Observation Task 8: Activity types

Activity	Individual/group/class	Purpose	Teacher directed/child’s choice
The teacher took some of the children's faviourt toys such as Dolls/Cars/Trucks	class	For the children to know how to describe things.	Teacher directed
The teacher  put two Boxes which is water and sand for the children	class	To Organize the        animals.	Teacher directed
The teacher bring papers and colors for the children	Individual	for the teacher To know the children which level is he/she	Teacher directed

Reflection 4

Why is planning and preparation for learning important ? 

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

What did you observe ?

What did you feel ? 

What did you learn ? 

For each class and each teacher has different planning but in my Mentor class had  a common  with other KG 1 teachers so they have the same plan for each week .so  for each  day they have a great plan for example every Mon-Tues  all of the teacher have a meeting for KG I with all the teacher and KG 2 for all teacher who teach KG 1 and KG 2 . So for each day so they can know what they will do in the rest of the day . In my class the teacher her planning in the top .boxes that the children can't Vandalism it I feel that they have a great positive learning in the class and they have different kind of activities so learn that the planning it's so important for the teachers and for the children .

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  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  why you late,I'll forgive you this time,saying nothing
	negative reinforcement	you will lose stares for being late. sad faces for you.
	punishment none.
Starting the day: what does the teacher say? do?	for example: good morning children she let the children to sit in the carpet to be active she put some good songs for the children and she explaining  name of the whole weeks
Lining up : location	Playground outside class  Inside class
Teacher instructions for lining up: what does she say? do?	line up ,line up its time for exchanging rooms/going for eating foods or for playground.
Ending the day: what does the teacher say? /do?	she also say for the children lining up to be organized for their buss by the colors in their buss
Moving
Moving the children for an activity. What does she say? do?	she put some simple ringtone which is called (busmallah)when they hearing the sound they will  going to the centers by line  .
Moving the children: how do they respond?	they being like line and they move in easily and organized
Misbehaviour
What was the learner doing?	they were playing a verity of activities and movement from table to another table
What did the teacher say? do?	the teacher give for the naughty children three Warning if he/she didn't listing for the fourth time he will sit alone for 5 minutes
How did the child respond:	he/she listen to the teacher and site alone in the back of the class for 5 minutes
How does the teacher stop the children at the end of an activity? What does she say? do?	the  teacher say  to the children clean up,clean up and the children will clean everything  what they had played.

                    Finally a happy smile in my face cuz of that grade (A)

Final day with my great mentor and sweet children i really going to miss them i won't forgotten the two weeks i had been with them its was the best two weeks ever i wish them to have a great live and best for their works:)kisses

                                            A Perfect Appreciation From the Zakher KG 

Science Discovery

( the teacher  put some Boxes for the children to Organize the animals (where do they live in sand or water)

Observation Task 9b (Science Activity)

Concept	Activity	Language
Organizing the animals (where do they live in sand or water)	The children put the animals and they have to think where do they live most of them are in water (sea, ocean) most of them are in sand  or both	Water, sand, animals, big boxes.

Reflection 9b (Science Activity)

1. How often do the children attend this class?
In science  activity they attend it at 9:30-10:00 on Thurs and its called (science discovery).

2. What kind of learning tasks place and why is it considered important?
In this activity it’s so important due to they need to know about nature and life. 

3. What special skills /training does the teacher need? (You may need to ask)
 No extra training or skills only activities about what the teacher are teaching for the children for example outcomes, animals toys, nature stuff for example plants, etc... 

4. What special equipment/facilities/resources are needed?
In this activity they have to have equipment such as sand, water, Ore materials use in different materials.

5. Ask a child what they enjoy about this class. Ask them what they learn?
They like science due to they like playing with their own hands.

6. Do you notice any special teaching strategy that the teacher uses?
They used some unique strategies such as use examples .show variety of pictures .assist students having a hard time.

7. Does the teacher use strategies which are different from their main teacher?
yes,they learned from their  own main teacher.

8. What did you enjoy about the lesson?

   I learn that this activity it’s an a great thing for children due to helps themselves in ways they like to different style of learning. Also they will learn night and day .seasons witer,spring,summer,fall so its so useful for them.

Observation Task 9a (Art Activity)

Activity	Individual/group/class	Purpose	Is it teacher directed or does the child choose the activity
Children draw acutely what they seeing in the pictures that the teacher giving to them	Individual	To express themselves in different ways of learning.	teacher directed
Matching pictures with words by colors	group	To improve their skills and knowledge	teacher directed

Reflection 9a (Art Activity)

1. How often do the children attend this class?
In art activity they attend it at 9:30-10:00 on Tues.

2. What kind of learning tasks place and why is it considered important?
whatever craft activity the teacher have to give them to helps them express themselves in ways other with school work .different ways of learning.

3. What special skills /training does the teacher need? (You may need to ask)
No extra training or skills only activities about what the teacher are teaching for the children for example letters, numbers, or outcomes.

4. What special equipment/facilities/resources are needed?
In this activity they have to have equipment such as colors use in different materials, papers simple or different colors, brushes different sizes. 

5. Ask a child what they enjoy about this class. Ask them what they learn?
They like art due to they like playing with colors and sometimes they play it with their own hands. 

6. Do you notice any special teaching strategy that the teacher uses?
They used some unique strategies such as use examples .show variety of pictures .assist students having a hard time.

7. Does the teacher use strategies which are different from their main teacher? 
yes,they learned from their  own main teacher.

