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REVISION:
Notion:
parts of the body
Function:
Creating a monster
Exponents:
legs / head / arms / foot-fee t/ toes / hands /eyes /body
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TEACHING POINT:
Notion:
actions which involve the body
Function:
Moving your body
Exponents:
shake your body / move your leg / nod your head / wave your arms / stamp your
feet / point your finger / touch your toes / clap your hand
About my
teaching
I was able
to do everything in the lesson plan but at one point I though we wouldn’t have
enough time to do the song. However the students grasped the meaning of the new
vocabulary really fast, so I was able to do the song. They knew the song so I
didn’t need to write the lyrics on the blackboard. This allowed us to sing it
again.
I didn’t
use Spanish during the lesson this time.
The
students remembered the parts of the body quite easily. At first I had to help
them with feet and toe, but I made a drawing on the
blackboard and they got it immediately.
The
flashcards were really effective. They liked the pictures I made and they
recognized the movements right away.
The
listening activity was very good. I might include a dictation or some other
listening activity next time.
About
the students
The activity
where they had to draw a monster was a bit challenging for some of the
students. They took longer than I expected. Some of the students get really
upset if what they do is not “perfect”. When I told them monsters are supposed
to be ugly and scary they relaxed and were able to finish their drawing.
The
students have a very well trained listening skill. They like dictations and
they don’t get nervous at all.
Once I
introduced the new words they automatically repeated after me. I had to mime
the movement in the card at first for them to recognize it. When I showed them
the cards the second time, the students said it without me asking “what’s this?”
They enjoyed the song “if you’re happy
and you know it” very much; they wanted to keep doing it. The one they
liked best was shake your body, so I
repeated it at the end of the lesson.
Thiago (the
boy who has difficulties with his writing-reading skills) had no problems with
this type of activities, he responds really well to TPR exercises (the song).
