Table 9: The Structure of a typical Primary School Science Lesson.

Comment on: What the Science

Teacher does.
(include a photo of each
stage)

Greetings

Introduction
to LOs/SOs/
revision of
prior
learning

What the
Students do.
(include a photo
of each stage)

Comments
Document what you found
interesting; any issues that
arose and how they were
resolved; Would you have
taught any part of this
lesson differently?

The teachers enters the

The students also Some students didn't
class, smile and greet the greets the
notice that the teacher is
students.
teacher.
already around and they
keep playing. So to catch
their attention, the teacher
do a warm up exercises or
louder her voice so the
students will stop playing
around.
The teacher writes the
LO/SO on the board and
announce to the class the
lesson for today or what
would they discuss. She
also review the last
lesson. Watch a video or
play quick games as an
introduction for today's
lesson.
'Plants' needs'.

They will listen to

the teacher and
answer the
teachers'
question on the
prior lesson. They
will watch the
video to have a
background and
idea about the
lesson or play
games as a warm
up exercise.

The students can still

remember the previous
lesson. Playing a quick
games is a good warm up
to gain children's
attention. Some students
cant sit still and it distracts
the whole class so the
teacher stop and talk to
the misbehaving students
and gives some rules to
follow.

Focus on a
specific
content/Key
terms/
process

Discuss the key words

and vocabularies. Discuss
the main lesson or
concept of the day. Ask
questions to see if the
students are following
the discussion. And also
ask the students if they
have anything to ask.

The students
listens and follow
on the lessons
and answer the
teacher's
question. They
also ask some
questions or any
clarifications.

The students love to watch

video and immerse their
attention especially if the
sound and colors are good.
Some students cant sit still
and it distracts the whole
class so the teacher stop
the lesson for a while and
talk to the misbehaving
students or do an ice
breaker. The students also
raise their hands if they
need anything instead of
just being quiet and they
are responsive especially if
you relate the lesson to
their lives.

Teacher gives an activity

or a task to answer in
relation to the discussed
lesson to see if they
understood the concept.

Answer the
activity. They
follow the
teachers'
instruction.

The students love

activities, they love to
participate and help their
groups to finish their task.
Some students refuse to
participate so the teacher
remind them to help their
group mates and give prize
for the winner to motivate
them to work hard.

The teacher roam around

each table to observe the
students and instruct
again those students who
did the wrong activity.
She also assess who's
group of students need
further teachings.

Ask teachers if
they have
anything to
clarify or need
more instructions
.

Some students were so

engage and enjoy doing
their task but some didn't
follow instructions and lazy
to answer their worksheet
so the teacher instruct
them again and remind
them the importance of
learning.

Methods of
teaching and
engagement

Exploratory
Activities

Monitoring,
supporting
and
assessing
learning

The teacher briefly

discuss the summary of
the lesson. Ask some
questions if they well
absorbed the lesson and
ask students if they have
anything to ask or share
about the lesson.

The students
listen and
response in the
teachers
question, this
time more quickly
to answer. They
ask some
questions or
share any
opinions about
the lesson.

They answer the questions

quickly, they share any
ideas or opinions related to
the topic. Some students
became so hyperactive so
the teacher changed her
tone in a low voice and let
the students calm for a
while then continue to ask
any questions.

The teacher will end the

class, announce the next
Goodbyes
lesson, dismiss the class
and
and say goodbye to the
transitions to students and gathers all
the next
of her things.
lesson

They will say

goodbye and give
thanks to the
teacher.

They love to respond to

the teacher in chorus and
its lovely to hear the,
saying thank you to the
teacher. Some Students
left their things or wants to
go out so the teacher let
the, fix their things first
and instruct them when
should they get out.

Finishing off
Review /
Recap