PRACTICUM PRACTICE II- MY JOURNAL by Milena Rojas

Guidelines to Journaling - Practica II

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 13:57:06 UTC

Didactic Unit: "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:21:42 UTC

Lesson 1
I was very nervous. Although Kinder and primary level are my favourites ones, starting for the first time in a new place with new people is always a big challenge. Tickles on the belly are always there.
I used, gestures, mimes and repetition almost all the time. Through the CLIL methodology I tried to carry motivated lessons. Home - made materials prevalied. Santi was happy but lost at the same time, or at least that was what I perceived, but I think it is normal. He was always willing to colaborate and participate. I felt comfortable and anxious at the same time.
The best moment for both, I think I was when we sing and dance and when santi had the chance to express through Art. Songs were chilling and wonderful, too. I will continue with Art since he was exiting and happy with it.
If I have to choose a moment, I would choose the hello song in which Santi was surprised and delighted.

Didactic Unit: "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:28:59 UTC

Lesson 2

- Teaching strategies : Knowing my students thorugh a previous observation of them in the classroom, teaching vocabulary, explicit instructions, guided questions, personalised teaching, modelling and scaffolding through miming, gestuirng and repetition.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: very good! Willing to cooperate and participate all the time.
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: During songs, dance and games.
- Aspects that requires improvement: Not to exposed students to the same exercises.
- What will help me plan the next one: My feedbacks according to the numbers of students and the activitites I can provide to them and not to reuse the same exercises.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: During the hello song and the final game, we really enjoyed it!
- Metaphor: "Learning is like rowing against the current: as soon as you stop, you go back." Edward benjamin britten
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: It is at the top.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : During the game, since he was wainting for that moment. He told me that.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : During the fill in the gaps exercise. Santi expressed his doubts and was very concetrated.

Didactic Unit : "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:30:11 UTC

Lesson 3

- Teaching strategies : Knowing my students thorugh a previous observation of them in the classroom, teaching vocabulary, explicit instructions, guided questions, personalised teaching, modelling and scaffolding through miming, gestuirng and repetition.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Santi seemed a little bit lost during the exercises in which he had to write and think. But could solve it at the end.
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: The time when I presented the Kamishibai and when he had to make his own drawings.
- Aspects that requires improvement: His writing perfomances.
- What will help me plan the next one : My tutor's feedback about making sure Santi is actively involved during the whole lesson.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: During the Kamishibai presentation and story.
- Metaphor: "La cultura de una nacion es como la raiz de un arbol añejo. Nace desde lo mas profundo, crece muy alto y llega a los corazones de las personas de quienes realmente la saben apreciar" .(Rojas Milena, 2021)
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: It's at the top.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : The Kamishibai technique.

Engages students in learning.
Introduces Japanese culture.
Teaches positive life lessons.
Integrates music with visual arts, language arts, and social studies.
Leads to collaboration among teachers of various disciplines.
Encourages better writing, reading, musical, and artistic skills.

- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard :
During the exercises in which he had to complete and write he felt a bit insecure. I think that I have to reinforce grammar since it is the weakest part.

Didactic Unit : "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:31:18 UTC

Lesson 4

- Teaching strategies: presentation of the new vocabulary through different photographs, brochure real sample, miming, gesturing, miming, repetition, guided questions.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Very good!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: scaffolding strategies during the whole lesson
- Aspects that requires improvement: the weather song should have been at the very beginning.
- What will help me plan the next one : My tutor's comments and the students reactions, feelings and perfomances.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: the classification of the words on board in which Santi did it great!
- Metaphor: Don't panic, be patient like the turtle and you will surely succeed .
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: Practice makes parfetc!
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : During the weather song, Santi felt very happy and motivated, he really liked the moment shared.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : If I have to choose a moment, I would choose the one on board, since Santi felt so capable of doing it right that I was very happy for him.

Didactic Unit : "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:31:43 UTC

Lesson 5

- Teaching strategies : visual material, miming , gesturing and miming, guided questions, recycled material, giving clear instructions. Same routine in order to start.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Excellent!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: all of them!
- Aspects that requires improvement: recycle vocab about the weather during the warm-up stage. Then, before the story, work on vocab. Thus, follow the order or sequencing of activities.
- What will help me plan the next one : My tutor's observations and comments and my students' attitudes and performances.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: The Spring poem.
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: it is at the top.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : The moment when we say and act out the poem with the puppets. We had a worndeful time!
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : I would choose the spring moment in which they enjoyed themselves and feel free to express with their voices and bodies.

