TP Task 5 – Peer Observation

Program link: This task is associated to the guidelines of the course EPC 3903 – Practicum 3b

Objective: You will identify good teaching and learning strategies. You will note teaching strategies that your
peer used that you consider very useful and you would want to use. This strategy can deal with the use of
materials and technology, the review of prior learning, the motivation of the children, the presentation of the
materials, the appropriateness of the practice activities, classroom management strategies, timing strategies,
reviewing the lesson, general assessment of the learning. You should observe for 20 minutes.

Subject and level Date:

Length of observation 55 min Number of students Sumayya
Your Name: Shaikha Peer’s Name: Alia
Teaching characteristic
1. Organization
Appropriate organization of content. Planning the
use of resources and materials. Teacher
preparation level.
2. Presentation
Clear introduction, continuity with other sessions
and students’ knowledge. Clarity of aims and
objectives. Clarity of presentation and
organization. Appropriate pace and timing.
Attempts to respond to student needs. Attitude to
students (manner, style). Summary and reference
to future work.
3. Teaching approach and aids
Choice of teaching/learning approach and its
relevance to learner group. Methods used to
check/evaluate learning. Choice and use of
teaching activities. Effective use of question and
answer. Encouragement of student interaction.
4. Student response
Level of participation. Level of attention and
interest. General class atmosphere.
5. General observations
Comments
Rise one finger if you want to go to bathroom.
123 eyes on me.
Give students instructor before sending them to the activity.
1. Don’t run and don’t push others.
2. Use indoor sound
3. Setting the time watch.
She introducer the lesson topic. ask students about what the properties
means, she use the power point to make sure the students understand the
lesson.
Another power point that show the properties of the objects.
Ask students what the objects made of and what the properties.
Ask students to repeat the properties.
She shares with the students the objects and let them to use 5 senses to
feel it. Such as pineapple, sleep mask,
Smooth and rough is a beset property.
Transparent and opuses
Each group will search in the corridor about to properties.
Three groups:
1. Transparent and opaque
2. Small and large
Rough and smooth
Outside the classroom She use the six hollo hops to sort the objects
properties (transparent x opaque, small x big, rough x smooth) that the
found it in the classroom.
Student look exiting because their will do the activity out the classroom
She calls the groups before she sends them to the outside activity.
Choose the leader for each group.
Students understand the objects properties.
Give the students an example for each property they should search for it.
They were exiting to search and sort the objects.
She asks a student if he understand the activity. Ask him to come in the
carpet and re explain the activity for his friends.
She take more than 10 min extra, some students look confuse about
some materials.