Observation Task 3: Observing a teacher during a Maths

Lesson
Objective
To observe Maths teaching in action and begin to understand effective strategies
for Math teaching and learning in groups.

Procedure

You will need a copy of the Observation Table:

Before the Observation

Arrange to observe a lesson that focuses on Maths and discuss the lesson
with the teacher beforehand so you can know the Objectives and the
lesson development.
Ask the teacher what strategies she will use to help her deliver the lesson.

Objective:
*know how to count.
*able to know the different between the numbers.
Strategies:
*know the numbers by write it on the borad.
*use different strategies to teach numbers.

During the Observation

Complete the Table and make notes in the appropriate column on:

How the teacher engages students

How the concept is presented
How much of the lesson is teacher talking time
How much group work is used
What manipulatives were used and their purpose

Title of Math Lesson : counting the numbers

Grade: 3/1
Objective(s): board,numbers,cards
Template For Task 3 Observing a Maths Lesson

Manipulatives
Activity

Time

with the

Interaction

Teacher (activity and

Student (activity and actual

actual language used)

language used)

Purpose / objective of
activity

it was both

she use

they use Arabic(because they

interaction

Arabic(because they

have change the cariculim)

no

ng the

teacher and

have change the

numbers)

studnets

cariculim)

teacher

use Arabic

they use Arabic(because they

small cupes

cupes,papers.

no

book,panicle.

teacher(counti

do the

5 mins

5mis

worsheet by

students

papers,cards,board

have change the cariculim)

them selfs,

they use Arabic(because

students book

they use
10 mins

both discusse the

quistions and answers

Arabic(because they

they have change the

cariculim)

have change the

cariculim)

After the Observation:

1. What was the objective of the lesson? Know how to count
2. Was the objective achieved? yes
3. How was the concept introduced? Easy and clear
4. How much teaching was done in L1? Half of the teaching
5. Why do you think the teachers used L1?yes

6. Did the teacher use manipulatives? What were the purpose of these?

7. Were there any other resources/materials used to deliver the lesson? Pictures and video
8. What strategies/method did she use to teach the concept?
9. Did teacher do whole-class teaching or group work?both

10. When did she work with the whole class? Why?when she explain the activities to them, to be
more easy to them to work on and to understand
11. How much of the lesson were the students using the book?the end of the lesson
12. What strategies did the teacher use to teach the concept?explaining the lesson and the
activity,ask them quistions

Reflect on students learning Math in English and the teacher teaching in English