This week we talked about the Magic Box. I found it very interesting and useful for me as a future ELT teacher. It can be used in different stages of the primary school and it can be used to start a new topic, to finish it or even to assess students about a topic. In my opinion, it is a fantastic idea.
Later on, Lidia showed us a recording of a teacher using the Magic Box in her school. It was practical to see it in live and it helped me to understand the advantages of it. Moreover, Lidia mentioned a interesting idea: Magic Box for a birthday party. I think I will make it when I become a teacher because I really like it.
I would have liked to think about more ideas for Magic Boxes in class but we didn't had enough time. So when I got home I started to look for some new ideas. I attached some in my Symbaloo so I can use them in a future.
We also played a game called Feely Bag. When we started the class, Lidia gave us a Feely Bag with some objects inside. We touched it and then we tried to guess what was inside of it. I really liked this activity and I had fun doing it al class. I think the feely bag activity has many benefits for kids because they can learn through their senses as they explore using their sense of touch.
Then, we did an activity in groups of three. We had to clasify children's basic development characteristics in different areas of development and in VYL (Very Young Learners) or YL (Young Learners). I didn't particulary like that activity. Maybe it was too easy or too open so the clasification wasn't really difficult.
