Observation 9a/b About The Subject

9a

Activities in a specialist class (Art  & Math)

Activity	Individual/group/class	Purpose	Is it teacher directed or does the child choose the activity
In the class Art  children playing with clay UAE flag colors	group	Because they learn the colors of the flag	Teacher
Children draw the UAE flag	Individual	Learn drawing the colors of the UAE flag	Teacher

Reflection 9a

The children attend Art class one day every week .The kind of learning tasks place is comfortable and quite because they can do their activity without noise the special skills training does the teacher need she must have clay and drawing papers and tools .The math teacher use special teaching strategy for example she explain to the student in simplest way, she use a video and picture . Also, a lot of activities to make sure they understand the lesson.

9b

Integrated subjects

(Math&Science)

Some question for my teacher

Which math and science concepts the children are learning at the moment?

• Math: learn number first,second ,third ,tenth
• Science:weather,wind.
• How does she help them to understand these ideas?
• She helps them to understand these ideas to make a lot of activities and use resources.
• How this language part of this learning?
• Easy

Concept	Activity	Language
Math/Ordinal numbers learning outcome. I can describe position using ordinal number	Match words to numbers Follow orders to show understanding color the 4th yellow	First  ,Second,Third ,tenth
Science/I can describe how wind in measured	Draw a wind gauge . Discuss how it measures wind	Wind Blows Strong Gentle Moves

Reflection 9b

Math and Science class are 6 lessons for each one.The kind of learning tasks place is quite and comfortable to children to their activities because they understand the lesson with clean and quite place,special skills training does the teacher need organizing ,planing ,and try to focus on the children low levels . The important equipment need at class are smart board, computer, paper, resources, books, and pen.

Children like to work in group also they enjoying in the class because they use game resources and do their task color and and cut, match picture or number, I enjoyed the lesson because they use different game resources related to their lesson.

Observation Task 1 Introduction to the learning environment

Observation Task 1

     

    Map the themes be studied, important school events, trips, etc. During the weeks you will be in the school. 

Weekly Timetable class :1B

Map School

Weekly Planing

About The Activities

Weekly Timetable class :1A

Observation Task 8 Activity types

Observation Task 8

Learning activities

They draw the picture(group)

She learn how to write (individual)

They write words

Activity	Individual /group /class	Purpose	Teacher directed/ child’s choice	Time To spend at activity
Match the picture with same litter	Group	How can write word “h” and “r”	Teacher	15 mins
Drawing and writing we, like, the	Group	To learn how can write a sentence	Teacher	15 mins
English (CVC)	Individual	To learn word	Teacher	15 mins
Putting the words and match it with same litter	Individual	To learn word	Child’s choice	15 mins

                                                   

Reflection 8

Student spend on one activity 15 minute .The kind of tasks they do individually, putting the word and match it with same litter ,In pairs they learn English word by using (CVC) also drawing and writing we, like , the, In groups they match the picture with same litter. Teacher introduce the activities she use video to learn words, and teacher give them task to do to see if they understand the lesson or not.

        

 

An Interview a child

- Child's name: Shahd- Grade: 1B

- Teacher's name:  Deidra                        - School:  Al Ghaith

- Date:  18\11\2014

1. What do you like to do at school?

 She likes draw and studying

2. Why do you like?

Because it is her hoppy

3. What is your favorite subject?

 She likes English

4. Why do you like?

 Because it’s easy

5. What are you good at?

 She is good at math

6. What do you want to learn more about?

She wants to learn about English

                 

An Interview a child

- Child's name: Shoug - Grade: 1A

- Teacher's name: Deirdre                        - School:  Al Ghaith

- Date:  18\11\2014

1. What do you like to do at school?

  

She likes studying and learning

2. Why do you like?

Because she love school

3. What is your favorite subject?

 She likes Arabic, English

4. Why do you like?

She likes English

5. What are you good at?

She likes to work in-group

6. What do you want to learn more about?

     She likes to learn English

Observation Task 7 Classroom management and teacher talk

Classroom Managment

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       ·     don't be late         ·      i`ll forgive you in this time.   negative reinforcement      I am not happy with you      go the the Principal.       sit      do not speak punishment     stand up    sit alone
Starting the day: What does the teacher say? Do? Good morning, how are you today? she take attendance
Lining up: location	Playground   outside class   inside class
Teacher instructions For lining up: What does she say? Do? Show me your line and be quite. And she organization the line.
Ending the day: What does the teacher say? Do?                                            Time’s to go home And she helps them to go bus.
Moving
Moving the children for an activity. What does she say? Do? Please go to your groups and start to do your work, and she gives them each group different activities.
Moving the children: how do they respond? The student take the paper of activity and sit on their group,they shouting and fighting and some of the girl quite
Misbehavior
What was the learner doing? Playing and shouting.
What did the teacher say? Do? I'm not happy with you and you don’t show me good sitting
How did the child respond? Does not listen for teacher.
How does the teacher stop the children at the end of an activity? What does she say? Do? She say for the student finish the time clean up I don’t want to see any rubbish and I need all the student who is finishing sit on the carpet and show me good siting good looking good listening .

 

              

                                  Reflection 

I learn a lot of things that is help me in my future for example how can I deal with this student in special way and how teacher use positive or negative reinforcement, and which way does she use when she punish them,the useful tips that is if some of the children are non-behavior the teacher use good strategies she explain the lesson in simplest way,teacher give them a lot of activities to make sure they understand the lesson .Teacher use special strategies for class management such as: positive reinforcement,draw attention to good behavior this encourages other to behave well ,the work is differentiated this helps to keep the work at the correct level for each student ,the children in class are unusual behavior the teacher punish the child .Overall , the teacher  is always  positive with management issues because she know about her children and how to manage them.