Please ensure that the observer /‘critical friend’ has a copy of the lesson plan.

Peer Observation Number:

Date/Time: Name of Student Teacher to be observed:
Nawar 
45 mins
Setting: Science lesson Grade: 2
Animals
Area of Focus Nawar try to focus in Name of Observer/Critical Friend:
Classroom management. Hana Abdulla

Topic for the lesson & Learning Outcomes:

The lesson focus on types of animals.

a) Give 3 examples of positive reinforcement
strategies that have been used.
b) What was efficient about these strategies?
c) How could these strategies have been improved?
a) Give 3 examples of how differentiation has been
used to cater to all learners including those with
special needs.
b) What was efficient about these strategies?
c) How could these strategies have been improved?

 Nawar has a good controlling in classroom
with students .
 She has a variety of activities each group have
different activities so they will learn in
different way.
 She does differentiation activities well.
 She has good strategies in teaching to make
them engage and listen to her carefully.
 Seriously there is nothing in this lesson to be
improved its done perfectly.
 Nawar let the students work as group all the
activities has done in different way to make the
students understand the lesson easily but they
have the same idea about type of animals.
 The activities was distribute at the student’s
level :High \Medium \ low. Nawar know their
level by there name of the group such as :
Yellow group \ Orange group \ Pink group and
Green group.
 There is no special needs in her classroom.

Please tick the boxes using the scale with 5 indicating the best possible performance

Professionalism 1 2 3 4 5
 
Displays a high standard of professional behaviour, which includes punctuality and
readiness for the session. 
Shows initiative and enthusiasm during the session.

Promotes a safe, and positive learning environment & builds good rapport with
the learners. 
Comments or reasons for scoring above: (minimum 50 words)
- As she provides good questions which help the student’s to understand the lesson immediately and use modeling to
explain the lesson also she is very professional in her lesson and the student’s love her so that’s mean she has strong
relationship with them , she promotes a safe environment to keep the pupils happy and comfortable.

1 2 3 4 5
Planning for Learning  

Provides a lesson plan, which includes all the required information and has clear
and explicit learning outcomes. 
The activities are well sequenced to scaffold student learning towards the learning
objectives. 
Incorporates differentiation through activities, questioning and/or learning styles.

Materials and resources for teaching are of high quality and appropriate to the
level of the learner. 
Shows a student-centered focus in the lesson plan.

Comments or reasons for scoring above: (minimum 50 words)
Nawar Is a great young teacher who prepare the materials ahead for the student’s. Her class is mostly students centered so the
Students don’t get bored and her activities are high – quality activities. All her activities made by her hand so that’s is very good
to keep them engage in the lesson.

1 2 3 4 5
Implementing and Managing Learning  

Uses accurate and appropriate language.



Maintaining engagement – independence


Ensures instructions, questions & explanations are clear, accurate & constructive.


Uses effective questioning & elicitation (probe, praise, rephrase, redirect)

techniques. 

Establishes and maintains clear and consistent rules & routines, and utilises a
variety of positive reinforcement strategies to ensure that they are followed. 

Maintains an appropriate pace to challenge and motivate the students.



Uses a range of teaching strategies.



Manages lesson time effectively.



Comments or reasons for scoring above: (minimum 50 words)

Nawar has a well managing classroom and use different teaching strategies to control the pupils with misbehavior to make them
engage with lesson . She promote student’s learning through asking questions also she motivate the student’s by positive
feedback such as well-done look Mariam what she do help her group , excellent , good job , hard working so this make the kids
feel proud himself what he did .
Monitoring and Assessment 1 2 3 4 5
 
Monitors student progress effectively during the session.


Provides ongoing feedback to students to enhance learning during the session.



Uses formative and summative assessment instruments such as checklists,

grading scales, rubrics, tests and projects etc. to evaluate students’ performance. 

Comments or reasons for scoring above: (minimum 50 words)

Nawar achieve the aims of the lesson effectively and give the students assessment but not formative to check their
understanding. She observe the student’s work during the lesson and ask questions at the end she let the student’s what they
learn it’s called “student presentation”.
Overall Observed Strength(also include comments for the Overall Suggestions for further development
area of focus) (also include comments for the area of focus)

 Begin with questions to engage the students.

 Use PowerPoint with pictures to introduce  Try to use mangment strategy while the
the lesson. student’s work in groups.
 Use transition between the activities.
 Tell the students what will happened next.
 Expand students’ knowledge by asking
questions.
 Give clear instruction to each activity.
 Give the student’s sticker to encourage the
them to do the work on time.
Reflection (to be completed after discussion of Peer Review with colleague):

Nawar in this lesson is teaching about Type of animals. As I teacher grade two it is easily to deal with them also the
important thing try to remind them about what they will learn and what they learn about the lesson also remind
them about the rules. The activities was differentiated and it is great I really like it. This observations let me know
more about using different method to let the students understand in different way. Moreover ,Nawar has a good
classroom management as she give the students positives reinforcement if they set quit. Finally I’m really proud of
you Nawar you will be a good teacher in the future I really like your lesson.