And then there was one...

       ...week left! It's the week when we have our final observation. I'm feeling a bit nervous...ok, A LOT...

       This week I tried to be a bit more creative with my groups & it seemed to have worked. One group was asked to create their own traditional folk tale. They read a story about Genie and the magic pot & some of them found it boring...they were given different characters and asked to create their own story (so for example: a magic ring, a platypus and a student's own name - they are a character in their own story). They started in the class and were asked to finish it for homework. I look forward to hearing all the new stories next week!

       Another group is learning about the solar system and superlatives (Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Venus is the hottest planet.) After reading an article about the gas giants I asked them to draw their own planet and write some facts about it (I saw a planet Playstation and planet Basketball as well as some very peculiar planet with 2 separate sets of rings around it. ) I can't wait to see all those new planets in our fantasy solar system!

       Then there is 'my noisy group'. There's only 4 boys, but they can get carried away, especially towards the end of the lesson when we play a game. This time they had a special task: 'Your mission, should you choose to accept it...' (they are super excited about some Mission Impossible computer game coming out soon)...is to draw a picture of things (& make a written list as well) you would take with you on holiday. Each person is going on a different holiday and they mustn't let the others know what kind of holiday: there's a camping trip to a lake & it could rain; one week student exchange in Germany; a beach holiday in Mexico and a skiing holiday in Canada. The other students have to guess where is the person going to spend their holiday by looking at the things they packed. They were learning new vocabulary and doing  a listening where they had to find out which backpack are the children taking with them on holiday. They tried so hard to make sure they 'pack' the right things and there was no chit chat in L1, as they couldn't 'spill the beans' about their mission;-)

       I hope to continue in this creative spirit next week & avoid the pre observation 'jitters'.😳