MY EXPERIENCE AT PRIMARY LEVEL STEP BY STEP

THESE MATERIALS SUPPORT WHAT 
I SHARED  IN SECTION ONE:

MY REPORTS:

ABOUT THE SCHOOL: INSTITUTIONAL REPORT:  Click and enjoy

ABOUT MY GROUP: STUDENTS' DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION: Click and enjoy

MY LESSON PLANS:

LESSON PLANS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 AND 7: Click and discover

MY LESSON PLANS WITH FEEDBACK:  Always learning

SELECTED MATERIALS:

SONG / VIDEO: "What do you do every day?"  Click to listen and watch 

Lyrics:

Every day, every day

What do you do every day?

Every day, every day

What do you do every day?

I clean my room

I wash my face

I ride a bike

I take a bath

I comb my hair

I brush my teeth

I read a book

I watch TV

Every day, every day

What do you do every day?

SONG MP3 VERSION: Click to listen

 FLASHCARDS:

PARTS OF THE DAY POSTERS 

ANAGRAMS WORKSHEET

 DICE GAME POSTERS:

READING AND WRITING WORKSHEETS:

          

SPEAKING CARDS:

POWER POINT PRESENTATION: Click and enjoy

GROUP GAME: "WRITE WHAT YOU SEE IN THE SLIDES": POWER POINT SLIDES Click and enjoy LITTLE WHITEBOARDS TO WRITE FOR EACH GROUP: 

POSTER PRESENT SIMPLE FOR REVIEW: 

AN INTERVIEW SHEET  Click to see

MAGAZINE INSTRUCTIONS SHEET: Click to see

POSTERS (MODEL FOR WRITING AND VOCABULARY SUPPORT): 

MAGAZINES' COVERS AND PAPER SHEETS:

                    

  

STUDENTS' WORK: 

                         

A PLAY : 

A TV SHOW: A day in the life of….

Miss Romina (a voice): This is a TV show, the best TV show in the country! This is not “ShowMatch”, this is not a Netflix series. This is….. A day in the life of……!!!

TV presenter 1: Hello, hello!! And Welcome! Today we present “A day in the life of…..Superheroes!!”

TV presenter 2: And the guests are: Superman, Batman, Iron man, Captain America, Wonder woman, Supergirl, Spiderman and Flash.

Superheroes: Hello!! How are you?

TV presenter 1:  Now, let’s present the…”Fans”. Applause for the Fans

TV presenter 2: And this is the presentation song!!!

[Superheroes and fans sing and dance “What do you do every day” song.]

TV presenter 1: The fans have got questions for the Superheroes. Questions N 1:

Fan 1: Superman, what do you do in the morning?

Superman: First, I comb my hair, then I have a big breakfast, I eat cereals, a sandwich, fruits, cake, pizza and chicken!

Fan 2: Batman, what time do you have lunch?

Batman: I don’t have lunch. I only have dinner in my batcave.

Fan 3: Iron man, do you clean the house?

Iron man: No! A robot cleans my house. I watch TV and sometimes Netflix.

Fan 4: Spiderman, when do you fight with the villains?

Spiderman: I fight every day. But, in the afternoon because in the morning I get up very late!

Fan 5: Supergirl, do you go out with friends?

Supergirl: Yes, I go out with Flash and Superman. We usually go to a disco.

Fan 6: Flash, what do you do in your free time?

Flash: I always run! And sometimes, I play video games or ride my bike.

Fan 7: Wonder woman, do you cook?

Wonder woman: Yes I do! I always cook “asado” for all the Superheroes!

Fan 8: Captain America, what time do you get up?

Captain: I get up at 5 o’clock, I do exercises, I take a shower and I go to work. I’m a soldier!

TV presenter 2: Thank you very much Superheroes and fans!! Now we have to say…

TV presenter 1: Stop!! We have another guest! It’s a surprise! It’s a very important guest!

Santa Claus: Oh Oh Oh! Merry Christmas!

TV presenter 2: Santa, what do you do every day?

Santa: I make toys every day for Christmas!!

[Altogether sing the song: “We wish you Merry Christmas” (only the chorus, from 1:28 to 1:40 minutes)]

THE END 

MASKS AND COSTUMES : 

                              

MY ACTIVITIES CHOSEN:
(For more details see My Lesson Plans)

1 - Listening activity with visual support through the song/video to present some routine actions. Singing and dancing.

2- TPR activity: Listening to the song (mp3 version), dancing and doing the actions.

3- More routine actions presentation connected with parts of the day. Repetition and answering questions.

4- TPR activity: Response with mime to actions named by the teacher being standing on one foot. If students do it right, they can seat, if they do it wrong, they have to wait until the next turn.

5- Pair work: Anagrams worksheet to review routine actions.

6- Grammar awareness on the board about in / at. Oral questions.

7- Practice: Dice game (pair work): Each couple throws the dice twice to two numbers. One indicates an action (from a poster) the second indicates a part of the day or time (from a poster). Students must say a sentence about that daily routine. 

8- Game: “Right for right, left for wrong, cross your arms if you don’t know”. The teacher says different statements pretty quickly and students have to raise the right hand if the sentence is correct, the left one, if it is not correct or cross their arms if they do not know the answer. Statements:

Today is Wednesday…

Today is rainy…

You go to school at night…

I ride my bike in the evening…

You go to bed at night ...

Miss Tamara is your English teacher…

You are monkeys…

I have got a big house…

And….see you tomorrow!! (Claps)

9- Pre reading activity: Linking words and adverbs of frequency presentation. Board activity to make students infer the meaning.

10- Reading activity, pair work. Comprehension activity. Cultural awareness. 

11- Individual work. writing about the own routine.

12- Speaking activity with cards to practice routine actions, linking words and adverbs of frequency.

13- PowerPoint presentation with superheroes. Present simple (3rd person singular) presentation. Discovering the rules. Use of the board to complete the explanation and give more examples.

14- Competition group game (present simple practice): Each group writes on a little whiteboard what they see on the different PowerPoint slides about Bart and Lisa Simpson. The group that first write the sentence gets a score. They continue playing with all the slides.

15- Role play (pair work). Guided speaking activity. Interviewing a Superhero. Students pretend to be a superhero and an interviewer and ask questions following the guide sheet. Then, they exchange roles.

16- Telling the classmates about the information got in the interview about the superhero.

17 - Making magazines: "A day in the life of..." (volume 1 and 2). Drawing, describing and writing about your favourite superhero's daily routine. Assembling the magazines with all the works. Exhibiting  the magazines in the school's hall.

18- Drama activity: preparing, rehearsing and performing a play in the classroom. Play: A TV show "A day in the life of...Superheroes". 

MY JOURNAL:

In my journal I described the most important moments of each Lesson, including the Observations and the Assistantships. Specially those that were enriching for the learners and myself. Click and enjoy

MY REFLECTION ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE: Click and enjoy

THE STUDENT'S FEEDBACK:

"Miss, es tu última clase? No Miss, seguí con nosotros!"

I heard phrases like these in my last lesson and filled me´with happiness and pleasure. That encourage me to continue this teaching journey with optimism and confidence. Students expressed their feelings being authentic and spontaneous. They have the ability to distinguish among adults' attitudes towards them, so if they feel supporting, affection and gladness, they will surly give the teacher amazing responses. And that is what happened to me, I tried to give my best and I received something still better and something magical that only children can give.