and challenging since they engaged in every single activity. They focused on the activities and they also spoke in the L2 very motivated.
Their behaviour was such extraordinary that I could not believe it!
Thanks God for this group! I feel blessed!

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10th August
The teacher started the  lesson with a game: "Guess the word" the students are really engaged they guessed the words that the teacher spelled and then they also spelled some words. They had fun!
Then they started to work with their books.
Miss Silvina worked not only with the book but also with extra resources.
She integrated some skills in the activities: reading, listening and speaking.
They worked with possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns in a funny way! The group enjoyed all the activities since they are super motivated and they enjoyed speaking in English!
Finally Miss Silvina gaves them homework and she congratulated them because of the great job.

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Beautiful Projet: Bathroom Models

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9th August
I ´ve been assigned to an 11- years- old group who attend at Primo Capraro Institute.  They are in  6th form.
The group is wonderful. They are 23 students full of energy and absolutely engaged with the language.
Their teacher is Miss Silvina Nuñez.
My observation just  starts with a beautiful project. The students have prepared bathrooms models. In groups they stand in the front and present their bathroom model. They have designed wonderful  and very complete models. They describe every single part and also extra element that we can find in the bathroom . They told what they can do in their bathrooms ( have a shower or take a bath, brush my teeth, flush the toilet, etc) They showed  an extensive vocabulary and proper structures. They could described their models and ansewered the teacher´s questions properly. Miss Silvina guided them with some questions: "Is there a cabinet or some drawers? any shelves, a cupboard? Where can you put the towels? Where do you put the liquid soap? where do you keep the towels? What can you do in your bathroom?"
Once all the groups presented their models, the teacher prized the students because of their work: "Excellent work! Congrats!"
Then, the teacher wrote the date on the board, asked the students to open their folder and write some sentences about what  you can do in the bathroom. The children started to work and silence arrived. They were focused on their folders. The bell rang and the teacher said goodbye. There was no closure.