Assignment (Week 2)

Week 2: Observation of Teaching and Other Classroom Activities

Objective: The purpose of these school-based activities is to get yourself familiar with the
school community by getting to know your classroom, your students, and different teaching
styles and activities performed by your cooperating teacher.

Note: Check Lists (for Cooperating Teacher) for below activities are attached with this
assignment.

1. Find following observation forms and fill them accordingly;

o Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up

o Observation of Classroom Teaching
o Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work
o Cooperating Teacher checklist for Student-teacher

2. Fill and upload all observation forms on LMS in soft form.

3. A separate sheet for cooperating teacher is also available containing list of all activities
you will perform at school in second week, take print and get it signed by your
cooperating teacher at the end of week and upload scanned copy with this document.
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road Off Raiwind Road, Lahore

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Week 2: Observation of Cooperating Teacher

Observation of Cooperating Teacher and Classroom activities provide you an opportunity to learn how
your Cooperating Teacher engages with the students and carries out the teaching process. These
observations also help you to familiarize with the classroom layout, delivery of a lesson, giving
instructions, planning homework, and how to evaluate students.

Activity 1: Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up

The purpose of this activity is to gather information on how a teacher uses the space in the classroom and
ensures that all the students are engaged.

Task: Sketch the sitting arrangement of the classroom (blackboard, students’ desk and chairs, teacher’s
desk, door etc.)

Example:
Observe these examples of classroom sitting arrangement and sketch the layout of the classroom you are
observing.

Teacher’s desk and board

Reflection: Based on your observation of classroom layout, answer the following questions.

1. How this seating plan was helpful in involving all students in lesson?

A strategic seating plan can encourage student interaction. Placing students in close proximity to each
other promote discussion and collaboration allowing them to share ideas and learn from one another.

2. Did the seating plan facilitate group work during any activity? (where applicable)

Yes, seating plan facilitate group work. Because the desks are arranged according to the
accommodation of the group size. This arrangement advantageous when the students will work in
groups or pairs with their classmates for a large portion of class time.

3. What changes would you like to make in this classroom seating plan?

Each classroom in the school is different. I would like to change the positions of the students time to
time because by changing the positions of the students engage learning capabilities of students.
 Activity 2: Observation of Classroom Teaching

The purpose of this activity is to observe how a teacher has planned lesson and his/her teaching styles
while conducting the lesson plan (discuss with your cooperating teacher about this activity and request
him/her to provide lesson plan before the start of the class). This activity has two parts. In 1 st part you will
observe the teacher in classroom and reflect on it. In 2nd part you will prepare your own lesson plan based
on your observation.

Part 1: Review of Lesson Plan (If available)

Review the Lesson plan according to the format given below.

Cooperating Teacher: Daniyal Ghani class: 11 subject: English

Topic: English Grammar subtopics (if any):_________________________

Note: Give your comments on the lesson plan.

Elements Yes, Comment (if any)

No
The lesson plan has all the elements according to the Yes I learn different methods of learning from
model lesson plan/format (provided to you) the lesson plan.
General Objectives/ specific objectives are clearly stated Yes Objectives are written in the clear form.

Objectives are in behavioral form (using Blooms’ or Yes Trying well.

SOLO) taxonomy

Methodology is clear and relevant to the topic Yes Methods used:

AV aids/ Materials/ Resources to teach this particular Yes 

lesson/topic are mentioned
Activity/ Group work is planned (where applicable) Yes 
Worksheet is available/ready (if required any) Yes 
Learning sequence/ Procedure is present e.g. checking Yes 
prior knowledge, introduction, explanation, activity,
homework
Feedback of students (questioning/answering) Yes 
Homework is mentioned/given Yes 
If lesson plan is not available discuss with cooperating teacher how he/she has planned the lesson
before its starts and briefly explain the content in your own words.

Lesson plans are available

Reflection: Reflect how successfully teacher has delivered the lesson.

1. Did the teacher check the prior knowledge of the students about topic? (give example)

Teacher uses various strategies to assess the prior knowledge of students before delving into a new topic.
Some of these are concept mapping, class discussion, quiz let, portfolio etc.

2. Did the teacher respond to students’ questions during the lesson? Were the questions relevant to
the topic?

Yes, teacher respond to the student’s questions and some of the questions are relevant and some of the
questions are not relevant but the teacher responds to each question.

