Bachelor of Education

Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

Focus: Classroom Management

Beginning and ending the day

teacher arrives before the pupils
with pupils
after pupils
Punctuality at the
learners arrive
beginning of the lesson
all on time
most on time
several late

positive reinforcement She welcome them when

they arrive
Teachers response to
those who are late. What negative reinforcement She doesnt say any
does she say? negative reinforcement

punishment She doesnt do a

punishment

1- Manage the classroom

Starting the day: what
2- Do some morning activities
does the teacher say? 3- Take attendance
do?

Playground
Lining up : location outside class
Inside class

Teacher instructions for 1- Let the children to put their hands on their friends
shoulder
lining up: what does she
2- The short one come to the front and the tall on go to the
say? do? back

Ending the day: what At the end of the day sometimes she give the a treats
does the teacher say?
/do?
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Moving
Moving the children for She tell each group to put on their color name like (red
an activity. group) and she sing to them to move from one place to
What does she say? do? another
Moving the children: how Sometimes they doesnt lesson to her and sometimes
do they respond? they get excited
Misbehaviour
What was the learner Fight, talk to each other in the lesson, go to drink water
doing? without telling the teacher
What did the teacher She get angry on them and she say that she will only
say? do? give the treat for kids who lesson to her
How did the child Sometimes they go and apologize to her and they lesson
respond: to what she tell them
How does the teacher She sing a usually song so the child know that he should
stop the children during stop and go to put his color name in his place
an activity? What does
she say? do?

Reflection
1. What worked well and why? Activity for the lesson
2. What useful tips and strategies did you observe? she does more than activity
to improve the lesson
3. What techniques do you think the teacher uses to manage the children and
why? By compliment the kid who is good
4. Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How
does the teacher deal with these children? Yes, she shouts to let him focus
and respond.
5. Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing with
management issues? Why? positive but sometimes she gives some negative.