Date of Class: 2/12/14
Day of Class: Wednesday
MC: Gabby & Julie (we shared)
DJ:
Assistants:
Module: Measurements
How Many Learners: 14
Score: Gabby (6, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6) and Julie (6, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6)

We shared class prep and presentation. Gabby led ABC listen & point, as well as Name repetition. Julie led the class in vocabulary – long, length, wide, width, pounds, ounces, etc, & dialogue dictation – How tall are you? I am 6 feet tall. How much does the bag of apples weigh? It weighs 4 lbs. Everyone wrote it down, and we went around the room with folks practicing with each other. Then we did a document search with an ad from Walgreens. Folks looked for 16.2 oz, or 2/$5, 18 pack, etc.

Great class, lots of laughing and multi-level engagement. We had 14 students including 3 new folks!

Date of Class: 2/26/14
Day of Class: Wednesday
MC: Julie
DJ: none
Assistants: none
Module: Measurment
How Many Learners: 9
Score: 7, 7, 6, 6, 7, 1 – total 34

Very successful class. I taught solo tonight and did my 2nd unprepared class. I truly made it up as I went along, unlike last week when I came without a plan but quickly jotted one down upon arrival at the school. We did ABCs, Names (we did this a couple times to offer additional practice, first names & then last names). Then we did some dictation, practicing abbreviations words and abbreviations, as well as numbers to practice using “point” 3.5, 14.28, etc. Then I asked a higher level learner to help me with dictation. I jotted down a dialogue and we practiced saying it a few times, and then had the class write it down. “What should we measure? We should measure the table. How wide is the table? It is 3.5 feet wide” Then to increase participation, I asked class members “what should we measure?” and let them create ideas. Everyone enjoyed when one member suggested we measure our hair, especially when watching the men try to measure their short haircuts) Fun class!