Task 8

An Interview with a child

Child name: Fatima Yousef Alshamsi.      Grade: 2

Teacher name: Ms leo.                                School: Alsomou


1- What do you like to do at school? I like sport and English class.

2- Why do you like sport and English class? In sport I like when teacher turn on the music and make all of us moving and do some exercises and in English class I like when we say the poem.


3- What are you favorite subject? science.

4- Why do you like science? Because I go to science lap and do some experiences.

5- What are you good at? Maths.

6-What do you want to learn more about? be better in minus and plus also learn about counting and 

Multiply and divide.

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A. Reflection 8

1.  How long do the children spend on one activity? Varies – level of difficulty – ability level – type of activity.

2.  What kind of tasks do they do individually? In pairs? In groups? As a class? Assessments – Math: addition , subtraction, counting. / Reed: assessments: Pairs writing, reading, math. / Group class: Introductory activities, whole group discussion.

3.  How does the teacher introduce the activity?  Songs, question, charts, pictures, acting out.

4. How are the instructions checked? Observation, questioning, assessments.

Task four

 

Observation task 4: Planning and preparing for learning

Focus   The importance of planning and preparation

Objective     The objective of this task is for student teachers to begin to identify and discuss the relevance of planning and preparation as well as to gain insight into how teachers do this.

Before the observation

Discuss the task with the teacher and arrange a good time to observe her teaching. (this could be for as little as 15 min)

During the observation, record and make notes on what the teacher and the learners are doing.

Teacher activity	Learner activity	Time spent
- Counting beyond 100 whole group. - Teacher: wrote number. - Group 1-2	- Respond write. Students- counted forward . Numbers 102- 200 chart (place numbers on chart.)	20 min 15 min 45 min

·      How do you plan? Do you plan weekly, daily, as part of a team or individually? Lesson plans are written 2 weeks in advance. Grade team meets weekly to discuss outcomes for the week.

·      Do you do anything you haven’t planned to do? Some times yes in depending on what students ask about and what they need and then back to the plan.

·      What is important to you when planning a lesson?  Lesson plans is very important in order to cover all the outcomes per term. Your plans should reflect learning for all students. Aim : meet the needs of all students.

·      Do you plan to do the same thing with all the children in the classroom? (Why/Why not? No, because sometimes teacher need to leave the plan to fix problem or change the way he teach to make sure that all students understand.

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C.    If you can, arrange to attend a planning session with the teacher/team.  Take notes.

Reflection 4

•     Why is planning and preparation for learning important? 

•     What do you have to think about before you begin to plan for learning?

•     What did you observe?

·      What did you feel?

·      What did you learn?

First of all the planning lesson is very important to know what teacher will do in the class and what activities will give the students in class and did the teacher want students work individual or with group. In addition to that lesson plans should reflect learning for all students. During the plan teacher should use and modify and after the class teacher think about lesson, make changes, extend the lesson. I observe that sometimes teacher should go out the plan if children need more explain or ask the question that they do not understand or need more help to understand the lesson or activity that they have. I feel that planning lesson is very important for teacher and students. I learn that sometimes teachers have to meet with each other to planning weekly and sharing their opinion with each other.

Task 7

Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

Focus:  Classroom Management

Observe the teacher and complete the following table :

Beginning and ending the day
Punctuality at the beginning of the lesson	teacher arrives before the pupils  with pupils  after pupils learners  arrive all on time   most on time  several late
Teacher’s response to those who are late. What does she say?	positive reinforcement “Good to see you” – “I was hoping you would come.”
	negative reinforcement “Why are you late?”
	punishment None
Starting the day:  what does the  teacher say? do?	“Good morning class How are you” “Today, we are going to … “
Lining up : location	Playground  ( Always line up ) outside class  Inside class
Teacher instructions for lining up: what does she say? do?	( call them by group or table )
Ending the day: what does the teacher say? /do?	( Have a good day )
Moving
Moving the children for an activity. What does she say? do?	“ Let’s see whose quiet and ready to move “
Moving the children: how do they respond?	“ students get quiet and prepare to move”
Misbehaviour
What was the learner doing?	(Talking)
What did the teacher say? do?	I like how quiet (child name ) you are.
How did the child respond:	“ Gets quiet quickly”
How does the teacher stop the children at the end of an activity? What does she say? do?	“ You have 5 min to finish work quickly to finish”

Reflection 7

1.    What worked well and why? When teacher say “ I love how quiet you are”

2.    What useful tips and strategies did you observe? How teacher speaks positive to the students.

3.    What strategies does the teacher use to manage the children and why? Positive Reinforcement.

4.    Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How does the teacher deal with these children? Models behavior, Remove them from group or area (5 min)

5.    Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing with management issues? Why do you think that? Students understand.