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Task 5
Fatima Ahmed Alshehhi
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Day 5 - Tuesday, October 27th 2015

TP Task Booklet for EPC 1401 Practicum 1a
Year One, Semester One/2015/SWC

Transitions
In the table below:
List the function of the transitions that you observe during the lesson
(see Table 3 for examples)
Identify strategies used by the teacher to facilitate transitions
Comment on these strategies in terms of promoting positive behavior
and minimizing the incidence of challenging behavior
Type and function
of transitions

1.
From Circle time to
the areas

Strategies used
to facilitate
transitions

Efficacy of the
strategy in terms
of promoting
positive behavior
and minimizing
challenging
behavior
The teacher sing a
It is a good strategy to
song that include all
use because, it
the class names, she
includes a song, and
call two names at a
every time she
time while, for
changes the pairs.
example: Salem goes
This strategy is so
with Marwa, and they impressive for me
start going to the areas because it helps the
two by two.
children to know their
classmates names,
Discipline, this
strategy also attracts
the children, so they
know that its the
areas time.

2.
From Circle time to
playground

They all stand in one

line that is drawn on
the floor, and the
naughty child stand at
the end of the line.

3.

The teacher dont use

any special strategy,
she just ask the
children to go to the
circle time, by saying

From Areas to circle

time

Suggestions for
further
development

It could be better if
the teacher plays
video that include
photos of the children,
and sing with the
video while pointing
in the child photo.
Better than signing it
by her self, and
sometimes no one
responds.

For example, she

point on Mohammed
and Hind photo and
say: Mohammed goes
with hind.
It is an organized
It could be better if
strategy.
there were two lines,
Because the line
because the children
Strategy is easier for
are so naughty and
the teacher to organize they push each other
them before going to
to get out, so two line
the playground, and
help the children to be
easier for the children more comfortable and
to know what to do,
organized.
like they have to stand
in one line.
It is not good strategy, It could be better, If
because most of the
the teacher played
children are not
their favorite song, so
listening and they are they know that now
continuing playing in the time is over.

TP Task Booklet for EPC 1401 Practicum 1a

Year One, Semester One/2015/SWC

time is up.

the areas, while

ignoring the teacher.
I think there should be
an attractive thing,
like a song, or an
activity.

TP Task Booklet for EPC 1401 Practicum 1a

Year One, Semester One/2015/SWC

Or she could show

them that she have got
a more fun activity,
that they will enjoy
doing it.