LESSON OBSERVATION 1

Reflections

What is your general reflection on the lesson?

The students learned new vocabulary: 10 animals, and reviewed some numbers (from 1 to 12).  They also learned to ask questions using "Is it...?" and then say the animal or the number.  

The use of gamification created a fun moment for the students. They looked amused, they didn't seem to me to realise that they were learning something. 

 

 What do you think are the strong sides of the lesson?

In the first activity, recognition of the 10 animals through flashcards, and repeating. For example: "It's a butterfly". "It's a butterfly".
The second activity involved memorising the animals and their names when the teacher removed a card, making the students think of the animals that were there and the one that was missing. Making them use the structure of the principle "It's a...".
Finally, for the last activity, he set up a quiz in which the students had to guess which letter or animal was hidden. And they asked "Is it a..."? 
So the repetition, in the use of the verb to be, as well as the structure of the questions, was a strong element of the activity. 

What could have been done better?

The order of the class, and the last dynamic. It didn't make a lot of sense, so the students saw the teacher's cards on the sly. 

How does the teacher use visual aids?

To capture the attention of his pupils. For example, when he used pictures of the animals he was counting, to make the pupils more aware of what was going on.
 He used a football pitch, to be more dynamic and competitive. 

What error correction strategies does the teacher apply?

He used the Teacher- Correction.  He also used Repteition and Student's repetition - He repeated the name of the animal or the number.  Finally, He used Reformulaion- the children shouted "frog", so the teacher said: "Is it a frog...?

My opinion... 

It is an interesting video, as it shows the dynamics of the class.  I thought it was a good strategy that the teacher used at the beginning, singing the song saying "I am tall", "I am small", as well as the second song about numbers.  It caused the students to pay attention.  

Something I found important was that he explained what they would see and finally taught them the topics (animals and number review). 

I think the final part could have been a bit better. Maybe with another activity: showing more numbers or more animals.

It is also unclear whether all the students were paying attention, or only some of them.

The video link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El3g57taeKs