Bobby_CO_#3

On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving I observed Joshua Valentine’s group 3B listening class. His class combined with another listening class that day so the classroom was packed with around 30-40 students. It was a pretty relaxed class since it was right before the Thanksgiving break. The first thing on the agenda was to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Before starting the movie, the teachers explained a little about what usually happens on the Thanksgiving holiday. The movie took about 25 minutes to complete. After we watched the movie the teachers asked the students what they had learned about Thanksgiving from the movie, about what was new to them, and if they’d learned something about tradition. The gist of the message was that Thanksgiving is not just about family, but that friends will often come together as well to share in the festivities. The next part of the lesson was a listening exercise. Students listened to part of a song on YouTube and had to fill in the blanks in the lyrics. Students were divided into groups of 4 or 5 with one scribe to write down record their answers. The objective of the exercise was to practice listening accuracy. The songs were a mix hits that included Under the Bridge, Hey There Delilah, Sound of Silence, If I Were a Boy, and Have You Ever Seen the Rain. It was a very fun and easy class. I don’t think the students would have wanted to sit still and work hard on the day before their break anyway.