Observation Task 2
Observation Task 2
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Hearing the Sound /m/ in the initial position:
-The teacher explains to the students that she -Students will stay quit and hear the -I felt that the students were engaged
will say words that starts with the word ''p'' and teacher while saying different words and they were active. They were quit
words that doesn't start with the letter ''p''. and they were waiting for the teacher and waiting for the teacher to say any
Students will tell the teacher that this word to say a word that's starts with the word that starts with the letter ''p''.
starts with the letter ''p'' and if the teacher said letter ''p''.
word that doesn't start with the letter ''p'' they
stay quit.
-She asks the children to close their eyes and to -The students closed their eyes and -This worked really well because it
listen carefully to words that begin with the ''p'' they were waiting for the teacher to allowed them to focus on the sound
sound. say any word that starts with the ''p''.
letter ''p''.
-The teacher told the students to raise their -The students stay quit and wait listen -I like how the teacher engage the
hands when they hear a word that begins with to the teacher well , and if they heard students and when she told them to
the ''p''sound. the sound ''p'' they raise their hands raise their hands before they answer so
and stay quiet until she ask them to that she can hear each child.
answer.
-The teacher says words that starts with the Some of the children were confused,
letter ''p'' fast and she will see who will realize The children raise their hands when raising their arms when the sound was
that this word begins with the letter ''p'' , but they hear the sound ''p'' Some at the end because they are used to
maybe some children will find it difficult children have difficulties hearing it. hear the sound ''p'' in the beginning of
because the teacher say the word fast and they Some children raise their arms when the word.
are used to hear and say words slowly. the ''p'' sound is heard at the end of
the word or in the beginning of the
word.
-The teacher show the students how to write -The students will write the sound ''p'' -I liked when the teacher first show the
the sound ''p'' in the air. in the air. students how to write the sound ''p'' in
the air after that she saw each child
-The teacher will show students directions of -The students had a small board and writing the sound ''p'' in the air . She
writing the letter ''p''. First make a long line they were watching the teacher while make sure that each child know how to
after that make half a circle. she's writing the sound ''p'' and they right the sound ''p''.
were implementing.
-Each student will have the shaving -I was watching how the students were
-The teacher asks all the children to sit on the foam in front of them and they will extremely excited because when they
table and she sprayed shaving foam in front of start writing the sound ''p''. write with their fingers they develop
each child and she asked them to start writing their fine motor skills.
the sound ''p'' on the shaving foam.
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-The teacher shows the students how to write The children repeat the teachers -Getting the children to repeat the
the letter ''p'' and she will watch from where directions and if some of the children directions for writing the sound ''p'' and
they will start first to write the letter ''p'' didnt know how to write the letter what I really liked that the teacher
because some children write the letter ''p'' ''p''' she will sit with the child that make sure that all the children have
different way so they must show the children having some difficulties while writing understand the directions of the letter
they there is directions to follow. the letter ''p'' and she make sure that ''p''.
She repeats this with another 2 children. all the children know how to write the
letter ''p''.
-The teacher pick small group to practice with -The children move out into the -It was good to keep the children
them writing the letter ''p'' and the rest of the learning centers and the teacher pick repeating the directions for forming the
children were in the centers until their turn small group to make sure that the sound /m/ so they would remember it
come's. children know how to write the letter and to rub their tummies and say the
''p''. sound to link the sound with a familiar
action.
-The teacher sit with the children and show
them how to trace the letter ''p''. -The children trace the sound ''p'' and -This was a good exercise for the
follow the directions. children because they were tracing the
letter ''p'' and by practicing they will
write the sound ''p'' without tracing the
- letter, they will write by themselves.
She encourages the children to say the sound -The children say the sound ''p'' and -I like how the students were walking
''p'' and walk like a panda. walk like a Panda. like a Panda and repeat the sound ''p''
while their walking.
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Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if
they were not, select (b).
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b. W h a t could active engagement activities the teacher
has used to help learners b e t t e r understand the lesson?
5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent
centres that reinforced the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated
in learning centres, select (a); if they did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning centre activities
that the students did.
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