Michelle CO#1

Date/Time: January 17, 2017
Topic/Skill: Grammar

Today, I observed Mrs. Felicia’s grammar class, which was comprised of four foundations level students and three classroom observers. Surprisingly, her lesson was very simple but, well paced and well suited for her audience. At the beginning of class, she explicitly reviewed the day’s agenda and then started instruction by reviewing prior knowledge. In this case it was to describe family members using the verb “to be”. Quickly, she paired students together, and required them to each describe members of their family in five sentences. Then, she asked each student to share with the class two of those sentences. Building on that prior knowledge, she introduced the verb “to have”. She modeled its conjugation on the board and then she asked the students to describe members of their family using the verb “to have”. All students and observers were engaged in the lesson. Throughout, Ms. Felicia, provided students with feedback by asking: "what?" when students misused the grammar objective. This allowed students the chance to self-correct as their mistakes were happening. After observing Felicia’s class, I learned that all individuals (observers and students) could be used to facilitate learning. She seamlessly integrated the observers with the students to create new dialogue scenarios. I also learned, that lessons do not have to be overly complicated to encourage student participation. All students were engaged and willing to participate. Overall, I’m very glad to have had this observation experience.