Observation Task 7: Classroom management and

teacher talk
Focus: Classroom Management

Beginning and ending the day

Punctuality at the
beginning of the
lesson

teacher arrives before the pupils

learners arrive most on time

positive reinforcement
Teachers response
to those who are
late. What does
she say?

negative
reinforcement

She asks them for a

reason and then
tells them to put
their bag on the out
shelves then to sit.
she says that next
time your picture
will be on the yellow

face
Put the s. picture on
punishment
Starting the day:
what does the
teacher say? do?
Lining up :
location
Teacher
instructions for
lining up: what
does she say? do?
Ending the day:
what does the
teacher say? /do?

the red face

First she keeps the s. lined up to say the

morning prayer before starting the day. Then,
she tells the s. to sit on their spots on the big
rug while she takes the attendance.
Playground in front of the backdoor.
Outside class in front of the door.
Inside class outside of the class (door
behind them).
She claps and says everybody line up and
then she goes and stands in front of them
and holds the line leader and organize the
line.
She gives out stickers as rewards to those
who were good and if the s. has to bring their
files she reminds them.

Moving
Moving the
children for an

She first introduces them to the activities

and then calls them by names and points at

activity.
What does she
say? do?
Moving the
children: how do
they respond?

their spots.

Some of them seem to be confused so they

follow their friends but most of them they
look, listen and sit at the right spot.

Misbehaviour
What was the
learner doing?

Running, bad words and hitting.

First she says sit down if s/he doesnt listen

she goes and sits him/her.
She tells her/him not to say it again if s/he
did so, the teacher will move their pic to
What did the
teacher say? do?

How did the child

respond:
How does the
teacher stop the
children during an
activity? What
does she say? do?

the. If s/he keeps saying it the teacher

then will have to call parents.
The teacher will talk to the one whos hitting
others if it doesnt stop she holds her/his
hands and talk with the s. while looking
straight to his/her eyes.
Effectively, because they dont want their
pictures to be on the yellow or the red
or even to call their parents.
She stands at the front where everyone can
see her and she says time to clean up with
clear loud voice and claps, and then she
counts to five so they will race to clean up.