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Task 2: Managing Learning

CLO 3: 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/Descri Give the When and Aim of the How did/do the
ption of the instructions where the routine about this routi
routine. that the routine is How is the routi
routine uses used? (what student
behavior it hopes to (e.g. mentoring; cla
(e.g. at the achieve) reminders by the te
end of the interaction by the t
school day such behavior etc.)
etc.; or to
guide
presentations
after group
work)
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Morning teacher at 7:00 Students morning routine is teacher of their cl
routine come to the using this to teacher students teacher Noor in th
class , and first routine to be looked semester she foun
things that she when they organized from when she ask the
is asking them come in the begging of the day assembly or for cl
is to impack class at and give a good place, for exampl
their books , morning, impression of the others while they
where they and when whole school about because they wer
have to put they have them and, line, so this appro
their all books assembled. sometimes when walking in the line
in the shelfs , they get from each student mov
and then make someone a good hand , its takes to
two lines , for feedback about become familiar w
girls and boys , their walking she used them at
always girls go routine they feel the semester the
first and then proud of them which are modelin
boys come selfs, and try to be modeling for them
after them . restrict with them impact their book
selfs with the will put them , an
routine to get more modeled for them
excellent feedback line correctly and
about them, in based on the heig
addition, its help second way is wh
teacher to be showing them the
avoided for and then the sing
misbehavior for line, and know the
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example which is the routine so in s

running and managing the rou
pushing each or when they see
others, were in the And at every end
routine rule is walk is reinforcing the
slowly and but stayed in the rout
distance between month, by giving
you and your friend
while walking. This
morning routine,
the final aim for
this routine is,
saving class time
when they will take
out their book, so
instead of going
and taking the book
from the bag, each
group leader will
move to the shelf
and will bring his or
her team members
books.
2 Clean up After they done They use The goal that The teacher of the
from the food this routine considers under establish this rout
brake, teacher Always in this routine keeps beginning of the y
start to count the class, the class tidy, and start of the year
down, so who because to teach the them, which is mo
did not finish they eat students that your to initiate the clea
his or her food their lunch places or were you be done from the
so they can and their are the spaces or song is done, bec
finish it. when snack in the the places should reward system, so
she don form class, but be clean, and its nicely and swiftly
her counting , they also your responsibility the class dojo , so
she put for use this to clean if you Noor , she side at
them the song routine make and messy. the year she mak
of the cleanup , where they Moreover, this chart where each
and during the have routine avoids the responsible for his
song they have kitchen misbehavior, for and which group i
to clean their class, when example, the duty and his grou
class and they are standard issue get sticker front o
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place , and done form which is excuses, name , and when

they have to be the and this routine will familiar with their
done before the cooking . spend on it, expand their resp
song is finished because all of them each group will cl
. will be doing the a part of their clas
same thing, and tasks on the stude
this will encourage them to take resp
them. young age.
3 Switching When teacher This routine The reason that This routine come
takes. give them a is consumed teacher have this wherein the begg
task to do and where they routine is saving when she comes,
When they there are done have two time instead of routine so when s
done from a from it, teacher activates or shouting at them, them to alter to t
task and alter will start to takes that and this will she was asking fro
to anther task. clap her hands comes consider under collect the activity
for ten times so following misbehavior, were some of the stude
they can collect up, and teacher is aiming to her, and some of
the task when they have a good to her, and this w
prepare and are done behavior, in because she was
put them in the from one addition this routine all of them collect
middle or if activity and can demonstrate to done and ready fo
they are moving to the teacher who however after a w
working in the other understand the this routine were
book and they activity. requirement and and they have to
are done from did the task at the ready for second,
it, they will put time , and who did become used to f
them in the not, also this take time, and be
middle also of routine control the was reminding th
the table. And misbehavior that become used to f
then they will produce while teacher Noor som
start with other swathing between giving extra poin
task the tasks for finish before finish
example having a
loudly talk , so
instead of having
talk they will be
busy in collecting
and swathing the
task in a certain
time of amount
4 Dally writing. Avery day in This routine The aim for this Students learn ab
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Avery day in the beginning she is using routine is the middle of the
the beginning of the class it mostly developing their reason that teach
of the class students takes Avery day in academic skills, routine is, that so
teacher lest out their the which is reading the their level of acad
some journals, and beginning of writing. Also, this they are not meet
vocabulary make them the class , will help them in educational attain
words and let selfs ready for and this improving their required. At the b
them to write writing. Teacher routine goes writing skills which some students str
one sentence select three with English are, for example, routine, because
that words from the subject . word chose, write, and some o
vocabulary punctuation act. know how to write
lest , and ask Especially for the them start to misb
them to write teacher , were she example, dont lis
three can be aware of orders, ignore wh
sentences by each student she used consequ
mentioning this academic level , so which is If a stude
words on it , she can know how will not go to the
after they are to take action , teacher was remin
done from it fist where and when , writing is, by writi
5 students will for the students that take out your
come over the development , on the name and dat
board and read other hand this writing for them t
loudly their routine teach need for them to
sentence for students to become the sentences, in
the class . confidential way that she is us
because they will her and to the stu
get the chance for that it is helpful th
reading front of all , will save her ener
and when the for the lesson, an
student will see because its reinfo
that all students are .
reading their
writing , he will feel
confident and boost
to have a try and
read , top on that
this routine get the
emergent writing
and let students
express their
writing, and this is
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a one way to
develop students
writing, by letting
them have a go
with their own
express words
writing .
5 Group leader Every day in This routine This routine aimed At the beginning
Each group the beginning is happing for to have a good teacher creates th
have a group of the class, each single a good behavior not novel for them
leader, and teacher take day, in her and this consider had this routine in
he , or she out a group English under classroom years, so they ada
have some leader , which class , math environment, if quickly, but the w
responsibilities mean each and there are a routine was unlike from o
, trend of group will have sciences and rules and in the she is picking up
group a leader , and , and she class this help group leader, mak
members. the way that starting with teacher to be enthusiastic from
she is selecting this job in avoided from the class. Moreov
is , by having in the starting misbehavior also the groups and th
students name of the class. to build a greet behave and be th
in the bull and communication organizing and in
she is picking skills which mean and in doing coop
up 4 names interacting with rewarding them b
without looking students, and this for playing on the
to the names . will support their
After picking up language. Top on
the leaders , that, this routine
she is giving aimed at increasing
them the card teaching and
that written on learning time,
it leader or the because instead of
group , and the teacher doing
then she is the books
lustrating to distributing each
them what she group leader will
need from do, and instead of
them . teacher will be
making sure that all
are ready for the
lesson, group
leader will be
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making it, this

