Teaching Practice NOV 2015- AL Awael Kindergarten-Task4

TASK 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics

Discuss the general behavioural characteristics of some of the children in your class with the class teacher and record these in table form. E.g. Table 4 below.

Table 3: Example ‘Reframing Behavioural Characteristics’ Record Sheet

	Name of child	General behavioural characteristics	Reframed	Suggestions to help improve behaviour?
1	Shaikah	She talk all the time and didn’t lesson to the teacher she distribute the lesson	She may want to talk about what she see also she want to share what she learn.	The teacher needs to talk to her about the classroom roles and reward her when she listens.
2	Ali	Very quiet not active he didn’t focus ,he don’t like to talk and stay alone	He may spoil at home and he didn’t understand why he is at school	Their parents need to talk to him about the importance of the school. the teacher need to put them in group activity and let them talk
3	Sari	He is clever but he hits his classmate and say bad words he is aggressive	He want to be the leader every time and he think only about himself and he think he is the best all the time even he did  wrong	The teacher must to coop with their parents to learn him how to be nice and not to say or do something wrong because they will reward him if he do good or punish him if he do wrong
4	Omer	He is active and talkative he all the time say what others done  or said	He have the leader personality and he want to control his classmates and teachers	The teachers need to use reward and punishment board to make him calm

Teaching Practice NOV 2015- AL Awael Kindergarten-Task3

TASK 3: Discover and learn how students think and learn 

Class List for Class:  6 students    MENTOR Name  Kamaria
	Name / Photo of Child / Age	Student profile (Learning styles, interests and areas of concern)
1	Abdullah Ali /4 years old	He likes to learn by data show. He  like to play foot ball and video games. He prefer listening and computer center and focus group with teacher corner. he is very kind and follow the rules, he is clever but his voice low
2	Ahmed / 4years old	He likes to learn by doing his interests is riding bicycle. he likes construction play corner, he is very active he didn't follow the rules and always moving around .
3	Mahara / 4 years	She is clever she likes drawing and she prefers the focus group with teacher corner also written center . She is interested in her toys and play with them . she is quite and polite she is good in memorizing
4	Hamdan /4years old	He is clever boy he likes football and swimming. He interests in listening center and computer and Make believe play corner. He is clever and good in memorizing but he is active and not  obeying the rules of setting on carpet.
5	Mubarak 4 years old	He is quiet boy he likes video games. he interested in written center and listening and computer corner . he is kind with his friends put sometimes he disturb his classmate by talking to them.

Teaching Practice NOV 2015- AL Awael Kindergarten-Task2

TASK 2: Classroom rules

Discuss classroom rules with your MENTOR. Identify any other rules which need to be made explicit. Frame all rules using positive language. Identify how these rules are being reinforced during the school day and note opportunities to teach these rules.  Construct your own means of recording this. e.g. Table 3 below.

Table 3: Example ‘Reframing Classroom Reframing Rules’ Record Sheet

Classroom rules	Reframe using positive language	Opportunities to teach these rules (both observed and ideas of your own)
1.       Don’t run in the classroom	Walk carefully in the classroom	●      Picture signs on display ●      Teacher praises children who are following this rule ●      Teacher asks children how they should walk in the classroom ●      During circle time the teacher asks the children to think about what might happen if this rule is not followed
2.        Don’t fight	Keep your hands to your self	Picture signs on display Teacher asks children how they should behave with their classmate  in the classroom
3.       Don’t eat in the class	Use the restaurant to eat	●      Picture signs on display ●      Teacher praises children who are following this rule

Teaching Practice NOV-2015- AL Awael Kindergarten-Task 1

Task 1:School profile 

Name of school: AL Awael Kindergarten              Location: AL Yahar North (ALFMaskan- Thousand houses)

Principal: Nadia AL Sayari                                                                                                           

Tel: 03 7814077                                                     Email:   432@ADEC.ac.ae

Address:                                                                                                             

Teachers’ Starting Time: 7:30 am                      Finishing Time: 1:00 pm

Students’ Starting Time: 8:00 am                                   Finishing Time: 12:30 pm

Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the school Department: (Kg1 & Kg2): all 18

English teachers: KG1: 3 , KG2:4

Total Number of Children in the Preschool Section: 432 child.

Teacher / student ratio: 450

Number of Classrooms: KG1: 5, KG2: 5

Facilities available to student teachers:

• Toilet
• Kitchen
• Restroom
• Meeting room
• Class for this Practicum: KG2 A,KG2 B
  Mentoring Classroom Teacher: Hayley                                 
  Classroom Teaching Assistant:
  Number of children in this class: KG2 A: 20 ,KG2 B:23
  Number of children identified as having SEN in this class: there are 5 SEN Students in the school but 0 in you class.
  Additional information: e.g. English, Arabic, Islamic Studies teachers
  • English teachers 7
  • Arabic and Islamic teachers 11
  • • • • • • • • • • School Nurse: Enath fathe                             School TP Coordinator: Jolene Scullion
                      Librarian: Nour AL Husaini
                      • • • • • • • • • • 
                                          
                       

Observation Task 9: 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
In PE the students play hand ball	class	To strength their muscles and teach them how to have control between the   ball and their hand.	The teacher direct them
In Islamic he teacher examine them for what they have last lesson	Individual	The teacher exam them for the surah of holy Quran they take it last lesson	The teacher direct them
In art class the teacher ask them to draw about Abu Dhabi read	individual	She want to know what they understand from this activity “Abu Dhabi read”and to develop their cross motor skills for example strength their hand muscles and the control of the pencil.	Direct them

  

  

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.

 

If you can, get a sample of any documentation of the science or maths curriculum you can add this to your TP portfolio.  It will give you an idea of the kind of concepts children at this level can understand and also the kind of activities they are engaged in.

For example:

 

Concept	Activity	Language
The different between  Push and pull	Learners go outside and  look for items that can be pushed and pulled	Push – pull

 

Documentation for science and math curriculum

 



KG2 Ms. Tamika and Basma Term 3 Outcomes

KG2 Ms. Tamika and Basma Term 3 Outcomes

 



this the KG1 KG2 Curriculum Map





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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	Teacher directed/child’s choice
They do the number wheel, students use number wheel to count dots and use clothespins to match numbers to the correct amount of dots.	Group	Reviewing numbers and counting	Directed by the teacher
‘yum or yuck” students guess what is in little red’s basket	Class	Learn them about words for example: bred, corn, cake, and sandwich.	Child’s choice

 

 
 

Child interview 

 

1.      What is your name?

Aseal saleh

 

2.      What subjects do you like at school?

English and Art

 

3.      What kind of activities do you like?

 

 I like drawing and reading

 

4.      Why do you like drawing?

Because I like to color pictures and I like to read stories

 

5.      What are you good at?

 

I am good in English

 

6.      What do you want to learn more about?

I want to learn more about counting numbers, also I like geometric shapes.