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Observation Task 4: Planning and preparation for learning

Focus: The importance of planning and preparation
Objective: The objective of this task is for student teachers to begin to understand
the relevance of planning and preparation as well as gain insight into how teachers do
this.
Procedure:
1. Before the observation discuss the task with the teacher and arrange a good
time to observe her teaching. (this could be for 15 min)
2. During the observation, record and make notes on what the teacher and the learners are doing.
-The teacher has chosen a number song, and they sang along.
-The teacher brought cards with numbers on it then stick it with the same number
on the board. (5 min)
3. Find out how the teacher planned and prepared for the section you observed.
-She planned it because the students still struggle with understanding the
numbers, so she planed it with the other KG teacher, and do the activity in her way
with what works with her students.
4. After the observation – Arrange a time to discuss the following points with the
teacher:
• How do you plan? Planning activity that supports their understanding in
another word depending on student’s level, and the KG teachers do a meeting,
and they all agree on what they will do, next day depending on what fits the
class.

• Do you plan weekly, daily, as part of a team or individually? Once a week as a part of a team
they agree on the plan. It also, about emailing other teachers if the plan worked.

• Do you do anything you haven’t planned to do? Yes, that can happen if the plan
didn’t go as planned, or if the students weren’t in the mood or tired she make
it easier and she comes up with an in the moment planning.

• What is important to you when planning a lesson?

1-objectives 2-ability 3-resources 4-The perfect timing for the student to
receive information 5-students level.

5. Do you plan to do the same thing with all the children in the classroom?
Why/Why not? No, because of the different ability and every student is at a
different level. So for the lower abilities, they need an easier activity and a
challenging activity for the higher skills. If it were only an easy activity, the
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higher capacities would get bored. If it were a hard activity, the lower abilities
would find it difficult.
6. Arrange to attend a planning session with the teacher/team.
Example of notes during the observation
Teacher activity
Teacher arranges learners into groups
to work on an activity/task. She gives
the instructions and gives a quick
demonstration of how to do it.
Teacher starts the activity/task and
walks around the room and helps
those who need it.
The teacher opens up numbers on the
smartboard for students to count and
ask them to count with her quietly.
The teacher opened up a number song
and asked the students to sing and
dance along.
The teacher put the numbers from 1-
10 on the smartboard, and she
brought cards with her, and she asked
the students to raise their hands to
stick the number on the board.
The teacher asked five students to set
with her on the IPad group, and the
other students can go and choose any
activity.
She started her IPad activity, and it
was about choosing the right number
Note: This is only an example, the aim of this is to observe what is happening in the learning environment
you are in.
Time spent
Learner activity
Learners listen to the teacher, get into 4 mins
groups and watch the demonstration
Learners start the activity, and talk
10 mins
together to finish it. Some students are
raising their hand asking for help.
Learners started counting the number 3 min
with her quietly and nicely.
5 min
The learners danced and sang along with
the song
The students raise their hands nicely and
5 min
quietly to stick the card on the board.
The students listen to her and choose
their group, and the five went with the 5 min
teacher.
The students are doing their activity,
10 min
and the teacher is watching them and
see if they need help.
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Reflection

 Why is planning and preparation for learning important?

Planning and preparation are important because it will be easier to know what
you have to do and prepare an activity that helps all the abilities, and the class will
be more organized, and everyone will be on track.

 What do you have to think about before you begin to plan for learning?
The different, abilities, agility, objective, levels, and resources.

 What stages did the teacher go through in order to be prepared for teaching?
They collaborate and do different activities then whatever work they email
each other. They also reflect the last year because they have the same units
and see the changes that happened.