Lesson reflection:

Plant your own plant

 Salama
Lesson (unit/page) 34 Student teacher

MST Suaad School Ahmed Bin Zayed

Class 3- J Date 24-10

Select
What standards or LOs were being addressed in the lesson?

• The standers that I am addressing in this lesson are to help the students understand and
apply the different information that they learned in the previous three lessons.
How did you cater for learners with special needs, and for differentiation?

• Making sure to differentiate the activities based on students level’s and needs. To help
them understand the lesson better. Also, to use the right materials for the students. Make
sure it’s safe and kids friendly.

How did you use positive reinforcement? Methods? For what?

• In this lesson I use positive reinforcement by rewarding the students with class dojo points
and have a time to play with the computer. If a student is behaving well and participating
in the activities during the lesson, they get points and playing time.
• This method helps the students to be more motivated during the lesson and give them a
chance to think about their action.

How did you sequence or scaffold activities so that they built gradually towards the learning
objectives?

• I scaffolded the activities by demonstrate the activities for the students. Then ask different
students to repeat what they are supposed to do before I send them to do the activities in
centers by themselves.
• Also, To prepare different types of questions to ask the students during the lesson.

Overall aim and context of the lesson (that is, describe the lesson’s place in the unit of work.
What did students need to know before today’s LOs were addressed? What topic comes next and
how did today’s lesson prepare students for that?)
 • In this lesson the students are using all of the information that they learned about plant in
the three lessons. Then they will apply the information during this lesson. Using different
materials and skills to help them achieve the lesson goal.

Describe
Who is the lesson for?
• Grade 3 students
Where did the lesson take place?
• At Ahmed Bin Zayed school
What were you aiming to achieve in your lesson?
• The aim for this lesson is for the students to know and apply the knowledge that they
learn and see how the plant grow.
What experiences did you provide to the students to help them to achieve your aims for them?
• The experiences that I provided for the students are different Activities and I included
literacy with science to help the students understand the process better.
Analyze
Were students excited, always occupied, and remained on task during the lesson?

• During the lesson the students were learning and having fun at the same time because they
were working together, and they were enjoying the activities and learning at the same time.
Why do you think the students responded the way that they did?

• The students responded the way they did because they understand what they were
supposed to do during the center activities time. And they were excited about plant and
to see how much it will grow.
How well did your teaching relate to the students’ prior understanding?

• My teaching relates to the prior knowledge because in the beginning of the lesson I ask
the students questions to test their prior knowledge to help me understand what they
already know about the lesson topic.
Appraise
Explain the nature of the experience from the students’ perspective.
• During the lesson students were participating in the activities and sharing what they learn
with each other’s.
Did your lesson meet your teaching goals? Use your students’ performance on the end of lesson
assessment as support (Give proof in your portfolio)
 • My lesson meets with teaching goal for this lesson. Because during and at the end of the
lesson I was assessing the students and I notice that most of the students know what
plant is and what are the need to help it survived.
Transform
How might you enhance student learning of this lesson in the future?
• I will enhance student learning in the future by making sure to have a space for students
work to help them keep track of the plant better.
What are the implications for your professional practice of helping students to enhance their
learning in this particular way? (i.e. what skill will you have to develop or learn? What
professional development will you have to undertake?)

• The professional development skill that I learn in this lesson is to assess the students
more during the lesson.