Fourth Week of Teaching

During the fourth week of teaching my mentor teacher applied the oral exams. It was the 1^st time I was able to observe how to apply this kind of exams to kids. All lessons were about reviewing family members and activities for the oral exam. We brought songs, flashcards and posters to review as much as we could. For the exam each kid brought a collage with family pictures and presented a speech to the whole class about family members and activities developed with its relatives. I noticed a broad difference among students, for example: some were shy, spoke too low, looked nervous or stressed, and some other were fluent, spoke with a normal tone of voice, and looked happy and exited. Also, some kids needed assistant from the teacher and even from their peers. Something that I found interesting was that one kid from 3^rd grade offered himself to stand next to his classmate and help him to explain the collage. It was a very kind aptitude, but also very useful to complete the assignment.  

This week I also had the opportunity to be at the school’s science job fair. It was a very nice experience to watch little kids sharing with so much enthusiasm their bright ideas.