Final reflexion.

This subject  has been short but intense and very interesting. I loved everything I have learned. It will be very useful for my future. Teachers have been lovely and they have taught me many things of all walks not only English.

                                                       

Twenty-fourth day of class.

This day the teacher left us time to raise the Didactic Unit. It was useful.

Twenty-third day of class.

What have we done?

This day we ended with presentations, then we did a pictute with the sounds of consonants and finally did games with Jolly Phonics with real materials.

What have we learned?/ My personal opinion about the class. 

It´s very interesting that the teacher teach us some ticks to explain the sounds. It was fun. 

Twenty-second day of class.

What have we done?

This day the teacher began the class telling us about their experiences in different schools and explaining their projects in schools. Then she explained how we had to do a Didactic Unit. 

What have we learned? / My personal opinion about the class.

As I said on another occasion, it´s very important that other people, for example the teacher, tell us their experiences and learning. We like that others tell us their experiences and we enjoy listening.  

Twenty-first day of class.

This was the penultimate day of class and we made presentations about Teachin English to children. In threes we chose a chapter and explain  it and did activities related the topic. All did a great job.
Congratulations!
Personally, I took a lot of ideas for my future activities as a teacher. The presentations were very usefull.

Twentieth day of class.

What have we done?

First the teacher showed us a portfolio of primary school children, it contained a biography, a passaport and a dossier. Also she showed us another more infant.  Then Yi Xie taught us as it´s a wedding in China. It was very interesting. Finally the teacher explained how we had to develop a form. 

What have we learned?

We learned about a wedding in China. Also the importance of portfolios, children need to know how to use. And when we do a funny form, children learn a lot and we can get a fun class. 

Mu personal opinion about the class. 

In this subject I´m learning a lot of things, one of them is to use many didactic resources. It´s very important for my future. 

Nineteenth day of class.

What have we done?

The teacher suggested we take a course about CLIL method. Then he put a video about Jolly phonics.

After that we did an activity about Visual Vocabulary. 

Then we did a Chant was very fun and we teach to our parnerts. Finally we saw some games, they are very fun and you can a lot of things.

What have we learned?

We learned to do a Chant, it´s very fun and repetitive to learn something specific. Also have imagination to do the Visual Vocabulary that doing so makes you learn it better and helps to remember.

My personal opinion about the class.
I like when we can do some activities and share with our parners. I really enjoy when I learnsomething that I can do with children in the class. It´s fantastic. Many of the resources that teach us are very useful.

Eighteenth day of class.

What have we done?

In this class the teacher began to speak about her experience in Romania. It was very interesting. Then we saw some examples of our partners had done about Storytelling, Introductions and presentations and Interactives activities. Finally the teacher explained how to develop a form. 

What have we learned?

We have learned that visit other countries is very important and you can learn a lot because you full of experiences. Also we have learned that you have to be an actress when you tell stories to children.  

My personal opinion about the class. 

It was interesting see storytelling of my partners of class. We learned a lot. The teacher propose  funny things. 

Seventheenth day of class.

What have we done?

First we review the evaluation of the subject. After the teacher send a homework about "Teaching English to Children". Then we went to some explication about Storytelling, we saw some examples, Rhymes, we sang together in class "Honey - cokey", was funny. Also we saw  Songs and Chants.

What have we learned?

In this class we learned that Rhymes and Songs are very important in the infant stage. Teacher should have positive attitude and actions while singing. Rhymes are more for children that songs. Songs are more general. 

Whit Chants  set the pace and entonation. 

My personal opinion about the class.

I can learn a lot with these activities. They are very interesting and very useful for my future. In class with children singing these all the time. I like that our teachers teach us these things. 

Sixtheenth day of class.

This week the teacher couldn´t go to class because she went to Romania. But she gave us as a task do activities about Interactive activities.

