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

with pupils
after pupils
learners arrive
all on time
most on time
several late
positive reinforcement

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

negative
reinforcement

punishment

Starting the day:

what does the
teacher say? do?

Lining up :
location
Teacher
instructions for
lining up: what
does she say? do?

*she welcomed them and hugged

each one

Playground
outside class
Inside class
*She asked them first to clean up before
lining up then she asked them to line
up. Every child should hold who is in
front of him then they start counting
the numbers from 1 to 10 in English and

Arabic. Then they went out the class

and started singing until they came to
the playground.
Ending the day:
what does the
teacher say? /do?

*she tells them goodbye, have a nice

day and see you tomorrow.

Moving
Moving the
children for an
activity.
What does she
say? do?

Moving the
children: how do
they respond?

*She told them to sit in their groups and

listen to her, and when they did not
listen, she claps her hands to grab their
attention.

*Sometimes they listen to her, but

sometimes they play and not listen.

Misbehaviour

What was the

learner doing?

What did the

teacher say? do?

*While the student was sitting in a

circle time doing the revision, one of
the children his name is Khalid was
playing with the toys and stories. She
warned him in the first time, but he did
it again.
*The teacher punished him by not let
him go outside.

How did the child

respond:

How does the

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

*The child got sad, and he was sitting

in his place, and all the children were
standing in line to go outside. Then, he
came to the teacher and apologized
from her; and then the teacher lets him
stand with them in line.

*She said for the children who did not

finish yet to finish quickly and the
children how have finished she put
Them in another group, and she gave
them another activity to do until the
other kids finish, so they did the second
activity after completing the first one.

Reflection
1 What worked well and why?
2 What useful tips and strategies did you observe?
3 What techniques do you think the teacher uses to manage the
children and why?
4 Are there any children in the class with difficult or unusual
behavior? How does the teacher deal with these children?
5 Overall, is the teacher more negative or positive when dealing
with management issues? Why?