My practicum

1. INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE CONTINUA
LENGUAS VIVAS BARILOCHE (A-052)
Profesorado de Inglés – Opción pedagógica a distancia.
Lesson plan 1 – Practica docente I
Alumno residente: Santiago Cazenave
Institución Educativa: Brighton College
Dirección: Dorrego 362, Monte Hermoso, Bs. As.
Cantidad de alumnos: 6
Edad: 7 años
Unidad temática: Fruits and Vegetables
Clase N°: 1
Fecha: 25/11/2019
Hora: 3:30 p.m.
Duración de la clase: 90 minutos
Fecha de entrega de la planificación: 21/11/2019
Learning aims:
Duringthislesson,learnerswill be able to…
- Consolidate vocabularypreviouslylearned.
- Acquire newvocabularyaboutsome vegetablesandfruits.
- Developtheirvisual, linguistic, intrapersonal,interpersonal,andnaturalistintelligences.
- Enhance theirmemoryandobservationability.

2. Learning focus:
The activitieswill focuson:
- Vocabulary:fruitsandvegetables:Watermelon,orange,banana,pear,apple,carrot,kiwi,
tomato,pineapple,strawberry,broccoli,grapes. Colours:red,brown,green,orange,
yellow,etc.
- Practice colours.
- Practice theirconcentration,memory,creativity,andlogic.
- Practice “I like”and“I don’tlike”sentences.
Integration of skills:
Theywill developtheir:
- Speakingskillsby namingthe fruitsandvegetables. Speakingwiththeirmates.
- Listeningskillsby interactingwith theirclassmates andteacher. Listeningtothe story.
Multiple intelligences:
 Interpersonal intelligence (Interactingwithclassmatesandteacher)
 Intrapersonal intelligence (Focusingonthe game,usingtheirmemory)
 Visual/spatial intelligence (Interpretingimages)
 Linguistic/verbal intelligence (Learningnew wordsandputtingthemintopractice)
 Naturalistintelligence (learningaboutdifferentfruitsandvegetables)
Materials and resources:
Six differentbingoboardsand the twodices. Chalk. 6 surveypapers. The story aboutcrazy colours.
Possible contingences:
The dicesor the boardscouldbreak.
Childrenhave ahard time understandingthe game.
Studentsdon’tunderstandthe meaningof some words.
Childrencouldgetupset because theyall wanttoroll the dices.
Classroom management strategies:
 Havingspare boards anddices.
 Explainingthe meaningof new wordsbefore playing.
 Settingclearbehaviorrulesbefore the game,suchas:let’srespecteachother’sturn,we
shouldbe patient andpayattention.Say“pardon”whenyoudidn’thearsomething.

3.  Repeatinstructionsif necessary.Asksome classmatetoexplainthe game foryou.
Personalizedattention.
 Callingtheirattentionwhentheygetdistracted.
Assessment: collecting information and reporting your findings
 Observation:children’sreaction,attitude,engagement,performance.
 Questions:aboutthe topic,fruitsandvegetables,“whatisthis…?”(pointingatanimage),
“what does…mean?”, “doyou like…?”,“whatcolouristhe…?”etc.
 Comments:abouttheirwork.
Lesson stages:
Lead-in and presentation
Purpose:Toproperlyintroduce myself asthe teacherandpresentthe topicof the lesson.
Timing:5 minutes
We sayhelloandI ask a studenttosay the date.I will tell studentsthatIwill give the lessontoday.
ThenI presenttoday’s topic:“Fruitsandvegetables”.I askchildren if theylike fruitsand
vegetables (maybe askingquestionspersonally,like:“doyoulike bananas…?”).ThenIaskthem to
name as many fruitsastheyknowin English.Iwill dothe same withvegetables.Iwillexplainthe
meaningof the unknownwords.
Transition:Ok,nowlet’sdoa simple survey.
Development of the sequence of activities
Theywill standupfor the firstactivity,and stayin theirseatsforthe restof the lesson.
Activity 1: Survey about likes and dislikes
Purpose:toworkwith “I like/don’tlike”sentences andquestions.Toenhance interpersonal
intelligence. Toimprove speakingskills.
Timing:20 minutes
I give a surveytoeach studentwiththe followingformat:

