Student Name: Mahra Al Qassimi

Username ID: H00330597

Course Code: EPC 2403
Course Name: Practicum 2a
Course Teacher: Antoinette Wiseman & Aisha Al Teneiji
Task Title: Managing Transitions

Observation Task 3: Managing Transitions

Types and
functions of
transitions

Strategies used to
facilitate transitions

Efficacy of the
strategy in terms of
promoting positive
behavior and
minimizing
challenging
behavior

Suggestions for
further development

1 From the
Morning
assembly to the
Circle Time

Ms. Ebtihal forms the

students in an
organized line and
leads them to the
morning assembly.
The students are
actively listening and
singing along to the
U.A.E national
anthem. The teacher
then tells them to go
back to to the
classroom, slowly
and quietly. The
students get ready
and follow the
teachers lead. The
students are well
known to the
classrooms routine,
the moment they
enter the classroom,
they would take their
name tags and mark
in their attendance.
The students then
will place their bags
at the backpack
shelves, head back to
sit on the mat at the
Circle Time.

This strategy teaches

the students how to
be organized,
responsible, and
well-behvaed at such
a young age. The
students are
responsible for their
name tags and
marking in their
attendance. The
students who come
late, will go to Ms.
Ebtihal, take their
name tag, mark in
their attendance, and
place their bag
without making any
sound that will cause
a distraction for the
other students. It
also minimizes
challenging behavior,
the children learn to
walk silently without
pushing the person in
front of him or her
and obediently
follow the teachers
instructions.

Like I suggested last

year, I would think it
would be best if the
other class sections
waited for the class
before them left. For
example, the students
that are standing next
to us in line, the
teacher leads them
while we were
leaving. The teacher
literally doesnt wait
for either me or Ms.
Ebtihals students to
pass through the door,
the students could get
mixed up with the
other classes. I also
mentioned last year,
that I think it would
be better if someone
was assigned to hold
the building doors for
us, instead of not
showing up
sometimes. This year,
a staff comes or the
child holds the door
for the teachers and
fellow students, this
teaches him or her to
be kind and
respectful.

Attendance Chart

2 From the Circle

Time to the
Lunch room

Circle Time

3 From the
Playground to
the Lunch room

Toilet

During the morning

circle, Ms. Ebtihal
recites the Quran,
Islamic prayers,
goes over todays
date, and choses two
helping hands
students. The
teacher sends all
students to the toilet
to wash their hands,
she reminds them to
walk quietly
because there are
students working in
the other
classrooms. and
then gather at the
lunch room. Ms.
Ebtihal prepares the
food and reminds
them to say the
prayer before
eating.

The children learn

to respect both
elders and fellow
students. This
strategy would
teach them how to
behave publicly, to
walk slowly and
silently rather then
running around and
shouting.

Last year, I thought

that it would be
better if Ms. Ebtihal
has someone as a
helping hand, who
would escort the
child to the toilet or
look over them if she
had to step out for a
moment. This year,
a woman named
Sameera, who is very
good in handling
students and taking
care of them,
volunteers to take
them to the toilet.

The teacher comes to

the playground, and
leads her students
back to the
classroom. She
reminds them to go
wash their hands,
while she prepares
the food and passes it
around. She reminds
them to say the
prayer before eating,
and to wash their
hands once theyre
done.

After coming from

the break, most
students are tired or
other students are
hyperactive after
running around and
playing. Ms. Ebtihal
observes them to
make sure that
everyone is present
in class and not
playing in the toilet.

This strategy is
sufficient but not quite
effective, I agree with
Sameera, a few days
ago she suggested to
Ms. Ebtihal to call her
if one of the students
needed to use the
toilet or take a group
of 4 students each
after eating. I think
that be more effective,
the students would be
present in class and
not making a mess in
the toilet or running
around in the
corridors making
noise.

4 From the Center The teacher reminds

Time activities to one of the helping
the Circle Time
hands students to go
turn off and on the
light, which signals
the students that its
time to clean up and
sit on the mat.
Center Time
activities

Students learn to be
fair and patient,
that helping hands
students change
everyday and they
just have to wait for
their turn without
complaining.

I like this strategy,

the moment the light
is turned off and on,
the students sing a
clean up song
together.

5 From the Circle

Time to Home
Time

This strategy is
effective, they
developed this as part
of their routine.
They no longer come
pushing each other to
hold my hands, if
they do, I remind
them that the helping
hand student should
be standing first in
line.

The strategy of
forming 2 separate
lines makes the
transition flow
smoothly. For
example, Ms. Ebtihal
lead the students who
use bus
transportations, and I
lead the students who
leave in car
transportations to the
waiting room. In just
4 weeks, the children
already got used to
this strategy, they
automatically come
and stand in front of
me waiting for me to
start moving.

Waiting room

Teacher tells the

students to quietly go
take their school bags
if they need it. She
tells them to stand in
2 lines, students who
use car or bus
transportations. Ms.
Ebtihal tells the
children to stand
behind the helping
hands students.