LESSON OBSERVATION 1

 The lesson starts with an action song as a warm-up activity. Students sing the song while doing the accompanying movements. The teacher also participates in the movements with the students, both encouraging active involvement and serving as a role model.

After the warm-up activity, teacher shows the students flashcards that likely feature vocabulary they are already familiar with. After saying a sentence, teacher makes a gesture meaning "let me hear you" -I've tried my best to describe this part- indicating that students should repeat what was said. For example: Teacher: "It is a giraffe" [gesture] Students: "It is a giraffe!". If a student says the sentence correctly, the teacher then says "everybody", prompting the whole class to repeat the sentence together. 

Then, teacher plays a memory game using flashcards. While giving the instructions, teacher supports the instruction with gestures. For example: when saying "Close your eyes", teacher physically covers his eyes with his hands, ensuring the students understand the directive and the meaning of the sentence. Students seem focused on this game and actively participate. 

Finally, teacher leads an "What number/animal is it?" game. This time, students appear less interested compared to the previous game. Many of them lost their focus during this part of the lesson.

Based on my overall observations, I can say that the teacher's classroom management -for example; teacher's use of the countdown from 3- was effective. However, he said "sshhh" quite frequently during the lesson. Additionally, instead of having the students guess numbers during the "What number/animal is it?" game, teacher could have shown pictures featuring multiple animals and asked questions like "How many animals can you see?". This would have been more aligned with the rest of the lesson. Integrating both topics could have made the game more productive.