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

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

Focus:  Integration

Ask your MST which e.g. math and/or science concepts the children are learning at the moment. Find out how she helps them to understand these ideas. Ask about how language is part of this learning.

Concept	Activity	Language
Clock	Teacher  take one number and let the children see the clock and tell her the number, and this number is their lesson for the day.	Number + Hands
Shape	Children use the circle two color (blue and green) and use this to do the calculation.	Circle + Color
Use board and pen	The student use the board and marker to do the calculation individually.	Board + marker + Calculation (+,-, =)

Documentation for science and math curriculum

 

 

 

Observation Task 9a: Activities in a specialist class

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.

Activity	Individual/group/class	Purpose	Is it teacher directed or does the child choose the activity
Islamic (student do part of the Quran and student tell the Quran without look her book).	Individual	_ Be sure to save student. _ Assess student.	_Directed by the teacher.
Music	Class	In order to help students to rely on listening.	_Directed by the teacher.
PE	Groups	_ To help student to use the muscles, and some student  have more power and this activity help students to unload their energy.	Student choice the activity.
Art	Individual	_ to learn student the colors and how draw in simple way.	_Directed by the teacher.
ICT	Individual	_To help student to who to use the technology, and   how contact the technology with the teaching.	_Directed by the teacher.

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.

 

 

 

Activity	Individual/group/class	Purpose	Is it teacher directed or does the child choose the activity
Teacher give the student to color and one number so they can put the tow colors to get this number for example teacher give number ten and two colors green and blue so the student but five in green and five in blue  so the equal ten.	Individual	Help students understand the number a new way. Also to understand now lessen easer.	Directed by the teacher.
Singing the letters and sound	Class	This activity help student to  remember the letters and sound. Also,   guess student the new letters.	Directed by the teacher.
Draw , cut , colors the new letter	Groups	This activity help student to save the new information easier.	Directed by the teacher.
calculation	Individual	Help student to use the skills to get the right number.	Directed by the teacher.

 

 Child interview 

 

1.      What is your name?

 -Maher Ali.

2.      What subjects do you like at school?

-English.

3.      What kind of activities do you like?
-Drawing.

4.      Why do you like drawing?

-Because I like colors and I think fun.

5.      What are you good at?

-I'm  good in math.

6.      What do you want to learn more about?

-I want to learn more about Arabic.

 

 

Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

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 came before student, she always on time. Also, she begin her lesson on time and leave when student leave.
Teacher’s response to those who are late. What does she say?	_She use positive   _ Very good/ Give five/ thank you.
	_She use negative.   bad boy/ Not doing again.
	_ Punishment   -          Student standing behind the door. -         Don't do activity with student. -         Take student to manager office.
Starting the day: what does the teacher say? do?	-         Good morning student -         They put their pins on the desk, -         and take attendance, after that asked student about day, month and time.
Lining up : location	_ Playground   They have a some time to play in class and outside and use lining up when they move.     _ outside class   ( when came to class or when finish morning assembly).       _ Inside class     (when student go break, go student anther class, when finish class and go home).
Teacher instructions for lining up: what does she say? do?	_ Teacher Says the names of students  to doing lining up.
Ending the day: what does the teacher say? /do?	_ Teacher say to student sit quietly to leave early and when student sit quietly , teacher say the name of student and student lining up.
Moving
Moving the children for an activity. What does she say? do?	_Teacher say every groups must to be quiet to do an activity must all group be  ready to do activity but when somebody  talk in teacher group don’t give this group activity until the group  be quiet.
Moving the children: how do they respond?	_Teacher when need to move the student, she use strategy the name of student, for example, when teacher need moving to carpet  she take quiet student ( every student sit quietly to go the carpet).
Misbehavior                     _ She use punishment for some student when this         student do bad behavior or talk all the time.
What was the learner doing?	_ Same time student use hand to touch or boxing his friends. _ Some student say bad words for his friends.
What did the teacher say? do?	_ Teacher say about this student don’t doing gain and must student say sorry for student, also, teacher say for student. _ Teacher  says to  student say to him do not do this a second time. _ When student doing again teacher punish student to stand behind door.
How did the child respond:	_ Some student respond quickly, but some student need time or teacher remind  them.
How does the teacher stop the children at the end of an activity? What does she say? do?	_ Teacher when need stop the student of activity say clean up, clean up. Also, some student need tow times to stop the activity.