My lesson

I conducted a lesson with a group of five-year-old children. The topic of the class was the repetition of food vocabulary. Below I insert photos with the lesson plan.

The classes I conducted were consistent and included a variety of activities. The children were engaged and participated in the activities with curiosity. After the activities, they asked what was next. They enjoyed the "memo game" and "fruit salad" the most, as they included competition and movement. In my opinion, I need to work on discipline in the classroom, because during the memo game the children could not wait for their turn and zoomed in on the cards, making it impossible for other children to see what was going on. In addition, I would change the song or introduce the vocabulary in it earlier. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with the lesson, as I could see that the children enjoyed it.

Observation of lesson (chlidren aged: 5)

The lesson began with the Hello song - "Hello everyone." The children clapped to the rhythm of the song while singing. Then the teacher checked the attendance list. One selected child counted how many students there were. He then asked the selected children "How are you today?" or "What is the weather like today?". The children quickly gave their answers to the questions. The teacher then showed flashcards depicting body parts. The children repeated their name and showed them on themselves. The teacher then spread the flashcards on the carpet and selected children had to touch the correct picture whose name the teacher pointed out. For a good answer, the children received tokens. Later they sang a song together and showed the words of the song with their body movements. Then the teacher showed the new flashcards, the children learned their names by repeating and showing them on themselves. Then the children had to line up and one by one said what was in the picture the teacher was pointing to. The class ended with singing a song. 

This lesson was very interesting. The teacher and children showed the body parts on themselves, which made them remember better. In addition, the activities were varied - requiring concentration as well as movement. The teacher used simple commands: "line up", "stand up", etc. The children were interested in the activities. In case of discipline problems, the teacher used: "One two three be quiet please". 

Observation of two lessons (chlidren aged: 5)

The activities in both groups looked the same. They started with the Hello song - "Hello everyone." The children clapped to the rhythm of the song while singing. Then the teacher checked the attendance list. One selected child counted how many students there were. He then asked the selected children "How are you today?" or "What is the weather like today?". The children quickly gave their answers to the questions. The teacher then spread out a great many flashcards from different departments on the carpet. The pictures included food, weather, colors, numbers, etc. The children's task was to name the selected pictures. If they answered correctly they took away the card. After several rounds, all the flashcards were collected. The teacher stated from which range the children were to give back one by one the cards they had collected. In my opinion, it was a good activity for repeating vocabulary from different ranges. The children were not bored and were engaged in the activity. They remembered the vocabulary words very well. The teacher used simple commands and praised the children. 

Observation of lesson (children aged: 4)

The class began with a song. The teacher then checked the attendance list and chose one student to count in English how many children there were. Then the teacher asked the students what foods they remembered. The children mentioned the names - apple, salad, chocolate cake, fish, etc. The teacher spread flashcards showing the foods on the carpet. He suggested an activity related to shopping at the store. The children were asked to act out a scene from the store. The teacher was the seller and the students were the customers. The conversation in the store was to go as follows:

Student: "Hello"

Teacher: "What would you like?

Student: "Can I have to (...)?"

Teacher: "Yes, it costs two zlotys."

Student: passes two blocks (blocks=money)

Teacher: "Thank you."

Student: "Thank you."

In the middle of the activity, the teacher suggested that whoever wants to come to the store must sing a song. The students sang a song they know.

This activity was very interesting. The students had the opportunity to repeat the vocabulary of food, and also to improve their counting - the children had to count blocks (money) to pay for their purchases. However, in my opinion, it was too difficult for four-year-old children. They did not say the whole phrases the teacher expected "Can I have to...", but only single words: chocolate cake, orange juice, etc. The teacher had to correct the children each time. In addition, there were a lot of products in the store making children who were already there or waiting for their turn impatient, talking to each other or busy with something else.