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Lesson Title: Lets go get out into nature!
Date of Class: 6/1/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC: Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 50
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We began with title of todays lesson, did a ‘summer activity’ brainstorm, then a dialogue using the structure “have you ever been __ ” I had photos of people doing various activities and we asked eachother ‘have you ever been hunting, swimming, biking, etc.” it was interesting to find out how few of these activitites they have done. Also something kind of interesting happened- one learner wrote ‘hores’ instead of horse and kept pronouncing it as the word ‘whores’ so I decided to note the difference between the 2 and focus on pronunciation of ‘horse’. They were very thankful.
We continued with a fun doc search using the word cloud, and then finished with a ‘cloze’ activity about my story of childhood camping.Lesson Title: Lets go get out into nature!
Date of Class: 6/1/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC: Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 50
What happened: We had a super fun class today, everyone was in high spirits and I nailed it with the last activity (see below)… Similar to the first class, we started with title of todays lesson, and did a summer activity brainstorm, then a short dialogue using the activities and the structure ‘have you ever been…”. We used the same word cloud for a document search and then practiced with “whats your favorite summertime activity” which led nicely into the next activity which was images to learn camping vocabulary. We ended with a game that I used to play as a kid and as I was planning my lesson this morning I thought about it- kind of similar to some activities I’ve done in the past, definitely a good memory/vocabulary building game. I don’t have a name for it but it’s something like “I’m going on a camping trip and so I will bring….” I said the first item, the next person says my item, then their own.. the 3rd person says the 2 items ahead of theirs, and then their own and so on. They LOVED it!
Lesson Title: Neck of the woods
Date of Class: 6/8/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC: Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module:The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners:1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:32
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Just 1 learner today, she came late and always leaves early so it was short. We did title of todays lesson, a quick review of the images from last week (people doing summer activities), a document search with the word cloud and then a dialogue that was used last week in group #2, but not this one. That was good practice and we really focused on pronunciation for this one. We then practiced camping vocabulary and also did the game used with group 2 from last week (I”m going on a camping trip) which was also great speaking practice. Good class, but you can really feel the difference when it’s just 1 learner even versus just 2. At least someone is coming, I suppose!
Lesson Title: To kill 2 birds with 1 stone
Date of Class: 6/8/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC: Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module:The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners:5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score:34
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We began a few minutes early with title of todays lesson, and an example to go along with it. They were having a hard time understanding the meaning but finally got it after a while. We did a quick review of the images from last week (people doing summer activities), and then practiced with the structure ‘Have you ever been..” During this, one learner asked if you can answer it a different way than we had been. I was originally just having them say “yes I have, or No I haven’t but we switched to “No i’ve never been…” and focused just on this structure. It was challenging but good practice. We then practiced camping vocabulary via “this is an apple”. There were fun moments but I get the feeling that they don’t like this activity as much. Maybe it’s been used too much? When you have the same group of learners, I feel like it’s best to get creative so as to not do the same things over and over. I will think of a different game for next time. Regardless, it was still good speaking practice. We only had a few minutes left so I just did a little activity where I described a camping item and they had to guess which one I was describing. it was a pretty good class, but I really want to come up with more fun and diverse activities.
Lesson Title: First come first serve
Date of Class: 6/15/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC: Brooke
DJ: Zadok
Assistants:
Module: The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners: 1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 37
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Just 1 learner plus Zadok so we got some really good practice in via a dialogue about camping (I don’t do a lot of longer dialogues, as I never have anyone to model with). It took a bit longer than expected but it was good practice all in all.
Lesson Title: First come first serve
Date of Class: 6/15/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC: Brooke
DJ: Zadok
Assistants:
Module: The Great Outdoors
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =7
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6Total Score: 39
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Again, it was great having Zadok there as we got to really delve into a dialogue (shortened it a bit for the larger group), and also having him work with half the group and I with the rest was great so they could all have a bit more support. We also learned about some traditional camping activities with some photos that I printed out… Hey- one thing we could really use if they are still willing to spend some money is either a couple tablets or a printer so that we can continue using images for language practice… there’s so much you can do with them, and color is just a game changer in most cases . Food for thought!
Lesson Title: Summer Free for all
Date of Class: 6/22/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Great Outdoors
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): This was the last class of the 12 week session, and I felt it was pretty good! We started a bit late as learners were a bit late. We began with title of todays lesson and then talked about what the Summer Free For All is all about (free concerts, movies, and various activities at different parks around Portland). We looked at a schedule with some of these events , I wanted to copy them for learners but the copier wasn’t working there so I gave them the link where I found them online. We did some dictation and pronunciation practice and then learned about some camping activities via images and practiced those via a round robin.
