https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0 Comments en-us 2018-08-31 13:58:43 UTC 2024-12-16 16:50:55 UTC hello@padlet.com moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/276898264 M. Laura Moyano]]> 2018-08-31 14:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/276898264 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/278190857 Mainly, I want to express that it was a wonderful moment for me. I felt comfortable and I was not nervous, I was quiet and this let me enjoy the moment. 
The teacher observer is a nice person who makes me feel part of the class. She was waiting for me and prepared a game to intrduced me to the class. This game was a beatiful moment to know every student. She could manage the kids all the time using a low voice and clear words. The first activity was to let me know how the kids play or what activities they prefer. The central activity was related to the alphabet and I could understand that the kids, in general, know the letters. 
Kids are very sweet and they gave me a lot of pictures to showed me that they were happy with me. They invited me to participated in the activities and also I had tea with them!! They respected their teacher all the time. 
It was a great day, the first of this beautiful experience. I feel very happy!!!]]> 2018-09-05 20:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/278190857 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/281299379 This time there were only some students. The day was not good, it was windy. 
Children and their teacher sat down in a round and they invited me to share news. 
After that, the teacher showed them some forms (squares-circles-etc.) with colours and explained them the activity. Then, they went to the tables to start working. All the time, the teacher guided  and helped them with the task. They really enjoyed the acitivity and worked individually and in silent. They  created pictures about cars, flies, buildings, trains and houses.  
At the end of the activity, children played with some toys and teacher said me that it is their space to relax. She talked to me about some students, about their manners of working, their families and important information to take into account. She lets me know all the important things about her kids. She helps me to know the whole group. 
M. Laura]]> 2018-09-14 13:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/281299379 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300094555 I was part of a Music Lesson where children explored the music with their feelings and learned through different instruments and songs. ]]> 2018-11-03 18:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300094555 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300096028 In both lessons the teachers asked me to help her to do an activity called 'BINGO'. The game was related to recognise number and letters playing Bingo. 
While I worked with a group of children, the teacher worked with the other group and then we changed the group. 
Children and I played together and enjoyed the activity because we laughted a lot!! I realised that most of them knew the numbers and the letters. It was important because it helped me to start thinking of my lesson plans. 
What's more, I could use some teacher's strategies and I felt confidence by teaching kids for the first time.]]> 2018-11-03 18:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300096028 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300098491 SORPRISE CURIOSITY SMILES
Students reacted with joy and enthusiasm in their first English class. There were happy because during the observations they could not wait to start speaking English. They really enjoyed to see the Big Box with their balloons and they started to play immediately.
Personally, I returned home with my heart full of joy. That afternoon, children started to learn English for the first time and I was part of that moment in their lives.

]]> 2018-11-03 18:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300098491 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300099840 THE IMPORTANCE OF NARRATIVES
Children felt very happy to listen to a story. I was surprise because they understood the tale in English!
During the lesson, I noticed how children learned and worked in different ways. Some of them worked alone, some kids needed that I guided them and their times of work were completely different. I realised that being an English teacher is being a different teacher for every student, is being the teacher that each kid needs to have guide him/her.]]> 2018-11-03 19:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/300099840 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305219023 WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
This group of children enjoy working and playing in groups. They help each other and learn with their peers. So, in this lesson I decided to make an activity where they could participate helping their classmates. 
Also, I considered that the kids were ready to establish some tasks as a routine. Fortunately, it works! They started to check the weather and to sing the songs.

]]> 2018-11-16 12:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305219023 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305221780 MEANINGFUL LEARNING
I learned that the task is enjoyable and meaningful for children if I use a story or an anecdote to introduce a new topic. A teacher makes the activity more powerful and interesting if she/he gives kids a context. Children understood the task and enjoyed my story about fruits and it also made them laugh a lot!! Then, of course, they played cards to practise the new topic

]]> 2018-11-16 13:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305221780 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305226672 LOVELY CLASS
This was my favourite class!! I decided to explore and use some things that children really love: a puppet and a wonderful video. 
The puppet "Mr. Frog" gave the lesson a different sense because kids loved the character. They wanted to touch it, to talk to him and also they laughed at him. At the end of the lesson, I gave the puppet to every child in order to let them play with it. 
The video had a very nice impact on them. They easily understood the story and they could also follow the it. 
I perceived that kids had a different feeling, they were realised that they could speak English and understand this additional language. What's more, I realised that my lessons were worked!! Kids not only enjoyed the English lessons, but also they were learned ]]> 2018-11-16 13:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305226672 moyano_laura https://padlet.com/moyano_laura/lkrkulp1qvx0/wish/305234988 TEACHER OBSERVER'S ADVICE: IT IS GOOD TO REPEAT ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE WORKED
Taking account this suggestion, I repeated some activities in order to give kids the oportunnity to explore the material.
I brought Mr Frog with me again and it was great because children were waiting for him. Apart from that, they did a magic trick which was a nice surprise for them. And also, I decided to repeat a tool, I uesd another video which let them improve their English.
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