Workshop part II.

Date: Thursday, August 18^th, 2016

This day was the second part of the workshop. First, we formed a circle, and Giovanny explained the activity. We had a balloon per person. What we did was walk and maintain the balloon in the air just by using one finger. We walked with it in all the space in the room and avoiding to clash with other classmate. Giovanny asked us to do the same but using two fingers, then three and four until keep the balloon with the 5 fingers. Also, we could share our balloon with other person and vice versa. Suddenly, Giovanny started to explode one balloon. Some of us screamed, and we realized that he was going to take our balloons and do the same. We kept them really close to us and ran, so he also ran and exploded more balloons. After that, he asked us to think in the balloon as our own life and how much we take care about it, if we are grateful with what we have, and also if we do our best in everyday situations. He told us that we should be concerned about the difficult situation in our country, and that we have to consider that one mistake can ruin everything we have work hard to achieve.

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To perform the following activity, everybody had to memorize a tongue twister and a short fairy tale before going to the workshop. Some students memorized both things but some other do not. We took turns to pass in front and say the tongue twister first. Then, we tell the short fairytale. Telling the tongue twister helped us to work with the diction when pronouncing words and the level of our voice when speaking in front of people. Telling the fairytale we could identify the mistakes we had and the mistakes other people had in the presentations, so that we can overcome and do the best when teaching children.

In the next activity Giovanny made pairs and asked us to pick a chair per pair. One student sat in the chair and the other had to consent and do a massage to the one in the chair. Then, Ss changed positions and did the same. It helped us to release the stress we have from previous days. We have to acknowledge that when teaching we also feel stress because there are many things to do, plan lessons, create materials, teach, etc. Even though, it is important to take a break and consent ourselves to renovate our energy.

Finally, everybody sat in the floor making a circle. We shared our experiences and make comments about the workshop. Giovanny gave us some advices that can help us in everyday life as a teacher, and also as a human being.

To conclude, this workshop was really good. I liked a lot because it helped me to know myself better, my strengths like a teacher, and the weaknesses when performing the activities. I could identify useful ways to overcome my mistakes and improve my abilities. I learned how to trust more in my classmates, to help them in what they need. And by doing that, we will have a necessary connection when teaching together.