Flexibility in Education Planning
After a three-hour celebration for the
student’s day, the thirty-six sweaty and overexcited students rushed into the
classroom and refused to sit down. A chill ran down my spine when my practicum
teacher crossed the threshold and sat at the back of classroom. Analysing the
situation, I realised that I had to adjust my lesson plan. I focused on the goals for the lesson revising food items and describing them,
and decided to make a big circle on the waxed hardwood floor. The whole lesson
took place there. Using a soft and sweet
tone of voice with some background music, we sang together and finally, a
suitable atmosphere for the lesson was created. Hands were raised up with
enthusiasm to participate in the description of food items. The student sang
along, mimed, and danced the Apples and
Bananas song. Students were deeply connected with the lesson until a man
with a Spiderman disguise came into the classroom, carrying colourful bags full
of sweets for students. He delivered them and Mrs Lloberas, my practicum
teacher, gazed at me. Immediately, I asked the students, “What flavours do you
have?” “Do you like them all?”. Then, we classified the sweets according to
their characteristics and they voted the most and least delicious of them. The
bell rang, my teacher approached me, patted me on my shoulder and told me “Excellent
darling! You could survive after all”.
