Reflection Paper 2

Elis A. SARACH
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FLE 352 COMMUNITY SERVICE
REFLECTION PAPER- II
After two weeks we got used to each other and everything was very nice. I was good at getting along with the teachers and the students. It was my first time with young learners and I admit it was the best experience ever. Although my task was only to observe the students and repot about their progress I was very enthusiastic to teach them something. I asked for permission and decided to teach the children a song called ‘’If you are Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands’’. I chose this song because I wanted to take the attention of the students and teach them something interesting and funny. At first students were a little confused because the teachers told them that they have one more teacher in the classroom and it was me but I was expected only to observe them. A teacher who does not teach them but sits among them and plays with them made the students feel that I am a play friend for them rather than a teacher. When I came in front of the class everybody was looking at me and trying to figure out what I’m going to do. I wanted them to relax so that I began with an explanation. I told them that I love songs and one of them is my favorite. Then I asked them to sing with me and do the dancing movements as I do. They were a little shy at first but they liked the song and participated for the whole period. After we have finished they asked me to repeat the song and sing it again, so we did. I was very happy to see that all of them were with me and very happy and relieved. They accepted me as their teacher and I accepted them as my students. It was really awesome. The following weeks they memorized the song and I was very happy to see that one of the students was playing the song while their teacher was trying to carry out an activity. I realized that if you provide a good and friendly environment and if you attract their attention they will respond you positively in learning and adopting their knowledge in their lives.