8. What did you enjoy about the lesson?

 I learn that this activity it’s an a great thing for children due to helps themselves in ways they like to different style of learning.

An Interview With a Child

Child’s name :fatima 

Grade:KG/1

Teacher’s name: Miss.ShaylaSchool: Zacher KG

Date:16/11/2014

1-What do you like to do at school?

she like to chat and play with her friends 

2-Why do you like?

she like art ,she  like to draw flowers 

3-Whats your favorite subject?

she like art so she like activity called (art are),and reading

4-Why  do you like?

she like to draw.

5-What are you good at?

drawing ,matching the words with the pictures 

6-What do you want to learn more about?

she like playing with clay and she like going to the library and read books 

Reflection 8

1.     How long do the children spend on one activity?

2.     What kind of tasks do they do individually? In pairs? In groups? As a class?

3.     How does the teacher introduce the activity?

4.     How are the instructions checked?

each day they have different activities for the children to learn and have fun so the timing its depend for the children if they finish doing there own activities or not.if they going to do individually its means the teacher want to put some comments about him/she did she/he developed, dose he /she need extra classes like that.for group they will just going to do a variety of activities they will enjoy it together. first the teacher will demonstrate about give an example then they will do it by their self.they will make checking and observe the child did he do what he acutely what they told to do .   

Reflection 7

1.     What worked well and why?

2.     What useful tips and strategies did you observe?

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

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

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

In my opinion when the teacher want to the children to move from the circle to the center she put a small ringtone or song it’s called (besmallah) when they hearing the tone they slowly move to the centers due to they will make problems if they don’t being organized and  put tone or song all of the sudden they will hit or kick each other, it’s really a good thing like I said the children will be more organized and walk safely that’s what’s really important. There are most of children don’t listen with the teacher says or doing some bad or unsafe behavior with other classmate she will make them site alone in the back of the class for whole 5 minutes. I think she is more positive than negative way due to she sometimes use negative way if there were something making her mad for example the children not focusing, talking during the class, or they playing with something else that’s when she uses an negative ways. 

Reflection 6

·        What have you noticed about this learner from your observation?

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

·        Why do you think this child exceeds expectations?

·        What interested or surprised you?

·        What did you learn?

·        What is the best way to work with this child?

·        Did the teacher use some good teaching strategies with this child?

·        Does the child have trouble focusing?

·        Do you think this child has special talents?

·        Describe some things that this child does that make her or him succeed so well?

His name is naseer and he approximately 4 years old in really notice about him to he is so active and also talkative child he like playing with other children around him.so have the same personality with strangers and for his own friends also he is young boy but he think like an adult .naseer such an a great student and he have a good knowledge .I learn that no matter what he gonna do what he want so its really a great thing to have personality in one child. any ways you  want to use it with naseer such as  play or teach him also communicate he like talking a lot .and i think what i really observe on my teacher she haven't a unique or something like that she just have good  teaching strategies for lower students abilities. he is so good student he can be respectful to others also for older people he can be focus to his teacher.he want to be seen by others that he is so great one day my mentor teacher she congratulated by the 2 teachers AMT.EMT due to he was listing to the teacher and also the important thing he was so respectful.

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Observation task 4: Planning and preparing for learning

How do you plan? Do you plan weekly , daily , as part of a team or individually ? 

1)Preparation by unit standards.

2)Prepare weekly /Collect kg1(Row parameters) Select the groups and why the search for individual differences?

Do you do anything you haven't planned to do ? 

What is important to you when planning a lesson ? 

1)Criterion and method of preparing for a lesson with individual differences for children

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

Not all children with a similar plan for different levels of children in individual differences to The diversity of their culture and different public environment

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

1)collect teachers (KG1)about plan next week 

2)Writing why I'm learning 

3)The diversity of individual differences

4)Activities (sports-music-art) /Why I should to make these activities with plan lesson !

Reflection 5

·        What have you noticed about this learner from your observation?

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

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

·        What interested or surprised you?

·        What did you learn?

·        What is the best way to work with this child?

·        Did the teacher use some good teaching strategies with this child?

·        Does the child have trouble focusing?

·        Do you think this child has a special need or is she just a little slower than the others?

·        How can you tell when a child is having difficulty?

I already notice that she is a good student but she don't wanna show them to others that she is good maybe she is too shy. maraiem she is a great student but she being good as she want too to show it to her own  teachers that she is good.I don't think it's  relates to the theories due to she just want to play with her own . I think there are some causes to  the child to have trouble doing her work in class due to maybe she is shy or embarrassed about something   or she is scared from new people around her but what i really notice that she plays  with her friends she really different she laugh screaming that's so strange.I learn these kids of children they need some time to be better to communicate with others . the best way to communicate with her is smiling and playing with her its such an easy way to do that  .yes she did the teacher use some basic good teaching strategies. she some some problems to be focus in her studies or to the teachers she sometimes become so naughty. she just have difficulty to communicate with others.

Observation Task 6: A day in the life of a child who has exceeded cognitive level expectations

Name : nasser   

Age : 4 years old

Level :higher  

Date of observation:.…`12…./ …11….. / …2014……..

Time	Activity (what is the learner doing?)	Notes (what happens during the activity?)
8.25	the teacher throw in the carpet some words and English when the teacher say the littler he will going to choose	When the teacher sudden says the littler he went to choose so fast and choose it correctly.
9.45	The teacher giving him a picture asked him to draw a exactly the same.	He really done a great work he was trying to draw so nice but he almost draw it the same.