Task 9b: Integrated subject areas ( e.g. Math / Science / IT / Language )

Focus: Integration

Language	Activity	Concept
10     ten	Learners counting how many girls are in the class.	10
Plus Equals	Learners have a small white board and a books of a colorful magnets, the teacher put the magnets in the white board, the children write the equation and solve it.	Addition
Take away Minus Equals	Learners use their hands to solve the decrease equation by takeoff fingers.	Decrease

Observation Task 9a: Activities in a specialist class

In the specialist class ( e.g. ICT, PE, Islamic, Art, Music ) observe the activities the learners are engaged in. In your journal today write about these.

Is it teacher directed or does the child choose the activity	Purpose	Individual / group / class	Activity
teacher directed	Every week they create a different animal to know how the animals look like and know how to use art materials	Class	Create an penguin by using papers, colors and different materials
child choose	Show their creativity and save tools	Individual	Recycling
teacher directed	To see what the children know about Ramadan and know more about their religion by seeing others work	Group	Draw anything about Ramadan on a white paper A3

Observation Task 8: Activity types

Focus: Learning activities

Throughout the day, make notes in the table below. In your journal today write about the activities the learners were engaged in.

Teacher directed/Child's choice	purpose	Individual/group/class	Activity
Teacher directed	To improve learner's English language	Individual	Reading a story
Child's choice	Teach the children how be a self-reliant	group	Making an egg-cheese sandwich
Teacher directed	Remember the days of the week in memory and do not forget	class	Singing a "week day" song
Child's choice	To know the voices of animals	Individual	Play a computer game about the voices of animals
Teacher directed	To teach the children how to write the English alphabet	class	Write the letters on the white board

 

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Child interview

1.  What's your name?

My name is Sara.

2.  What subjects do you like at school?

English.

3.  What kind of activities do you like?

Drawing & coloring.

4.  Why do you like drawing and coloring?

Because I want to be an artist when I grow up.

5.  What are you good at?

 Swimming.

6.  What do you want to learn more about?

About the animals how do they live and grow up & what do they eat.

Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

Beginning and ending the day
Punctuality at the beginning of the lesson	-Teacher arrives before the pupils. -Learners arrive all on time.
Teacher’s response to those who are late. What does she say?	Nobody was late today, but if there was she will use a positive reinforcement and ask them "why are you late?" and try to understand what happens and if there's something wrong.
Starting the day: what does the teacher say? Do?	Say: say's hi to the learners, tell them what's the name of today, the date, how's the weather today and what's going to happen, or what they will learn today. Do: arrange and organize the classroom and but the activities each on the right place.
Lining up : location	Playground Outside class Inside class
Teacher instructions for lining up: what does she say? Do?	Say: " KG 2/G line up, be quiet and organized, we will go out to do an activity" she said. Do: clapping her hands, organize the line and be in front of the class.
Ending the day: what does the teacher say? /do?	Say: "okay guys, we are done for today, don't forget to …….. . have a nice day everyone, bye." she said. Do: does the bus duty.
Moving the children for an activity. What does she say? Do?	Say: "we have done our lesson, each group can choose one activity to play." she said. Do: move around the class and see who needs help or an explain.
Moving the children: how do they respond?	They move quickly to choose an activity in an orderly manner.
Misbehavior:                Taking his friend's doll and broke it.   What was the   learner doing?
What did the teacher say? do?	She took the child out of the class with the doll that he broke it, and try to teach him that this is wrong. Then, she let him try to fix it by a glue and      be mad of him.
How did the child respond:	The child was close to cry, he tell the teacher and the girl that he's sorry, feeling remorse and he tried to fix the doll.
How does the teacher stop the children at the end of an activity? What does she say? do?	"Times up! Everybody stop!" and she's begin singing a song "clean up, clean up, everybody clean up…." And the children stop playing and clean the classroom with the teacher.