Lesson Title: Summer Free for all
Date of Class: 6/22/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Great Outdoors
How Many Learners:6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Really good class! All 6 ladies were there.. We began with Heather comiing in to talk about plans for the summer. The learners definitely want to continue the classes, and don’t want much of a break so it was decided that we would start back up on July 13th. This class was farily similar to the 1st class; title of todays lesson and then talked about what the Summer Free For All is all about via a short dialogue. We looked at a schedule with some of these events , and I gave them the link where I found them online. I tried a new game with them but it didn’t go as well as planned; they said they wanted to continue but I knew the other activity I planned would be more fun so while I didn’t fully abandon the activity (I did finish it) I just didn’t carry it as far, which ultimately I think was the best decision. We ended with a version of “I’m going on a camping trip and I’m going to…” except we replaced vocab with action verbs. EX) I’m going to go kayaking, roast marshmellows, etcc.. They loved it! I’ll look forward to going back in July :)
Lesson Title: Eat fresh. buy local
Date of Class: 7/20/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Pretty good class back after a 3 week break, only 1 learner but that’s not that atypical for this group. We talked about the title of the lesson and transitioned nicely into talking about gardening and what we grow in our gardens. We named images of food- mainly fruits and veggies and explored a graph that sums up the harvest schedule for the pacific NW. Ended with a mini dialogue about farmers markets. We will pick up with this topic next week, it seemed as though this learner was very interested in the content, and of course we got some great language practice in :)
Lesson Title: Eat fresh. buy local
Date of Class: 7/20/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:20-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Pretty similar class to the one before… there were only 3 learners, 2 are on vacation and 1 had to leave work early. But we got some really good focused practice in with a smaller group. We talked about the title of the lesson and then onto dicussing gardening and what we grow in our gardens. I had them practice speaking a lot here by telling the group what the others grow in their gardens. We reviewed the food vocab quickly and then explored the harvest graph a bit. As this group is a bit more advanced, we practiced a more complex dialogue about farmers markets. Similarly to the group 1, the learners are very interested in the content, and one of them is quite the master gardner!
Lesson Title: Eat fresh. buy local
Date of Class: 7/27/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:1
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Only 1 learner again but different one than last week so I essentially repeated last weeks lesson in hopes that next week they will both be there and we can all be on the same page. We did title of todays and then talked about farmers markets ( she goes to one weekly in her neighborhood so she had a lot to say!) We then looked at a list of others farmers markets around the area and then named images of food- mainly fruits and veggies. We explored a graph that sums up the harvest schedule for the pacific NW and ended with a very helpful listening activity using the minimal pairs ‘in, on, an, end, and’.
Lesson Title: The grass is always greener on the other side
Date of Class: 7/27/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): As class was starting, somehow the word jealousy came up and they wanted to know what it meant so We talked about it briefly and it gave me an idea for the title of the lesson. Originally I had ‘you reap what you sow’ but since we were talking about jealousy, this one was quite fitting ! It was a bit hard for them to understand but I think they got it in the end. We then talked a bit about farmers markets and the things you can buy there. We did the cloze activity and explored the differneces between farmers and super markets. We then reviewed the food vocab quickly and then explored the harvest graph a bit. We ended with a fun speaking activity/memory game; “I’m going to the farmers market this weekend and I’m going to buy…” Images were laid on table and everyone had to remember what the people ahead of them said as well as pick the food they will buy. Fun way to end class!
Lesson Title: Did you go to the Farmers Market last weekend?
Date of Class: 8/3/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 12:30-2
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started late due to learner tardiness; 1 came at 12:45 and we got started right away.. tho the second learner came about 10 minutes later so we got a little held up after catching her up. We practiced with the lesson title and came up with items that we bought at the market – during this activity, it was brought to my attention that 1 learner had a very hard time with hearing the difference between bought/but/boat so we praciticed with that for a few minutes. We then talked about the different markets around the area and looked at a document that had pictures of price sheet at some markets. It was during this that we realized they had a hard time differentiating between beer/beard/bear so we did a listening activity with that. Lots of good listening and pronunciation practice today!
Lesson Title: Did you go to the Farmers Market last weekend?
Date of Class: 8/3/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 2:30-4
MC:Brooke
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Farmers Market
How Many Learners:3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7Total Score: 41
What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Class started on time. They are getting in a great habit of bringing in food from their gardens to class, and it is just so sweet! We practiced with the lesson title and came up with items that we bought at the market – We then talked about the different markets around the area and looked at a document that had pictures of price sheet at some markets. We pracitced with the short dialogue “how much does ___ cost?” with a few different items. We only had about 10 minutes left so I used one of the cards from the Deck of Professions (the farmer) and made up a little story about him that they dictated, then practiced aloud. They also practiced with speed by reading the paragraph as fast as they could. Oh! I can’t forget this… ! One learner made a ‘honeycomb bread’ and brought that in (SO good!) and since we all loved it, we had her give us the recipe – it was a great moment to have her practice her pronunciation and dictation! Lots of good pronunciation practice with this group as well!
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