I will tell you at the start I have never taught kids, but I spent forty years teaching English as a Second Language to adults, from beginners to advanced. I don't know what level the "beginning" is, nor what age the children are supposed to be.
It seems you have a mix of some nice activities, but I'd say you've packed too much into a thirty-minute period. If you use a timer and try the lesson out on yourself or someone else, just imagining the responses, I think you will see there is too much there. Also, is it a group of children from different countries? the "I am from......" is not too hard. I think mixing nationalities and countries could be difficult though. They could ask each other "Where are you from?" or "Are you from....?" I know the vocabulary you have there would have been too advanced for my beginning students, but it's possible the children will be more advanced. "Beginner" can encompass a variety.
You would think, however, if they are capable of responding to "have you ever been to.....?" that they would already know the colors, for example. Also, I wouldn't teach the other vocabulary (tint, hue, refraction, etc.) That is vocabulary even I don't use. I am not sure native speaker children would have those concepts.
So bottom line, I think you have too much for a half hour, and the range is from very easy to pretty hard. I don't know what they are expecting though. You could always give a lesson plan with what you think will fit in thirty minutes, with some additional activities if you run short. (That's how I always did my lesson plans, to prepare for emergencies.)
I certainly agree with taking notes and worrying about corrections later, although I don't think beginners should worry about present perfect. It's hard to prepare lessons for a class in a vacuum though, when you don't know who is going to be there.
Anyway, I hope you don't mind my thoughts. I wish you the best of luck
AEON Interview -- Lesson Plan
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I'm just as confused about this as you are. The prompt AEON emailed me was quite vague. They simply said the lesson "should be aimed at children."Lorikeet wrote:I will tell you at the start I have never taught kids, but I spent forty years teaching English as a Second Language to adults, from beginners to advanced. I don't know what level the "beginning" is, nor what age the children are supposed to be.
I have to disagree. I guess if you don't have the context down, it doesn't make sense. See what I said in response to the previous quotation. Additionally, the group is rather small. I've heard there should only be 3-5 other "students" (all adult, no kids). Also, I am not supposed to present the entire lesson. They only requested five minutes of it.If you use a timer and try the lesson out on yourself or someone else, just imagining the responses, I think you will see there is too much there. Also, is it a group of children from different countries?
I'll take it out. I am surprised you don't use it, but those terms are taught in art classes. I was studying them as early as sixth grade.I wouldn't teach the other vocabulary (tint, hue, refraction, etc.) That is vocabulary even I don't use. I am not sure native speaker children would have those concepts.
It was hard to come up with any curriculum. I just threw those lines in there to show how motivated I really am.I certainly agree with taking notes and worrying about corrections later, although I don't think beginners should worry about present perfect. It's hard to prepare lessons for a class in a vacuum though, when you don't know who is going to be there.
Anyway, I hope you don't mind my thoughts. I wish you the best of luck
Thanks for the feedback!
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