10/10/08
8ieme
1 Hour
English and Geography in English
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
- Lots of kids (26)
- Restless on a Friday afternoon
- Hard to keep on task and quiet
ACTIVITIES AND NOTES
1) Read homework
a. I read questions and they gave me answers (Next time have them read the questions)
2) Explain what they were learning today
a. US Postal Codes i.e. ME= Maine
3) Began activity
a. Filling in all 50 states with their postal codes
b. Students have to look at 4 different sheets to figure out the answers (good or not?)
c. By the end of the activity they students have lost interest and are ready to go home
FINAL NOTES
Class on Friday afternoon will be difficult to handle. They seem to have difficulty understanding what is being said by the teacher because they don’t have a lot of English experience.