• I did: 

https://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/2627001/html5/colors.htm#!

http://LearningApps.org/view2652730

This activities are fun for children and they can learn English. Teacher should promote this activities where children learn many new words.
They are eassy to create and entertaining for children. 

Fifteenth day of class.

This day was holiday, therefore we did not go to university.

Fourteenth day of class.

This week the teacher couldn´t go to class because she went to Romania. But she gave us as a task of do activities about Intriductuons and presentations, and storytelling. We can use a lot of resources.

•  I did: 

• Storyjumper: Let´s visit the zoo. 

• Storybird: Likes of children.

Was fun do this kind of activities, we learn many things for the future. Teachers give us many resources to get do this activities. 

Thirtheenth day of class.

What have we done?

The first was the explanatión about storytelling, also the teacher recommended the movie "A Monster Calls". It´s very interesting for future teachers. Then explained Choosing and clear storyline. 

The teacher taught some pages where you can make storytelling. After that in groups of four we did a story. 

What have we learned?

That day we learned that it´s very easy to do storytelling and with many means we can do it in a fun way.

With storitelling children leanr a lot of vocabulary and in a fun way. They love it. We must controlled languge simplify sentences, opportunities to dramatise stories. 

Also: appeal to pupils, limited number if charracters and good for language activities. 

My personal opinion about the class. 
In this class we learned a lot because we learned to used means for our future. It was fun to make story and represent it with characters. I love it.

Twelfth day of class.

What have we done?

The firts  thing we did was see the theory, Common European Framework of Reference. Then we create an account in E-PEL, fill some data. Finally the teacher explained the activities we had to do for next week. 

What have we learned? and my personal opinion about the class. 

This day I wasn´t feeling well and I didn´t heard the explication. 

Eleventh day of class.

What have we done?

The first thing we did was a questionnaire about methods and approaches for review. Then we saw what is a limerick and some examples of them. The teacher command make a limerick in pairs. Also we saw the storytelling and the teacher dictated a mine stories. One partner  of class got out to do an example. 

What have we learned?

In this class I have learned to make a limerick, it was easy. Also with storytelling children learn a lot. They are simple and fun.  

My personal opinion about the class.

This class was fun and we participate much. I really like this kind of classes where we learn enjoying. 

Tenth day of class.

What have we done?

This day the teacher explained Regulation in Pre-Primary Education in Spain. 

- Introduction of English in Pre-School ans 1st and 2nd course of Primary Eduaction.

- Royal Decree 1630/2006 Infant Education.

- Decree 67/2007 de 29 de mayo.

- Decree 88/2009 de 07/07/2009. 

The teacher explained the most important articles and content. Then we did an activity that it consisted of three quiestions with four possible answers, in groups of three people. 

What have we learned?

I have learned to know wich are the most important articles each decree. English should be in he three areas of Pre-Primary Education because it´s important that from young age will encourage other languages. 

My personal opinion about the class. 

I understand the explication of the teacher. The activity that the teacher commanded was interesting to review the topic. 

Ninth day of class.

What have we done?

In this class we present a method in groups of three. We participated in the activities, was very funny. The theacher recorded the presentations. 

What have we learned?

We have to start letting go more. Stop being so shy. Practice such activities stimulate a lot of. 

My personal opinion about the class. 

Teachers should send us this type of activities in which we learn a lot. 

Eigth day of class.

What have we done?

First we did a review of the previous day, then we estarted the new topic: Organic Law of the improvement of Cuality on Education (New devepment). Also the teacher told her experiences, they were very interesting. 

What have we learned?

Experiencies help you learn and provide new knowledge. Also, it´s very interesting that other people tell you what has happened to him.  

In the class we learn new vocabulary, that this new vocabulary serve in our future. 

My personal opinion about the class. 

This kind of class are very usefull because we learn a lot of. When you have experiences where you learned it´s better to tell the others. 

Seventh day of class.

What have we done?

