2nd week , dinosaurs theme

This week we had a theme about the dinosaurs and my MST will be absent the whole week because of a health issue. 

Problem

On sunday the children doesn't knew anything about the theme so  I planned  with the Arabic teacher to start show the children some pictures of dinosaurs and talk about some of their special things. In addition,  we planned to show them in monday a walt disney  movie about dinosaurs. through the movie the children will learn different kinds of dinosaurs ,tall , short and big, and  what each type eats. for example, one type of dinosaurs eats leaves and plants while the other type eats meat. As well as, the children will learn other types of animals that lives at the same period.

This movie helped me a lot next day because the children in the first whole were asking me questions and other children were answering nearly a logical answers and they related it to the movie.

first week after 2 weeks vacation

This lesson was a review for math concepts which is 2D shapes. Firstly, I follow the children's interest to plan this lesson. The children in love with arts and crafts so I decided to  create an activity that allow the children to use the shapes in order to create a helicopter. However, the first whole indicates a competition between three groups where they should make certain shape using their body.

problems

1- The first whole was so slow and it took 25 min because when I divided the children I put them in groups and I wrote their names in the board so they don't mix up when its time to play. I should instead  color code the groups or say you are number 1 you 2 you 3 you 4 now go together in one group. 

2-the children couldn't make the shape because of the space firstly and secondly my instructions was not clear to them which also took a long time with no achievements. another problem when the groups should wait and take turns which give the children the chance to create behavior problems because they do not have anything to do and of course they want be attention all the time. I should instead divide the children and ask them to create the shape in 10 second and count backwards for them and see who can make it and after 2 times or three times they will get better in understanding the rule of the game and follow it better.