routine teaches
students to take
responsibilities.
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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 an 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)

Class/Year Routine Routine Routine

Learning Name of the routine is The name of the The name of the
Objective Self and materials routine is Attention routine " story
of the organized. signal routine. time " before
routine/pro The aim from this This routine have a talk, 10mints ending
cedure routine is to teach how but by the picture sign, the period I let
(what it to be prepared for the where I will have some students to choses
hopes to lesson, and make the picture of attention a book for me ,
achieve) students feel that they signal, such as (Stop, and I will read the
will be having a lesson start,) the goal from book for them ,
or they will be doing this routine is to control the aim from this
something, for on the students, which routine is to
example if they will be as on their behavior for develop their
writing in the binning example if I am talking literacy part , but
of the class, and they to the group of students by a fun way , for
know that Avery day in and other students are example during
the binning of the class talking loudly, or when I the reading I
they are writing, so need from them to start might ask them
before having my class the work or stop the predict questions,
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they will take of their work, and this consider and students in
writing book and under classroom age of 7 or 8 they
panicle and eraser. management. like to predict, also
Teaching students this to develop their
routine will aid teacher knowledge in
to save her lesson concept of print
time. and the greatest
goal is to let
students love
literacy .
Anecdotal
Evidence
(e.g.
pictures of
your class
during the
routine;
posters of
rules etc.)
Place in This routine I touched The routine tacks place This routine I am
todays them from second in the lesson time, and preforming it in
class (when week of my teaching mostly I use this routine the before ending
will you practice. Students are when there is the class
perform required in all subjects misbehavior and before
the that I am teaching they the activity and after
routine) have to be organized the activity.
and prepared for the
class before I entered
the class
Importance This routine is This routine is vital Story time
to the important, because its because, its aid me to routine , I think it
smooth help lesson to take the have a control on the rare routine, but
functioning it full time, without class and students, and the reason that I
of todays wasting the time, its attract them establish this
class because before having because this picture on routine is to help
this routine, teacher the sign. on other hand the students in
were wasting her first its make the class time academic
10 mints from the class and lesson goes in development , in a
for students to prepare smooth way , because fun and In a way
their selfs with when I want from them that they enjoy it.
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materials, and when to start or stop the However this

