Christian Guillen Clinic Practice

Grade: 0 Date: 20.02.24 Time: 14:00 - 14:25 Objective: By the end of this lesson the students will identify the importance of sharing and how they can apply it in the classroom. Materials Needed: Picture book about sharing "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfiste Visual aids (pictures, drawings) illustrating sharing situations. Youtube video Sharing is caring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlOHir-_x6Y Small snack treat Whiteboard Markers Duration: Approximately 20-25 minutes Introduction (8 minutes): I gather the students in a circle on the floor. At the beginning I asked students questions related to their understanding of sharing. For example, "What does it mean to share?" or "Why is sharing important?" The concept of sharing was introduced by reading a picture book about, named "The Rainbow Fish." As a group we discuss the story and ask students to identify moments when characters are shared with each other and how they might feel. Emphasize how

DATES: 30.01.24 - 01.02.24 GRADE: 1 Class with 16 students, that day they were 15 students. Aims of the lesson: the student will recognize vocabulary related with a happy birthday and how to use possessives.  Topic of the lesson:  "toys vocabulary  Course book: Power up 1, Cambridge. The teacher use the book, but not following as it says, he modify the lessons to make it more meaningful. The students feel about the book: most of them are fine with doing the activities, some of them don't like it because they don't like to write. The teacher use other resources to reinforce the book materials. Create new material related to the subjects or related with the calendar and festivities. The teacher use a lot visual aids, including, videos, pictures, computer and visual games. Warm up:  The teacher play a video about a "happy birthday" to call the attention of the children and ask them what they know about a birthday party and what do they like about. Right after plays

Date: 30.01.24  Grade: 3 Group composed of 18 students, that day 17 students attended. In this grade they have 15 formal hours of classes in English. The observation took place during a math lesson. The aim of the lesson was about mathematics, it was a guiding students through a problem-solving activity involving multiplication. During the lesson, the teacher demonstrated an ability to recognize mistakes, including calculation errors, misinterpretations of problem and procedural mistakes. The teacher was constantly monitoring each students performance and providing with immediately feedback. The feedback was delivered in a constructive and supportive way, focusing on the specific error made and providing guidance on how to correct it. The students had a good attitude towards the correction, they were grateful, corrected their mistakes and the outcome was positive. In the teacher's opinion, the class ended well and most of the objectives were achieved. The teacher mentioned that not

 DATE: 18.12.2023 GRADE: 2nd, in total: 15 students, 7 boys and 8 girls. Classroom arrangement: semicircle This is a public school, which has around 12 hours of English language teaching, as well as other workshops conducted in English, with a total of 3 hours of contact with the language each day. In the classroom the pupils are seated in a semicircle which allows interaction with all the pupils and the teacher.The teacher mentions that, although it did not happen that time, he could change the students' seats if necessary. This was a grammar lesson using the structure I like and I don't like in relation to food, for which the students already knew the vocabulary of food. after introducing the grammatical structure, activities were carried out where they tested their knowledge. The teacher provide with the material necessary to complete the task and after they complete the course book  by Cambridge, power up 2. The products made by the pupils could be seen on the classroom wal

 Date: 17.01.24  Grade: 2 Group composed of 16 students, that day, 13 students attended. In this grade they have 14 formal hours of classes in English. The aim of the lesson was for the students to know and understand the vocabulary necessary to talk about machines. the theme of the lesson was “ learn about machines”. For convenience and to achieve the objectives of the observation, two students, one very active and one less active, were selected to concentrate during the lesson. In general, most of the students answer the questions the teacher asks, directly and indirectly, at least, in the observed session the teacher asked questions addressed to them by name or asked if anyone knew, in this case, open questions like do you know any kind of machines? At some point the teacher had to remind them to raise their hands, not just to speak all at the same time. On the other hand, a couple of students preferred to remain silent, but the teacher knew who they were and on more than one occasi

 Date: 17.01.24  Grade: 0 Group composed of 18 students, that day, 16 students attended. In this grade they have 12 formal hours of classes in English. The objectives of the lesson were oriented towards reading and listening practice, the subject was a book named "fat cat on a mat". At the beginning the teacher gathered everyone in a circle and in the simplest way, explained what they were going to do for the day (the objectives), using simple language and gestures to make the instructions accessible to young learners. in the first instance she explained the objective of the lesson and showed the cover and the name of the book to pupils (visuals as strategy). Before the reading began, the teacher gave them clear instructions that, she would read for them and that they only had to listen, modeling the instructions. She also explained that if they had any doubts they should raise their hands, that she would allow time during the reading to ask questions and make predictions.  T

Date: 09.01.24  Grade: 1 Group of 17 children. The aim of the class was to teach what a recipe is and how to carry it out. the student will know the necessary vocabulary related to cooking, the ingredients and how to follow the recipe step by step. The topic of the lesson making a recipe: "fried rice" In general, the class was very enjoyable, the students did their part, they were attentive most of the time and the objectives proposed by the teacher were met satisfactorily. If I could change anything about the class, it would be the materials, in some way, the use of technological resources would facilitate the attention, the dynamics and the students would find the class more fun. The warm up: the teacher introduced the topic through a game of guess what I am doing and listen to the sound, what does it sound like, the students got engaged with the class and started to participate and started to get a little out of control and to loud, at some point the teacher had to remind

 DATE: 19.12.2023 - 21.12.2023 GRADE: 3rds, in total: 17 students. Following Cambridge power up 3 "Fun in the jungle". The group has 15 hours of English per week. Regardless of the group, maintaining a daily routine adds structure to the day, classes, and overall group dynamics. At the entrance to the classroom there is a contract where the students wrote the rules of the group and their signatures to commit to it. In terms of lesson structure, the teacher usually begins by saying hello and asking how they are doing that day, validating their students' feelings, and at the beginning of the lesson, students are instructed to grab the materials needed to take to class.  At the beginning of class the teacher indicates the objective and what will be done that day, mentioning that at the end they will have a break. In the classroom you can see a poster where students can find the name of the person in charge of responsibilities as a teacher's assistant, this position chang