The Waving Flag!

Today, it was my last practice and I was eager to do it! Why? Because the previous practice I felt disappointed on myself so I wanted to cover that feeling proving to myself that I´m able to do it better; in fact it was!

When the teacher arrived to the classroom I already had the board covered with some pieces of paper and some comparative and superlative adjectives written on it; that was the topic I was assigned to develop today.

Since I had been teaching, to children, this topic for about 4 Saturdays I took advantage on some exercises I already had so it was easier for me, this time!

I started with a “memory” game. I wrote on the board some pairs of comparative and superlative adjectives then; I covered them with some pieces of paper (those pieces of paper had written other adjectives on it so the students could tell me which adjective they chose) I divided the class into two groups and each group had an opportunity to choose an adjective and look for its pair in order to match them. They enjoyed this activity because they had to pay attention in order to remember where the adjectives´ pairs were and everybody participated.

Next activity: I played a song and asked the students to write down the adjectives they could indentify while listening to “a waving flag.” After that, they told me the adjectives they listened to and I wrote them on the board. Then, I played the song again and they worked in groups of 6 people to order the song which was cut on paragraphs. The third time, the students check their works and made some changes. The last time I asked them to sing just the chorus of the song since it was quite long. They sang and that make me feel good since they were enjoying my activity!!

I brought a written exercise and the students worked in pairs. They had to fill in the black with the superlative of some adjectives that were between parentheses. To check their answers I gave a marker to some students to write one sentence on the board. Then, as a whole class they told me which were right and wrong.

The last activity was a reading. I asked them if they know about the Guinness records and told them a little bit about it. Then, I gave them a photocopy about some Guinness records. They read and share with everybody what called their attention the most.

I really liked this class because I felt relaxed and confident. Also, I liked it because I stimulated the four macro skills and the students participated and paid attention. What called my attention and surprised me was that there is a girl who´s not so good at any skill but this time, she was participating and I could noticed that she was enjoying the class!!

 My objective was achieved through all the activities.

My feedback was excellent; my tutor congratulated me. She liked all my activities!! I just got one pronunciation mistake and one grammar mistake! However, I don´t know my grade because my tutor and I forgot the evaluation sheet. I hope I can get an excellent grade.