Even though I did not go to any classes today, it was still really busy. I had no idea that lesson planning could take so long! I started around 11:00 am and ended up working a total of three hours throughout the day. And I am still nowhere near finished. It’s important to have a plan in order to fill an entire class block of time. I tried to include some cool learning activities as well as some fun activities outside. I didn’t use any outside sources for ideas, so I hope that my activities end up being successful! What I did was I thought back to what helped me the most when I was learning French, and what was the most fun. I tried to mix it up a bit. I also corrected some quizzes (which I now understand why teachers complain about that stuff, because you’re looking at the same material over and over again) and even created a quiz of my own for the students to take on Wednesday. I know they will do well (don’t worry, I didn’t make it too hard)! I also came up with the idea of having them create and perform little skits using the vocabulary they are learning. I made it into a competition for a giant chocolate bunny, because I know that for everyone and everything in life there has got to be some sort of grand motivation. I really hope that they get into it and enjoy it as well. The point is to have fun while “secretly” learning. I hope they don’t catch on! My biggest hope is that they don’t think everything is totally lame and that they actually participate and listen to what I’m saying. Oh well, we’ll see!
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