Cameron CO#2

Since I thoroughly enjoyed Hunter Pelt's classroom, I decided to observe his 3A speaking classroom again on January 30th. Hunter has this enthusiasm for teaching students that I feel is rare especially when he interacts with the students one on one. This time, however, I did not have a partner for the pre-lesson activity when he asked the students to pair up. Once again, he used his extra board for “beautiful mistakes” and collected them as he walked around the room and listened while the students discussed. After the pre-lesson, he asked the students to correct and record the mistakes he collected. Then, he moved to the activity and wrote 4 examples on the board: “chair, table, student, dog” and asked for a definition of each. The goal was to get the students used to using noun and adjective clauses, but I assume he used this time to determine how comfortable the students were with each by assessing the definitions. After the last student struggled to write a definition because he felt insecure about using the adjective clause, he gave the students multiple examples of each. He showed them how they are used and when to use them. This wasn’t too difficult for me, but I haven’t studied this kind of grammar is so long, it almost felt like I was learning something new. He ended the class like he did the previous by asking for corrections to his “beautiful mistakes” board. I am so impressed with how well the students participate and his management of the classroom. I feel the most important thing I can learn from Hunter is his “beautiful mistakes” board and his enthusiasm he brings to every class no matter what.