Didactic Unit 2 : "Yummy yummy"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:33:10 UTC

Lesson 6

- Teaching strategies : scaffolding strategies like miming, gesturing and repetitiopn.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: great!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: the most succesful the warm up since they already know the song the full answers to weather and mood questions, This means that they are improving, emjoying and learning at the same time!
- Aspects that requires improvement: to find a connection between stages or explicitly tell learners that the lesson will be divided into two parts and round up the food topic before getting into reading.
- What will help me plan the next one : students perfomances and reactions, attitudes and my tutor's feedback.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: Vocabulary presentation, they feel fine with it.
- Metaphor: "Tutors are like lighthouses in the middle of the night" They show the way even when we think it is not going to be possible. (Rojas Milena, 2021)
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson:it is on top.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : when they had to draw and label the food in a basket. They really enjoy the moment.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : The moment in which I had to present the story. It was great since I could not believe that time will be enough, and it was fine.

Diactic Unit: "Yummy yummy"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:33:53 UTC

Lesson 7

- Teaching strategies :miming, gesturing and repetition. Guided questions.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Excellent!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: During the LET’S MOVE! Exercise (TPR). They really had fun!
- Aspects that requires improvement: recap what they have already read and do so in a meaningful and appealing way.
- What will help me plan the next one : my students perfomances and attitudes and my tutor's feedback.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: when they have to read aloud gramamr structures through a meaningful context. Sometimes we despair when we want our students to learn grammar rules. I must admit that during grammar teaching i get a bit nervous. But then a realized that context is the key and I relaxed again.
- Metaphor: Ante la desesperacion ,nos volvemos niños vulnerables, en busca de sus padres. ( Rojas Milena, 2021)
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: it is at the top-
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : grammar in context. It's always challenging.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : If I have to choose a moment i would choose the TPR game, It was great!

Didactic Unit : "I like painting"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:34:16 UTC

Lesson 8

- Teaching strategies :miming, gesturing and repetition. Guided questions. Instructions.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Excellent!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson:
The germinator experiment wich was memorable!
- Aspects that requires improvement: improve the activities related to the reading project
- What will help me plan the next one : My students reactions and my tutor's feedback.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: The youtube video, the transition song and the germinator experience!
- Metaphor:" Imagination is like a bird ready to fly " (Milena Rojas, 2021)
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: It is at the top.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : During the germinator project. Luna was delighted! She really enjoyed the time shared.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : When we were together with Luna very concentrated on our germimation project.

Didactic Unit: "Yummy Yummy"

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:34:38 UTC

Lesson 9

- Teaching strategies : Scaffolding strategies
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Very good!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: This time, the rest of the lesson shows some connection with the story itself.
- Aspects that requires improvement: the reading project section
- What will help me plan the next one : My tutors' feedback and the students perfomances and reactions.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: When sts role -played the story. It was great!
- Metaphor: "Se como un cactus", dijo la abuela. Adáptate a cualquier momento, tiempo y circunstancias y nunca pierdas la esperanza. (Anónimo)
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: it is at the top
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : The role- play with puppets. They really enjoy the moment.
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : When they heard me in the audiofile, with a mouse voice, they got really fun! jaja

Didactic Unit : "Yummy yummy!

milecatamati — 2021-11-15 14:35:05 UTC

Lesson 10

- Teaching strategies : Scaffolding. Modeling. Guided questions.
- Students reactions to my teaching, to the activities and the materials: Excellent!
- Succesful aspects of the lesson: All of them!
- Aspects that requires improvement: The use of real objects and the poarticipation of Henry in the final activity.
- What will help me plan the next one : My tutor's feedback and my whole experience during my practicum practices.
- Important moment during the lesson for me and for the students: The final stage and when I gave them a lollipoop and thanked them for the time shared.
- Metaphor:
- Choose a quotation that represents an event, knowledge, insight in this lesson: It is at the top. I think that being willing to learn and open to new ideas and corrections is what will make you better. We nevr stop learning, never.
- Include a photo of a moment in the lesson, or a task students did, a picture from the board or any other lesson component you would like to share, and describe it : The end, when we say goodbye. I'm gonna miss them a lot!
- Choose an audio / video segment from the lesson, and reflect on what is viewed or heard : The moment when they have to make the invitation party. They had fun!