she start teaching the work , I show them the routine aid me to
lesson she want be sing that below the have a flexible
flexible with the time, action , instead of function for the
and she goes fast in asking each single class, because I
the lesson, and students to start or to mostly I use this
students cant hang on stop, also when there is routine as a
her. misbehavior happing, weapon to be rid
the attention sing takes from misbehavior,
placer some were them, for example when
and I show them the there is
sing , instead of losing misbehavior is
the time and start to side to them there
have a discussing about is no story
the action thats occur , today!! , and
and gest out from the sometimes I
lesson atmosphere . encourage them to
get done their
work by this
routine, when is
saying to them,
get done the work
quickly , so we can
read the story .
How well The routine goosed In the starting of This routine works
did this well and the students teaching this routine, very well, and
routine understand well the students were ignoring students liked it
work in routine and the the routine , but when I and enjoy it, the
todays evidence was showed was reminding them reason they like
class me, because when I about the routine and it , because they
interred the class most doing with them this like stories , and
over half students of routine even in simple they have gets
the class were things ,so they can freedom to choose
prepared their selfs realize that there is a the story. Another
and their materials, in attention routine, after evidence of that
addition student using this routine in one the routine works
access to their more class, I can judge well is that,
materials easily on them, that they students
instead of moving from adept this routine, remember it , so
their desks and finding because when I was when they finish
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their things, and using the sign they their activity , they
bothering others, but were looking on it and start to
some student forget doing what the sing remembering me
the routine, but when asked from them to do, that also today
they sow other for example when they they want from me
students how they look were doing their math to read for them a
like and what they are activity and the time story. Plus during I
doing then they goes over and they ask am reading the
realized the routine. form me extra time, story, I give them
and I give them , but I a task to do , is
remind them that when that if there are
I will pick up the stop any high
sing you people will frequency words
stop working , and the their write them
result was they stop down , and they
working when I show were doing it , so
them the stop sign. their declared to
me that this
activity goes well ,
because they were
reactining to the
routine , and this
was an interaction
between me and
the students.
If you had This routine works The routine was helpful I will like to use
to teach good with me and for me to control the this routine over
this class students , and aid me class and to build and over , because
over, how to save the lesson time classroom its works with me
would you , so I will like to be management, so I will well , and how the
adjust this using this routine over, like to use this routine students act to the
routine and but the way that I will angina in to my routine makes me
why establish this routine teaching class, but I will feel that its well
will be alter from the like to add with this work well ,
way that I established routine a strategy of because they were
for this semester , consequences which enthusiastic, and
because the routine mean, if they follow the the greet thing is
occurs orally and I routine they get that this routine
think it wasnt attract reworded, and if they will scaffold them
full , so in the future I did not follow the in their academic
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will make it attract full routine they will get development,

by having pictures and punishment but on were students will
modeling for them and something positive, for build more on their
asking them some example writing or reading
question , do am doing extra activity . knowledge, such
prepared , and why I The reason that I want as they will know
have to be prepared, to be doing the routine the schemes of
this will make them over and over is how to read a
remember the routine. because this routine do difficult word etc.
not only create the Moreover I will like
controlling, but also the to use this routine
quit atmosphere, and aging because this
there will be an equal help me to get
percentage of talk control on the
between me and the students , for
student. example if they
gets noise or they
did a
misbehavior , I
only say to them
No story today ,
and then they
start to be quit
and act in good
behavior. But In
the future I will
like to change a
little bet with the
routine , were in
some days I will
ask some
students to read
the story , this
way will affect
more in the
development .
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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 primary
classroom in the future. Explain how these practices will affect student
learning in a primary class.

During teaching practice in my first week of observing my MST, I find three, unlike
strategy that I will like to carry them for the future.
Fist strategy had student center more than teacher center, the aim student-
centered learning seeks to develop learner autonomy and independence by putting
responsibility for the learning path in the hands of students, for example, in, math
subject she is teaching the lesson, but the activity questions students have to
create them, and then swatch the questions with other groups and answer it . The
reason that I will like to have this strategy in my classroom first of all this strategy
reduce the preshow of work from the teacher, because task will be divided into two
teams, also its make the classroom learning environment more active and as we
know that student like to explore and discover by them self and this will promote
them to do more for their learning also this support the student to achieve his
learning goal, the most significant reason is to reduce the disruptive behavior,
because it will establish their relationship by having a team. This strategy will
impact on students learning by giving the motivation of working with others and
understand others aides and another point of views and then come up with one
knowledge. Also, this will effect on student thinking, were student will start to think
more deeper, and generate their previous knowledge.
The second strategy is independent learning which means students will do the tasks
by them selfs, this and in the end they will get the feedback for their teacher,
strategy is like a challenge for students , were teacher can know if they understand
the lesson or not and in this approach using students brine is more than teachers ,
for example , when they are reading the story, and after that there are some
questions on the story and some opinion questions , so first they read on their own
and them answer the questions , and this strategy gives the students an occasion to
expires their ideas . The reason that I will like to use this strategy in the future is
because this aid them to learned the material more deeply and permanently, also
its encouraged more students awareness of ways of overcoming personal
challenges, also this promote students to build this knowledge by discovering, top
on that independent learners are more aware of their own strengths and
weaknesses, so this is a good chance for the student and teacher to know where he
or she need boost in the learning.

The tread strategy is using learning style in her lesson plan, which means having
unlike ways of delivering the lesson, and this strategy help teacher to get their
attention, and make the students engaged in the lesson, for example when she is
teaching them the life circle of plant, were is asking them to draw the parts of the
plant and label them if they know their names, and they students did it, and they
were engaged. The reason that I like to use this strategy because it encourages
variety , moreover this help students to learn batter, because each student have a
perfect way of understanding, so when the student meets with his needs he will
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perform in batter way instead of being doing one thing every day in a traditional
way , maybe is student getting what is required from him , but he is getting
straggle in accepting the information or the need, and if the student start to get
straggle in one thing all the time, he will start to escape from the learning. So in the
future, I will like to use this strategy, and make on it a small adding which is asking
for each student how they like to get the information and how they want the activity
to look like. Consequently, they hit the high level of academic. Moreover this
strategy will be effecting on students learning by enabling students to feel in control
of their academic studies, hence reducing stress, because teacher will be delivering
the information is several ways , so if a students did not get the information I away,
there will another way of delivering, increasing comfort, because they will be
getting the information easily and in a way as they like, and leading to improved
academic performance.