Bachelor of Education

Observation Task 8: Activity types

Focus: Learner activities

Throughout the day, make notes in the table below. In your

journal today write about the activities the learners were
engaged in.

Teacher
Activity Individual/group/class Purpose directed/childs
choice
Create the To know the
different between Teacher directed
butterfly group insects and birds
Note what they To learn how to
see from the Individual discover things Teacher directed
magnifying glass
Answer the To make sure
worksheet that they
about the Group understand the Teacher directed
different lesson
animals
Lesson to the To see if the
sound and guess Class students know
what animal is The name of this Childs choice
animal
it?
Create a song To improve their
that contain the knowledge in
name of the Class animal sounds Childs choice
animals and
their voices

Reflection
1. How long do the children spend on one task?
2. What kind of tasks do they do individually? In pairs? In groups? As a class?
3. How does the teacher introduce the task? How are the instructions checked?
4. Work with a child. Ask him/her about what they enjoy doing at school. The
activities/subjects and why.
5. Ask a child about the things they are good at and also about what they want
to learn more about.