The firts thing that the teacher did was distribute few pages with examples of methods. After finished explaining the method of the previous day. Then he explaines the methods Suggestopedia, The silent way, Content based teaching - CLIL, Task based teaching , Total physical response - TPR ans Natural approach. 

Also we did some examples of methods, for example the doctor and patient of method Suggestopedia. 

What have we learned?

I learned that the examples with videos or making them real is better for understand the theory. Some methods can also be very interesting.

My personal opinion about the class.

When there are theorical classes it´s very important give examples and that the students do this examples, so you learn more. 

Sixth day of class.

What have we done?

This day we saw the Organic Law of Education. Them the teacher sent to do two activities in groups about the Timeline and the three main underlying principles of the Law. 

What have we learned?

The theory is very well but the important are the children and the teachers. We live in a democracy, students can said their opinions,It´s very important. The rules are for everyone. The rules are made by all, children must participate. 

My personal opinion about the class. 

It´s very interesting that we  put in a circle next to the teacher. We can participate in the class and say our opinion. Not only the teacher. 

Fifth day of class.

What have we done?

The first thing we did was review the method of the previous day. Then we saw the natural methods -the direct, the oral approach and situational lenguague teaching, the audiolingual method and communicative language teaching. Each method the teacher put us an example or a video.

Finally, the teacher sent read the next topic and in groups work a method for the next Monday.

Whay have we learned?

It´s important to know the diferent methods and think that may be better for our students.

My personal opinion about the class. 

This kind of theorical classes can be boring but it´s interesting as watching a video related to the topic and examples it´s better than only theory. 

Examples also help a lot for my future as a teacher. 

Fourth day of class.

What have we done?

We began the class teching the poster with our names, some were very original. Then four people of class made a presentation about our lives. We did it Jara, Paola, Marta and I.

The second part of the class was the theory, we read the Organic Law on Education and commented this law.

What have we learned?

In this class I learned that I shouldn´t be shy because to be a teacher is to be all the time acting. Also, in Spain teachers are more open to students than in the other cultures. This is very important because you can learn more about your students.

My personal opinion about the class. 

This class was productive, the teacher explained very well the theory  and I liked when whole class put us in a circle, this dinamic is well so everyone can talk and the teacher ask our opinion, not only we speak about theory. 

Third day of class.

What have we done?

This day we began the class reviewing the consonants and learning new. After that we read some tongue twister, they were very difficult and fun. Then we turn to the theory, first the young language learner and them the approaches and methods in lenguage teaching. This day we saw the grammar  - translation method.

What have we learned?

In this class I learned the importance of pronunciation and sound of words to teach children. Also that the tongue twister are very useful as a method of teaching sound. I learned the first approaches and methods in lenguage teaching. 

My personal opinion about the class. 

The beginning of the class was more fun, the end with the theory was more boring, but I think that I learned a lot. 

Second day of class.

What have we done?

The second day we did the presentacion because the teacher was new. First teaches was presented and  then the  students. All talk about our lives. The teacher explained how it will be the subject and she  sent to a poster  with our names.

What have we learned?

In this class I learned how the important it is that all us know, classes will be better and we will be better.

My personal opinion about the class. 

I think that the method of this teacher is very good, I learn a lot of from her. In this kind of subject it´s very important.

First day of class.

What have we done?

The first thing we did was make everyone a presentation. It´s very important know all. We spend much time with that. Finally we review the vowels and the teacher explained how it will be the subject.

What have we learned?

In this class we have learned the importance of knowing. Also it´s important to pronounce the sounds, children from this age learn quickly and the teacher are their reference.

In this class we have learned how to teach children to pronounce with little tricks.

My personal opinion about the class. 

This class was very possitive. We learned a lot of things, it was entertaining and fun. The teacher was frienly and nice, his name is Juan Antonio. In my opinion in this course I will learn a lot and many methods.

Introduction.

I´m María Álvarez and I´m studing to be a teacher in Toledo.

This is My class diary where I write what I´m doing every day in the subjet "Metodología práctica para educación Infantil".