EPC 2903

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Observation Task 4
Choose, justify and reflect on the selection of appropriate routines and explain practical aspects of
their implementation.

Reflect on how routines can impact classroom environment (pacing, preventive CRM,
student engagement)
Choose and justify the selection of appropriate routines (entering/leaving the class,
transitions, submitting work, resource distribution) in a range of contexts (ages, gender,
class size, school context, class dynamics, parental support)
Explain practical aspects of implementation (clear instructions consistency)

TASK DESCRIPTION
The task is made up of two activities:
Activity 1: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures
Activity 2: Planning for/Developing Routines and
Procedures
You are to complete BOTH Activity 1 AND Activity 2.

Activity One: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures

Though there are many routines and procedures all over the school such as returning from assembly
or walking in the hallways, this task focuses on what happens inside of your classroom only.
During the first week of your teaching practice observe your MST and her/his classroom. Make a note
of five (5) routines that you see her/him use every day inside of the classroom. Fill in the table below
to describe EACH routine; when and where it is used; and what is the aim of the routine or the
student behavior that it hopes to achieve.

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Name/Description Give the

of the routine.
instructions
that the
routine uses

1
Sing different
songs before the
teacher began
teaching students
the lesson.

Make a line

All students
should sing
with a teacher
or without the
teacher,
behave and
respect while
they song and
move their
hands or feets.
All students
should be in
the line and the
line should be
street. The girl
should be in
the girls line
and the boy
should be in
the boy line.

When and
where the
routine is
used?
(e.g. at the end
of the school
day etc.; or to
guide
presentations
after group
work)
The teacher
used when she
began the
lesson.

When students
need to go to
the playground
and move from
one place to
another place.

Aim of the
routine
(what student
behaviour it
hopes to
achieve)

How did/do the students

learn about this routine?
How is the routine
reinforced?

Document
(If possible, take a photo
of the routine as it is

happening, or of any
(e.g. mentoring; classroom
signs; reminders by the
display related to the
teacher; use of peer interaction
routine)
by the teacher to promote such
behaviour etc.)

Let students be
active before
the lesson and
let students
know the
different songs.

The teacher repeats and

reminds students every day
and she also sings with
students.

Teach students
how to behave
when the go
another place
and respect.

The teacher does it every day

and sometime she let one
leader from students to take
students somewhere and he or
she have a responsibility about
the line.

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Every day the

teacher takes
students
attendance by
observing
them and she
wrote their
name on the
board.

In the morning,
first class.

Check the
students if they
came to the
school or not.

When the teacher asks them

who are absent, students guess
the students who absent. The
MST repeat that every day, so
students know that it is a
routine.

After the Task - Reflection

Reflect on the routine of the classroom and how it is was effective with the students? Explain how this routine will affect student learning in
a KG class.
The routine is sing several music before the lesson begin. For example, the spider song, ABC song and the bus song. It works well because
the students know the songs and know the time of this routine. To improve that I should let students tell me what we do before we start the
first lesson in the morning. It will work well because of the students center.

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Activity Two: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures

Plan the routines for one of your classes. The activity expects that you will teach the class. It may
be a class that you teach for observation by your MST/MCT or just a practice class that you
teach with the permission of your MST. The lesson can be incorporated as one of your formal
observations if your MST/MCT decides. In order to complete the activity you are required
(whether the lesson is one of your formal observations or not) to fill in and submit the planning
sheet below.
Before you begin to complete the table talk a little bit about the class/lesson in which this plan
for routines is to be used. Include:

Lesson objectives
Main activities in the lesson
Grouping of students during each main activity
Behaviour expected during each activity (e.g. sharing resources; changing stations;
presenting)
Where are the transitions in the lesson? What are they: (e.g. moving from plenary to
group work between main activity one and main activity two)

The lesson was about Math especially green color. The main activity was students made
acting with dress costumes. The group activities were: for high level
Class/Year
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Learning
Remind students I sing with students
Different
Close the
Objective of the
the rules of the
various songs (English activities for
activities by
routine/procedure classroom.
songs).
several levels. clean up the song
(what it hopes to
Observe
and make a
achieve)
students
quick review
during the
about what I
activities.
teach.
Anecdotal
Evidence
(e.g. pictures of
your class during
the routine;
posters of rules
etc).

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Place in todays
class (when will
you perform the
routine)

In the
classroom.
Before I begin
the lesson.

Importance to the
smooth
functioning of
todays class

Important
Significant because
because students students will develop
will behave in
their English language.
the classroom
and respect the
teacher.

How well did

this routine work
in todays class

It works well,
this way helps
students to
respect and
behave in the
classroom and
outside.
I will put all of
my rules in the
card and I will
give to students
to study it in the
home and
remind the rules.
Also I will stick
this card on the
whole group
tables.

If you had to
teach this class
over, how would
you adjust this
routine and why

In the classroom.
Before the lesson and
after of reminding the
students the rules.

It works well, and most

of the students know
the songs and like it.

I will teach students by

out all the learning
songs in the CD and let
them study in the
home.

In the
classroom. At
the time of the
group
activities.
Also the
observation.
Impotent
because
students will
improve and
try to show
their
understanding.
It works well,
because
students like
the different
activities.
Students
develop.
I will teach
students by
reminding
them every
time and
explain to
them every
day.

In the classroom.
At the end of the
lesson.

Significant
because students
will know that
the teacher
finished the
lesson.
It works well,
because most of
the students
clean up and sit
nicely in their
place.
I will teach
students by
playing the video
every day and
remind them.

After the Task - Reflection

Choose 3 best practices you observed during your time in school. Reflect on these and consider
why you could implement these in a UAE KG classroom in the future. Explain how these
practices will affect student learning in a KG class.
There are several practices that help UAE KG to learn. I will discuss three of them that effect
students are learning in KG class. The first one is made students center, it affects students by
letting them learn and get experience. The second one, let students make a hand on activities that
way effect students in UAE KG to understand and learn more. The third one is teaching students
transition with English song, her it affects UAE students to lean English. They all work with
students in UAE KG because it helps them to lean, get knowledge and experience. To improve
all these practices the teachers should teach each student in a different way to understand.