HAMILTON GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

FORMAL OBSERVATION REPORT

Name_____George May______________

Date 12/6/14 Period__4____Room:_Courts

Observer:_____Gayle Perry___ Subject_____PE______

Standard
Met

Preparation and
Introduction to
lesson

Yes

Requires
Work

Class__9M1____
Comments

You were organised with the lesson plan well in

advance of teaching. Good use of students bringing
the gear to class. A very small class due to the
situation at school. Recap from the last lesson
regarding the grip, drawing knowledge from the
students.
You started straight into your lesson it would have
been good to voice what the learning intentions are
your this lesson, so they have an idea of what they are
learning.
Yes it is clear that you are competent in this subject
area (Hockey).

Knowledge of
content and
development

Yes

Good use of demonstration of the correct technique

providing a visual for the students. Indian dribble well
demonstrated and use of students involvement. Good
to see you involved in the lesson but still being able to
give instruction.

Variety of activities
Use of resources

Yes

Aimed at
appropriate level

Yes

Yes it was appropriate, clearly displayed in the

activities selected.

Questioning skills

Yes

Good questioning the students on technique and

linking to previous lesson.
Good questioning demonstrated at the end of the
lesson.

Use of written
material

n/a

NA at the courts for this lesson

Warm up dribbling on courts/ cone dribbling/Indian

dribble/king of the court/

You clearly instructed the students what was expected.

Clarity of
instructions

Yes

Time allocation

yes

Classroom

You broke down the Indian dribble for the students to a

clear and easy to follow structure.
You provided good cues for the students to remind
them of the key teaching points. Covered a variety of
key factors of hockey, well done.
You need to work on urgency to get the lesson started.
You progressed through your activities at a good pace.
You had an extension activity.
No gears writing lines and knew what was expected.

management

yes
You grouped the students, mixing the abilities.
You use voice projection to assist you with handling the
students, which is affective for this class. You give
them a clear outline of your expectations.
How do you handle Brittany she makes up her own
rules or gets disengaged easy.

Handling of
discipline

yes

Teacher
movement

yes

You moved around the court and were aware of where

the students are.

Use of Voice

Yes

Very clear and loud, students could all hear you. This
is a real strength for a PE teacher.

Rapport with
Students

Ending of lesson

Yes

yes

You give your class some excellent praise, which ties

in nicely with our PB4L.
It is obvious that you know your students well. Be wary
not to be too friendly with students (e.g grumpy, etc)
You brought girls in nice and close and asked them to
identify the key factors. You asked some good
questions to get some information out of the students.
Gave them the big picture of where to next.

Classroom manner
You have a friendly approach towards the students. It is pleasing to see you being firm but fair.
You answer their questions in a professional manner.

Areas of strength
-

Variation of activities for the students.

Breaking down the skill so students can understand.
Clear & loud voice
Dealing with no gear students (which is excellent to see as this is one of the factors to
develop last time)
Content knowledge
Use of correct hockey terms within the lesson, targeting the students literacy.

Areas for development

-Learning objectives outlined to the students. Why they are learning what they are? And outlining
this to the students in order to gauge success.
- Behaviour management how do you keep students focused and on task? You have developed
in this from our last observation.
Continue to develop differentiation skills how can you progress students that get a skill & how
do you assist the less skilled students?

Identify safety factors and enforce them. (you touched on this at times)
Lesson plan: more detail in your written outline of what you are trying to achieve and add in the
strands of the curriculum that it links to (e.g C3 Interpersonal Skills).
- Plenary linking to objectives (what did we set out to achieve?)

Achievement of aims
- Did you achieve what you set out to? How do you know? How do the students know if they were
successful?

Lesson Plan
(Use attached sheet - must be handed to Observer a day prior to lesson) YES/
Seen and discussed with HOD/Mentor before lesson YES/
Signed by Observer ____Gayle Perry______________________________________________
Signed by teacher _____George May_______________________________________________
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own reflection.
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Additional notes:
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Safety reinforcement, using hockey sticks & balls this is always a good thing to cover.
Be wary of phrases like grab your balls perhaps grab your hockey balls.
Good to see you checking on the no gear within the lesson.