My fifth practicum lesson took place on the 14th of June, it was story reading time as we continued reading from the story, “The Lost City of Z”. To warm up we had an activity as a form of debrief of the last lesson on the Halifax explosion journal. I put the students in pairs to play the fly swatter game.
I had questions on the Halifax explosion and the answers to the questions were written on the board and the pair to point the answer out first wins a mark. The students were excited and had the competitive spirit and it was a great way to start the class.
I later grouped students to read the story, discuss their thoughts on the story and underline new vocabulary they come across. After the student’s discussion, I read out the story to the students so that students could check the pronunciation of some words and the intonations and I asked the students to answer the questions on the story.
The answer to the questions were discussed afterwards and as an exit ticket, students answered open ended questions on the story using spin the wheel.
Involving both activities in the lesson made the lesson more enjoyable. The students had fun and they were more participative and engaging than the previous lessons.
My practicum teacher advised me to mix cultures when grouping, improve the reading and not make the reading go too slow. I look forward to working on them for my next lesson.