4. I will drawa similarsurveyonthe boardinorder to model the activitymyself first.
Students are askedto fill the survey withthe name of theirclassmatesorteachers.Inordertodo
this,theywill standupandask yes/no questionstotheirclassmates andteachers (“Doyoulike
bananasJuancito?Do youlike grapesJuancita?”etc.).Theyneedtofill the surveytalkingtoas
manypeople aspossible inthe assignedamountof time (15minutesorless),sotheyshoulddoit
fast.
Scaffoldingstrategies:Model the activitybefore playing. Checkingtheyall understoodbefore
playing. Elicitingwords, modelquestions. Correctingpronunciationmistakes. Settinggroundrules:
Onlytalking1-1,it’snot a group activity.The goal isto speakinEnglish.
Transition:Time’sup! showme yoursurveys. (…) Now we’re going toplayagame.
Activity 2: Bingo
The sourcefor thistask: toolsforeducators.com

5. Purpose:toworkon children’s visual andinterpersonal skills. Toacquire new vocabularyand
consolidate previousknowledge.
Timing:35 minutes
I ask childrenif they everplayedbingoortheyknow how toplayit. Afterthis,Idescribe the game
and give the properinstructionstoplayBingo. Iwill handa bingoboardlike thistoeach student:
Andtheywill playwithdiceslike these:

6. One dice contains the fruits/vegetables thatappearonthe toprow and the other dice contains
the fruits/vegetables thatappearonthe leftcolumn.
Studentswill take turnstoroll the dices.Iwill give the dicestothe studentinthe correct orderand
aftereach roll I will saysomethinglike:“Whatisthis?Do you remember?”(Elicitanswers) inorder
to encourage childrentosaythe name of the fruit/vegetable thatcame out.If theystill don’t
rememberIwill askif anyone knowsthe name of the fruit/vegetable inEnglish. ThenIwill ask
everyone:“Doyouhave a strawberry/kiwi/tomatoetc.onyourboard?” AndI will dothe same
withthe followingdice.
If theyhave both items,the studentsfollow the twoitemswhere theymeetandplace a mark in
that square.If theyget4 ina rowtheywin and shout:Bingo!
The game seemsmore difficultthan it is. I think these studentswill be able to understand the
game while playingsince I will be guidingthe whole game.
Scaffoldingstrategies: Explainthe game carefullyandstepbystep.Iwill helpstudentsindividually,
pointing,elicitinganswers, usinggestures andaskingguidingquestions.The game willbe guided
by me.
Transition:Verygood!Nowlet’suse ourhandsandears.
Activity 3: Crazy fruits
Purpose:topractice memory and colours.Towork on children’sartisticskills.Toimprove listening
skills.
Timing:20 minutes
In thisactivity,studentshave to payattention tothe story in orderto paint. I askthemto keep
everythingbuttheirnotebooks andpencils forthistask. First, Iwill saythe name of some fruits
These are notthe
boardsand dicesthatI
will use. They are just
examples.

7. and inEnglish thattheyneedto draw (Pears,apples,bananas,grapesandstrawberries).Then,I
will askchildrentotake theirpencil colours,I readthe story and they have to painttheirdrawings
accordingto it.
Story:
In the world upsidedown,fruitswentcrazy!
The bananasarenowred,
Pearsare blue,
The applesand strawberriesare green!
And the little grapesare orangeand yellow.
The story will be readtwice ormaybe three times. Once theyall finish, Iwill checktheirdrawings.
Scaffoldingstrategies:Readthe story withclearpronunciationandina slow pace.
Transition:Goodjobeverybody! Now keepyourthings, it’salmosttime togohome.
Closure:
Purpose:tosay goodbye.
Timing:10 minutes
Aftera while, Itell the studentsthattheirdrawingsare reallybeautiful andIenjoyedplayingwith
them. ThenI ask themwhatwas the bestpart of the classfor them.Thenwe all say goodbye:
“Goodbye everybody,see youonWednesday”

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