observation task 7

class room management 

Beginning and ending the day

Punctuality at beginning of the lesson	Teacher arrives before the pupils
Teacher response to those how are late	She didn’t do any thing
Starting the day: what the teacher say , do ?	She let the students stand in the pink line and then she let them make attendance for them self then she ask them what they want to eat for a snack then she let them set in the floor and begin the lesson.
Lining up location	Inside the class
Teacher instructions for lining up what does she says or do?	Line up line up every one line up (sing)
Ending of the day what she say and do	She say every one pick his bag to go home
Moving
Moving the children for an activity	Clean up clean up then they will clean and move to the other activity.
Moving the children hoe they responds	They listen to the teacher and they do what she say
Misbehavior
What was the learner doing	sheikh and Abdulla  they was out side playing and the break is finish .
What did the teacher do	The teacher but for them black dot in there hands
How the learner respond	They was sad and set with out talking.
When she want to stop the children what she say	She say stop

REFLECTION 7 :

1.    What worked well and why?

when the teacher give the student a gift or even a smile the student will be proud of his self and he will try hard to be a perfect student.

2.    What useful tips and strategies did you observe?

when the teacher give them stars they do well only to have more than each other.

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

some time she punish them because they are not listening but some time they are quite 

4.    Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How does the teacher deal with these children? 

yes she take him out side and talk to him 

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

some time negative and some time positive because the children some time they have to be banish.  

observation task 6

A day in the life of a child who has exceeded cognitive level expectations 

Name: maha                                                Age: 3 years                                                           level: 3 

date of observation: 18/11/2014

Time	Activity/movement	Notes / comments
9:00	Making a star with the sticks	She try hard to make it then the teacher come and help her
9:20	Writing her name	She draw some thing on the paper but she wrote h letter only then I go and help her to write
9:27	Her mom come she run to her mom	When she go she start crying then the teacher hug her and talk to her.
9:30	She still sad and didn’t want to do any thing	The teacher try to talk to her but she didn’t listen.
9:33	The teacher ask her to set well and then she set and listen to the teacher	She is very quite and shy to see the student and didn’t talk to them.
9:35	The teacher let them go and play in the center area	She go to art center and draw
9:40	The teacher ask them to clean up and she clean with her friends	She is listening and very clever but she is shy.
10:00	She line up with other learner waiting for there tern with out talking	I try to talk to her but she didn’t answer’s then she wash her hand then go out and take her snack and start to eat.
10:30	The break is finish but she didn’t go to play she set on the carpet only watching her friends.	She go to the class and set on the floor with out any world.
10:38	The teacher read a story for them	She was listening .

observation task 5

A day in the life of a child who has not reached expected cognitive targets

Name: mohammed khamis                                  Age: 4 years                                    Level: 3 

Date of observation: 17/11/2014

Time	Activity/movement	Notes / comments
9:00	Repeating after the teacher	He didn’t repeat after her
9:05	The teacher asked him to set well	He didn’t set well until the teacher come and ask him to set well again
9:20	He didn’t listen to the teacher
9:23	He want to sleep	He cant focus
9:24	He line up for washing his hand	He wash only with water
9:25	He finish washing	He run out side
9:30	He start eating
10:00	The break is finish	He didn't come to class quickly
10:20	He close his eyes	The teacher wake him
10:30	He start reading with the teacher	He was focused

reflection 5 

what have you noticed about this learner from your observation?

I found his mother is not a young women because of that the student is not under standing well.also the learner some time he want to talk but the teacher is not listening.   

think about your child development studies.Did you notice anything interesting that relates to the theories we have been discussing? 

when the teacher want to answer any question the teacher say its not your turn and when the teacher want him to answer he didn't


what is causing the child to have trouble doing her or his work in class?

his family because his mother is sick and no one help him to do his home work even. 

what interested or surprised you? 
i interested when the student was asking the teacher some thing not related to the subject i think he want some one to talk  to.  

what did you learn? 
i learn that i have to teach all the student in a same way even if the student do nothing i have not let him feel that he is not in the same level of his class mates 

what is the best way to work with this child? 

when you ask the children 2 time he will listen.


did the teacher use some strategies with this child? 

no she let him do what he want but some time she punish him with out giving him star.

does the child have trouble focusing?

when the teacher speak in english he didn't understand so  arabic teacher must to translate in arabic. 


do you think this child has a special i need or is she just a little slower than the others?
no he didn't has any special  


how can you tell when a child is having difficulty? 
we have to met his mum first then if not work we will give him more activity and make him love the school.

observation task 5 and 6

Different learning styles and differentiation - General observation 

1. what do you notice?
i found that not all the student are in same level of understanding 

who are the students who answers the questions?
khalifa, alreem

who are the students who are quite?
maha 

 who are the students who are not focused?
mohammed 

2.Are there learner how finish activities quickly?
alreem, khalifa 
 what do they do when they have finished?

go to play 

3. Are there learners who do not finish the tasks?
yes
 how does the teacher deal with them?
talk to them and teach them if they understand she will let them go to play if not she will teach agin and agin.

5. How does the teacher manage learners with different levels/ abilities?
she teach whole the class and ask each student if they answer they will have a star if not she will repeat for this student and then they can play. 

This is the place to stick the stars on the learner name 

This is the place to play 

After  the observation

how many different activities did the learner do ?
playing in the center area, talking to the teacher, drawing, talking with he is friend in a bad words.

how did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day?
asking them so many questions 

what did the learner do during the break times?
play around with friend 
what did the learners attention span / interest during activities seem like?
it seem like he is better.
what did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day?
the most they like to have activity the least the student set and listen to the teacher.

observation task 4

planning and preparing for learning

Teacher activity	Learner activity	Time spent
Teacher give each group of students some sticks and told them make a star	The students listen to the teacher and  try to make a star	15 min
She asked them to stand in one line to go to play out side	They stand in line and go when she told them to go.	20 min
Teacher bring 5 cars and ask the student to count them and then draw 5 cars in a sheet of paper	The student was guessing what the number is and then they draw 5 cars	10  min

how do you plan? do you plan weekly, daily , as part of team or individually?

plan like adic they plan daily as a team .

do you do any thing you haven't planned to do ?

all the time 

what is important to you when planning a lesson? 

adic outcomes student interest.

do you plan to do the same thing with all the children in the classroom (why/why not?

yes and no depends in the student level.

reflection 4

why is planning and preparation for learning important ?
because teacher have to understand what she will talk about to the student.

what do you have to think about before you begin to plan for learning?
the teacher have to remember that the student are in different levels so she have to teach in a simple way to let every one understand.

what did you observe?
the teacher have to ask each children about the subject they take if they answer she let then go to play if not she will help the student to understand.

what did you feel?
i feel that its big responsibility for the teacher to each students.

what did you learn?
i learn how can i teach the children and let the student concentrate with me.