Day 3 Tasks
7/3/2017
Table 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics
Discuss the general behavioural characteristics of all 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 General behavioural
child characteristics
1 Anoar He is always asking questions
to the teacher while she is
explaining.
2 Eida A very quiet girl who does her
work calmly and diligently
without interacting much with
students or teacher.
3 Aly A boy who likes to talk in class
and make jokes to hear others
laugh.
4 Bissan She likes to decorate her book
and work so she takes long to
finish because of this.
5 Rashid When he finishes his work and
has nothing to do, he gets out
of his without permission and
goes to other classmates
seats.
6 Seif Seif is a very sarcastic person.
When asked a question he
answers with funny noises and
is always answering in a way
where he tries to be silly.
7 Omar Talkative in class, especially
with his groupmates.
8 Leen Leen was drawing on her
friends hand and caused her
to get angry.
9 Shamma Always getting out of her seat.
Reframed Suggestions to
help improve
behaviour?
This could mean he is Allow him to ask
very curious and wants questions at a specific
to know everything, time and not let him
even if its off-topic. interrupt the class.
She cant speak Arabic Teacher should ask her
as well as the others, more questions and
so this could make her make her feel confident
feel unconfident and in herself.
not wanting to interact
as much.
He wants others to find Give him attention
his jokes funny, this when its not a time to
could be a way to seek be serious in class and
attention. be attentive.
She likes adding her Prepare more
own stickers and colors kinesthetic- styled
because it is fun for activities for students
her, but it takes too who like art, but make a
long. specific time for that.
He is curious and does Teacher can give him
not like to stay still something extra to do,
when he has nothing to or warn him not to
do. interrupt other students.
He seems like he He needs to be taught
doesnt like taking that in serious
things seriously and situations, like when
only wants to joke being asked a question,
around. he needs to behave.
Its possible that he Needs to realize the
talks without meaning importance of being
to be disruptive but he quiet in class.
finds it difficult to be
quiet.
She wanted to play but She should not hurt her
her friend got angry and classmates.
told the teacher
She is curious about She could help her own
what her friends are groupmates when they
doing and wants to see. need help instead of
 moving around to other
groups.
10 Noora Very defensive. When someone steals When someone does
her things she gets something to her, she
angry and fights back. should tell the teacher
instead of fighting.

Reframe these behavioural characteristics and suggestions for improvements.

Table 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

List of resources that target specific mathematical skills and concepts in the school

Mathematical Resources found in the Mathematics Skill / Concept Exploring on possible activities to develop
preschool classroom: that can be developed with it. mathematical skills and concepts using these
materials

Counting Use coins to do activities using

concrete materials
Rubber coins Classifying
Allow students to count rationally
Comparison
Compare the color of the coins
Dice Counting Roll the dice and know the
amount that is showing
Odd and even
numbers Remember the pattern on the
dice ( subitizing )
Subitizing

Use cubes to count

Cubes Measurements Measuring with non standard
units
Length. Width,
height Using cubes to find out the length
of an object
Counting cards
Counting Solving math problems

Addition and Learning the time table

subtraction
 Explain what concept the children worked on
The students were working on their projects. Some concepts were Ones and
Tens and Odd and Even numbers.
- What resources did they use?
They used cubes, foam, glue and shapes.

- How did the children learn?

They were able to revise previously taken concepts.

- Did they work individually, in pairs or as a group?

Some of them worked in pairs, others worked individually with help
from a teacher.

- What did you do?

I helped some groups with their projects and guided them with
instructions.