My First Lesson (English)

This is my first lesson in my teaching practice. It was on Thursday, November 13, 2014. In Al Refa’a School.  I taught girls from grade 4C English lesson for 45 minutes. The lesson was about story from their English book and the name of story is (Peter and the wolf). And the outcome is:  students be able to understanding the story, identify a new vocabulary and elicitation meaning and Arrange story events. The students was 25 student in class but in this day there were 5 girls absent. With presence My MST (Miss Louise) and my MCT (Mr. Serge) to evaluate me when I teach.

First, I prepared my lesson plan and my activities from day before and show it Mr. Serge. Then, I began my lesson at 8:45. In begin of my lesson, I let students to stay in the floor. Then, we start listen to the story from the CD. After that, I asked students some question about the story to make sure of they understand the story. For example, where the story happened? Do you think its real or imagination? What the names of the characters? What the favorite event in the story? And why? Next, I explained for students the activities and let them to go to their groups by use move strategy. I divided class to four groups by levels. And I focus in my activities on different learning style. Students who have a low level they will Order the events of story. Students who have middle level they will draw the favorite event from story and write what the favorite event and why. Students who have high level will act story by puppets. Finally, I let them to come back to the floor by down count strategy. And I put for students pictures and words from story and chose students to match them. Also, I asked them what did they learn from story and did they like it or not.

I think this lesson I very important for students because it’s help them to learn new vocabulary and learn them reading by interesting way.

I did many positive things in the class like, I used different activities to explain for them the story and it's appropriate with different learning style for example: I use CD for auditory students, puppets for kinetic students and match words and pictures for visual students. Also, I used different strategy to transition with use different specific words. For example, to move from floor to the groups I choose group by group by levels and let them to go. Also, when they finish the activities I remind them that they are 5 minute left. Then, I count down to finish clean up and come to the floor. After that, I used bell to start a next activity. More over, I managed the classroom and students by right way. 

On the other hand, I faced some problem in my lesson. First, I lose time in the beginning of the lesson. Also, students didn't understand some words and questions. For example when I asked what the favorite event in the story? They can’t answer because they don’t understand the word (event). More over, I forgot the names of some students.

In the next lesson, I will try to obviate these mistakes. I will try to find another ways to explain what I mean if they don’t understand me, or find more easy words. Also I will try to be more disciplined on time. And finally I will save the students name to make them feel more friendly and comfortable.