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0:10 Warm Up
T plays a song and Ss sing along while also using gestures for some of the words.
T encourages them to sing by saying, Let me hear your voices.
There are various different activity areas that the Ss can go to. Theres a table for
drawing, another has play dough. There is also an area with dinosaurs, one with building
blocks, a computer area, a reading area, etc. Work board (at 12:50) shows the different
activity centers that Ss can go to. They can put their paper that they chose at the
beginning of class on an empty spot to choose where they want to go.
19:00 Clean Up
Ok, boys and girls give me five. Ss: Raise a hand. T: Thank you. Its time for clean
up. Ss start cleaning up and T walks around to monitor. T thanks the Ss that are cleaning
and if Ss seem to be getting distracted, she gives them a gentle reminder that its time to
clean up.
22:05 Presentation
T starts counting down from 10. Ss sit on the carpet. T: Ok. So, today were going to do
science instead of math. Im going to wait until everyone is sitting to learn. Im looking at
your bodies and Im wondering, are you ready? So, what are we learning about in
science? Remember you gotta raise a hand. Ss: Raise hands and provide answers
(Theyve learned about seeds and how plants grow). T: Repeats their responses and then
elicits answers about what they learned yesterday.
28:10 Presentation
T: Good singing everybody For science today Im going to draw a few things and see
if you can remember them. T draws a wavy line across the paper and says, Heres the
earth. T draws a few root shapes and asks, What is this? S: Roots. T: Raise your
hands. S: Raises hand and provides answer. T: Does anyone remember what the root
does? S: It helps the plant stay up straight. T: Right. What else do roots do that is
really important? S: They suck up water so itll go up to the stem. T: Right! So, the
roots help keep the plant up straight and when water goes into the earth, they suck up the
water like a straw. T continues the drawing, question, and explanation process for the
stem, leaf, pollen, and flower.
35:50 Presentation
T: Ok, put your eyes up here. (Points to paper easel) This is the word of the day
(Photosynthesis). Its a long word and Im going to say it first and then were going to
clap it out. So, put your listening ears on.
T says word slowly and then has Ss repeat the word as they clap each syllable.
42:45 Wrap-Up
T: Ok, were going to end our science with a song that we learned. T plays a song
about plants and Ss sing along.
Nice work Maria. Now that you have all of these tools for observation and critical
assessment of instruction and in this case, specifically classroom management, I hope you
are/have been beginning to utilize them if/when you have the chance to observe your
daughters DLI classes. I know those may be somewhat different from ESL classes, but
the classroom management principles should be roughly the same.
Grade: 94/100
References
Nation, I. S., & Newton, J. (2009). Teaching ESL/EFL listening and speaking. New York,
NY: Routledge.