Journal:

Week one:

Day one: Sunday 24-9-2017

Going to school early as usual

Meeting the teacher and introducing myself to her.
Explaining my duty in this teaching practice
Get a copy of the classroom schedule and the weekly lesson plan.
Getting to know children by their name and try to identify their academic level.
Ending the day by leaving 30 minute after the children.

Day two: Monday 25-9-2017

Going to school and for the classroom at 7:30 (15 minute before the start of the first
lesson)
Getting to observe my MST teaching
Discussing with her about teaching the next lesson
Deciding to teach math lesson before my MCT comes as practice, so the children get
to know me little bit.
Discussing about the Wednesday lesson as well and decide to teach letter I.

Day three: Tuesday 26-9-2017

Started the day by doing the morning routine

In this day, I taught for the first time in this TP
I prepared everything and Ive been told by the MST that I will teach in the second
period.
I did the teaching in this day as practice before my MCT comes in the next day
The teaching did not go as I wish but also it wasnt bad. It just need to be improved
in my opinion
After fishing the teaching I tried to recognize my weakness point to try to avoid it in
the next lesson.

Day four: Wednesday 27-9-2017

In this day my MCT is coming for the observation for the first time
I choose teaching letter I form the option that my MST gave me
 After teaching the lesson I thought choosing this letter was not the right choice
The lesson was good, everything from the lesson plan, the strategies, and the
activities were ready and organized
I wish if it was better, but thats totally fine, because I can improve in the next
lesson.
I prepared extra 3 activities in case the children finish early from doing one activity

Week two:

Day one: Sunday 1-10-2017

Nothing has been changed from the first week

Every day the children learn about new letter and this day was the letter H turn.
By this day, I know more names of the children

Day two: Monday 2-10-2017

Starting the day by singing the national song

Start teaching the first lesson which was English
Practicing the previous letters and giving examples for it

Day three: Tuesday 3-10-2017

Usual morning routine as always

Starting the day with English and taking new letter
Discussing with the MST about the lesson that I will be teaching in the next week
Decided it to go with one English lesson and one math
In this week I tried to be friendlier with the children by walking around them when
they do their work book.

Day four: Wednesday 4-10-2017

coming to the classroom a bit late because I was sick

I tried to be active but I could not
I was observing the whole day.
Week three:

Day one: Sunday 8-10-2017

Doing usual things from the morning attendance and singing the national song and
so on.
Start teaching any new letter by reviewing the previous ones.
Teaching math and English every day.

Day two: Monday 9-10-2017

Discussing with the MST about the lesson that I will be teaching in the next day.
Decided to teach letter R
There is no different option available for me to choose for teaching, except for math
or new letter in English.

Day three: Tuesday 10-10-2017

I went to the school early because I have a lesson to teach. So I prepare my things
and organize it well.
I started teaching the lesson
I choose this time only one activity because we did not have enough time for the
book.

Day four: Wednesday 11-10-2017

Nothing new or different for this day as well. It started with the same routine.
I discuss also with the MST about another lesson that I will be teaching on Sunday.
They inform parents in this day as well that next week will be a felid trip to Dubai

Week four:

Day one: Sunday 15-10-2017

Nothing special in this day as well. It started with everyday routine

English lesson in the morning, then math and also science for the first time.
Day two: Monday 16-10-2017

Discussing with the teacher about a lesson that I will teach on Tuesday.
Decided to go with reading story for the first time in this teaching practice
Pick a story named flying kite
Prepare the lesson plan and the activities for it

Day three: Tuesday 17-10-2017

I went early to the school because I had a lesson in the first class at 8:00
Organize my things and made sure everything from the activities was ready
I took the feedback from my MCT after finishing the lesson with the children
I recognize some mistakes in my teaching that I will try to avoid next time.

Day four: Wednesday 18-10-2017

In this day the children were going on a trip to Dubai for little explorer
I attended in the morning and went to the classroom and my MST thought that I will
be absent because of the trip.
Then we asked the supervisor of the KG if we were allowed to go on this trip and she
said thats fine.
We went there and we had lots of fun with the children.

Week five:

Day one: Sunday 22-10-2017

Discussing with the MST about the next lesson I will be teaching
Children were having the last letter of the alphabet which is letter z
After fishing with the letters children will have new concept

Day two: Monday 23-10-2017

The other day my MST gave the choice to teach either math or English
On this day I decided to teach the sound of the letter m
I looked for the curriculum learning outcome to make sure what to teach in
this lesson
I thought of some ideas for the activities
Day three: Tuesday 24-10-2017

In this day I attend early in the morning which is what I do usually when I have lesson
to teach
I went to the classroom prepare my things and the activities materials
I started teaching the lesson by reviewing the alphabet letters
I really liked teaching this lesson, the children were very active
They understood the lesson very well and they were able to write the letter by the
end of the lesson without tracing it.

Day four: Wednesday 25-10-2017

Nothing really special, starting with morning routine

Studying math and English but not science
On this day they sent grade reports to the parents with the children

Week six:

Day one: Sunday 29-10-2017

I was absent in this day

Day two: Monday 30-10-2017

Noting really special or different.

Something that made me happy which is the children recognize that I was absent on
the other day and they asked why.
By the end of the day and while I was leaving, my MST told me to teach a lesson in
the this and of course I didnt mind and she told we will have a discussion about
what to teach the next day.

Day three: Tuesday 31-10-2017

On this day children took number 9

Some of them had a difficulty writing it and they spend more than 10 minute in it.
The teacher assistant told me also that since she starts in the school that this is the
most difficult year.
Day four: Wednesday 1-11-2017

In this I taught a lesson about the word we and a concept of two of the five senses
The lesson went well and the children were good and they understood the concept.
The MST gave a feedback and some point of my teaching that I should try to avoid
next time.

Week seven:

Day one: Sunday 5-11-2017

Other than studding about letters and the sound of the letter which they do usually,
know theyre studding some concept like understanding what these words mean and
create a sentence with it: I, like, the, and, see, a.
The most difficult one of these words to the children was: a.
Children were distracted because they studied this word as a letter and they took
some times to realize the different.

Day two: Monday 6-11-2017

On this I tried to collect as many information as I could that I will need for some
assessment when I get back to college.
I helped some student to write by their own and without tracing, they spend so
many times and the outcome was good, so its worth it.

Day three: Tuesday 7-11-2017

On this day I inform my MST that she could come to our collage to be part of an
event.
She was very excited to come, so I added her information in the site.
Other than this, on this day I help two of low level student to write full sentence
without tracing, which I was so proud of.

Day four: Wednesday 8-11-2017

Last day in the school.

One of the student birthday party was in this day.
 The MST thanks me by the end of the day and wishes me a good luck and thanks me
for helping her with the student.