FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

Lesson Observation Form

Student Teacher Name: Brittany Chaffin Grade: 3
Subject: Daily 4 Math School: Penhold Elementary School

Faculty Consultant: Marlo Steed Date: Mar 22, 2018 Observation: 3

Adminisrator: Clark Peters Mentor Teacher: Sheila Johnson

Observation Notes:
Lesson Plan (preparation):
• the lesson plan was prepared

Introduction:
• teacher introduces activity - goes through the stations, and lists students in each group
• students listening quietly
• T: grade 3s, lets get started…..
• T: everyone should be innate their stations in 5, 4, 3,2, 1

Body/Activity:
• students break out into different area of the class
• T: what have we been working on
• T: what is 4x1?
• T: What is anything times 0
• students working on sheets
• T: array…. how many in each row
• (why were working with that particular student first?)
• (do they know why learning about this is important?)
• teacher asks student multiplication question s (I liked the way you didn’t give the student the
answer - excellent wait time)
• teacher helps students use fingers to work through problem (does that help? why?)
• teacher scans rest of the room (always a good strategy)
• T: Shawn you are on technology - quiet please (good redirect)
• S: it is just like counting by 4s

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• T: exactly
• T: it is getting a little loud in here (addresses entire class)
• T: hands on top
• teacher provides instructions for transition - (that went relatively smoothly)
• T: everyone should be at your stations in 5, 4, 3,,2,1
• students working on math bingo on the iPads
• checked in with students in the hall…
• (how are they learning the rules of the games?)
• (this is great action moving from group to group)
• T: hands on top
• …moving on to Social
• teacher gives instructions on cleanup (what about the students in the hallway?)
• T:L sit down at your desks please….
• T: boys, you are going to lose your technology time….
• T: if you can hear my voice…. clap once, clap twice
• T: heads on desk…. (then teacher calls on those that are ready to go)

Closure:
• NA

Assessment:
• observing students and having them respond to questions

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Summary
What went well?
• the variety of activities kept students engaged
• clear concise instructions
• willing to redirect and monitor students around the classroom while working with a small
group (you have to eyes in the back of your head)
• used patience and avoided teacher lust (the inability to resist explanation)
• checked in with students to activate engagement
• gave encouraging words to help students involvement
• good systematic approach to classroom structure and climate
• works well with small groups for individual attention
• had a useful system for incorporating new elements or games into the daily 4 and reminded
students of expectations

Things to think about.

• Do students understand why they are learning about math and specifically multiplication?

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