Observation Task 7: Classroom management and teacher talk

Focus: Classroom Management

Procedure:
1. Record what the teacher says throughout the day. Fill in the table completely with her
exact words.

Beginning and ending the day

teacher arrives
before the pupils
with pupils
Punctuality at the beginning of
after pupils
the lesson choose one:
learners arrive
all on time
most on time
several late
She aske them politely to come on
time next time.
positive reinforcement
She says: “Ahmed you are a good
boy, be on time “
Teachers response to those who
are late. What does she say? negative reinforcement

punishment

 Takes the attendance

 Changes the day and the weather
Starting the day:  Changes the number of students (attend / absent )
What does the teacher say?  Morning exercises

What does the teacher do?

Lining up : location Playground

How do the children line up? outside class
Inside class
 • She says : “ Girls lineup at the front , boys at the back ,
Teacher instructions for lining up: and hands behind our back “.
What does the teacher say?
What does the teacher do?

Ending the day: • She lines up the students who leaves with the bus first and take
What does the teacher say? them out, then she lines up the students who leaves with the car
and take them to the waiting class.
What does the teacher do?
Moving
• She takes one group with her and she divides the rest to play
Moving the children for a new
in the corners, then she changes the groups.
activity.
What does the teacher say?
What does the teacher do?
• They response by their group color, for example, she says :
“ The blue group go to the building area , the green group go to the
Moving the children: Creativity area “
How do they respond?

Misbehaviour

When a child misbehaved: • Fight or making noise while playing in the corners .
What was the learner doing?

• She makes them sit on the carpet and she doesn’t

What does the teacher say?
allow them to play in the corners.
What does the teacher do?

• They sit quietly till the teacher asks them to move.

How did the child respond?

How does the teacher stop the

children during an activity? • She tells them to go to the toilet , wash their hands and com back.
Reflection
1. What worked well and why?
2. What useful tips and strategies did you observe?
3. What techniques do you think the teacher uses to manage the children and why?
4. Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual behavior? How does the
teacher deal with these children?
5. Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing with management issues?
Why?