https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i My days as a kindergarten teacher en-us 2018-06-27 13:40:36 UTC 2023-07-13 12:06:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268736460 It is not the first time I teach little kids, however, as I have been observing the teacher beforehand, students were not easy to handle. Normally, kids’ behavior is a little better. So I was actually panicking. I was organizing the photocopies and the flashcards, the power points, the smartboard and every resource I need to use. ]]> 2018-06-27 13:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268736460 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268736631 Students were really excited of seeing me. Most of them know because I am their siblings´ teacher. We sang the hello song, They like it, they love the videos I use to present the new vocabulary. We played Simon says at the beginning. Then, when we had to play with the smartboard, they love it, they did not know how the magic pen could do what it did. This was the best moment for them. They were making a line and they had to go and click on the whiteboard and take out a picture from a digital box. They were so excited that they forgot they had to speak in English after taking the picture out. (They had to say I like or I don´t like with the fruits or vegetables that they took from the magic box). Then, we played the musical chairs game. They love it and the ones participating had to communicate with themselves asking questions using Do you like which was the target structure. However, it was point out by my observer that as the kids were leaving the game they were on a part of the classroom not doing something. I notice that too. I did not take that into account when I planned my lesson. So, for the following one I need to bare everything in mind.  The most important moment for me was seeing how excited they were with the magic pen and box and how they started asking themselves which teacher do you prefer, miss Juli o miss Stefy. It was so hilarious and so nice for them having enjoy that much my class. They were asking me: "When are we going to have with you again?" I love that.]]> 2018-06-27 13:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268736631 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268737106 I think that the class was to active for them. They are a little bit trouble - maker and they did not behave quite well during the class. I think that I need to re think my following class and make it more appealing for their personalities. In addition, I was talking with my observer and she pointed out that I have to work on transitions and on exploting the resources that I am using. It is not necesary to use a lot of them but rather to be able to explote each of them ]]> 2018-06-27 13:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268737106 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268737489 I think that they were able to communicate between each other. I think that that part was cover. Students interact with their classmates by asking them "Do you like...? In addition, having the smartboard was somethign that they loved to use. The teacher told that she does not know how to use it, so that is why they don´t use them but overall. They loved it. ]]> 2018-06-27 13:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268737489 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268738248 I have a lot of ideas, new ideas, new resources to use with them. I am still thinking on how to organize the lesson so we can reach the aim of it. And I am trying to reflect more upon why that activities, what is being practiced there and the transitions: How to make a smooth change from point A to point B. Let´s cross our fingers hoping I can manage to do everything!!]]> 2018-06-27 14:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268738248 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268740210 For me this class, was like a rollercoaster, it had its ups and downs. I did not come out of it like I had had a succesfull lesson. I think that I need to change a lot my next class, if I really want to feel like kids are learning from me. So, the metaphor that can represent me today is the rollercoaster.]]> 2018-06-27 14:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268740210 joloidovskystefania https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268740984 The quotation that I decided to use after this first lesson is about change it is about knowing that things are hard and that we need to cope with them. Not everything it´s going to be so easy. We]]> 2018-06-27 14:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joloidovskystefania/kdc4jjns4f2i/wish/268740984