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Bilingual Classroom Observation
Today is my first day of observation at Hinojosa EC/PK center. The time frame that was given to me to obverse was from 8:30am to 11:00am in a bilingual classroom who belonged to Mr. Villa who was awarded the teacher of the year. Sitting in and observing this classroom of nineteen students I could see exactly why he was awarded as the teacher of the year. Taking on the responsibility of teaching a bilingual class is not all that simple, there are several routines that were done over time to have the children learn in short and small intervals. When the class first began by greeting the class and asking what month and day it was, some routines are noted and differentiated by different colors, songs and actions the teacher chooses to use in a
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