3. What strategies teacher mentioned in lesson plan to motivate students?

Connecting to student’s lives

Group projects and discussions
Reward systems
Setting clear goals
Providing options

4. Which aspects of this lesson plan needs to be reviewed again and why?

All aspects are delivered right. And the teacher also received the lesson plan in the last and also gave the
students time to question about the lesson plan.

5. How the teacher prepared black board e.g. writing date, topic name, and classwork? Is the
blackboard work clear/neat/understandable?
There is whiteboard in the classroom. Teacher writes large so that all the students seating in the last see
properly. Teacher writes properly in a manner that the students seating that last view the writing material.
Teacher writes some points then discuss that points with the students when all discussion is closed.

6. How did the teacher prepare students’ Homework task? Was the homework relevant with the
objectives of the topic?

Teacher gave some MCQs and short questions to the students as a homework and the homework is
relevant to the objective of the topic of today lesson plan.

7. Observe the notebook of any two students to see if those are properly checked or not?

I observed notebook of the students and see that notebook are checked properly and mistakes are mention
in the homework.

8. How was the teacher monitoring students’ participation in class? (e.g. verbal/nonverbal
responses)

Verbal responses:
Asking question: teacher often ask questions during the class discussion and expect students to respond
verbally. Monitoring who participates in the discussion can provide insights into individual engagement
levels.
Encouraging dialogue: creating an environment the encourages students to share their dialogue and
opinions verbally promotes active participation.

9. Reflect on what you have learned after observing this activity?

I observed thoroughly the teacher and I am very happy to see that teacher use different methods to
engage students in learning.

Part 2: Recreate Lesson plan

Recreate this lesson plan as you want to teach this topic. You may use the University format to
create your own version of Lesson plan for the same topic.

Subjects:
 English
Class:
Grade: 11
Text Book:
Sindh text board, Hyderabad, Sindh
Topic:
English Grammar
Duration of the lesson:
40 Minutes.
Objectives:
General objectives:
1. To enable students to understand and apply fundamental grammar rules
in constructing sentences accurately.
Specific objectives:
2. To teach the usage of verb tenses (present, past, future) and their
application in context.
3. To familiarize students with the parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives,
and adverbs) and their function within sentence.
4. To explore the correct usage of punctuation marks and their impact on
sentence structure and meaning.
AV Aids:
 White board
 Board markers
 Textbooks
 Charts

Resources:

I will use facilitator teaching methods to deliver this lesson. I will use white board along computer and
projector for explain the parts of speech, tenses.

Activity 3: Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work

The purpose of this activity is to check both the clarity of instructions given by teacher and students’
understanding to follow instructions to perform an activity or group work.

Teacher’s Instructional skills

Observe the instructions the teacher is giving before starting and during the activity and complete the
table. For each skill, decide how successfully it was achieved, (Clear and Unclear) and write your
reflection against each observation.

Clear,
Instruction-giving skills Unclear Discussion points (if any)

Start of activity (explaining the purpose Clear

of activity)
 Use of simple language/short sentences Clear

Voice quality (loud) Clear

Follow up instructions during the Clear

activity

Use of visual aids (where applicable) Clear

Demonstration rather than Clear

explanation

End of activity (summarization) Clear

Reflection:

1. In case of group work; how the teacher decided students for grouping and also mentioned the
number of students in one group? What responsibilities were assigned to each member of the
group?

Teacher made 2 groups and assign them with different tasks. First group had parts of speech and second
group had tenses. Each member has given their sub topics to explain within the assign topic to the group.

2. How all the students were participating in the group work? How teacher ensured the participation
of each student?

Each and every student was enthusiastic related to the task assign and the teacher was motivating them.

3. Were all the students following the instructions and completing the activity?

Yes, they all were following the instructions and completing the activity.

4. Reflect on what you have learned after observing this activity/group work?

I have learned that these classroom activities are very important for both teachers and students because
they learn many new things. Moreover, group work encourages active participation from all the group
members. Students are more likely to engage with the material when they have the opportunity to discuss
and apply concepts in a collaboration setting. It creates a supportive learning environment.
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road Off Raiwind Road, Lahore

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Checklist for Cooperating Teacher

Checklist to evaluate Student-Teacher Activities

Dear Cooperating Teacher, you are requested to please sign the following checklist, based on the

review of these activities performed by the student-teacher.

Sr. Activity Performed Not performed

1 Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up 

2 Observation of Classroom Teaching 

3 Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work 

School Stamp: _____________________________

Signatures: ______________________________

Date: 04-DEC-2023