Classroom Climate:

Classroom culture and context

Observe the classroom climate and answer the questions below.
1. Is the classroom climate purposeful and task orientated? Give an example.
- Yes. For example, They study about the color Red so she told them to wear a
Red t-shirt.
2. Is the classroom climate relaxed, warm and supportive? Give an example.
- Yes, I feel that they are relaxed because they was quiet and not noise.
3. Does the classroom climate have a sense of order? Give an example.
- Yes everyday they do the same routine because the students will not feel
confused. For example, When they start the day they put their picture on the board to
take attendance.
4. How did the teacher build on intrinsic motivation?
- She told them that if you finish your food you will be a king or
queen.
5. How did the teacher build on extrinsic motivation?
- For example, she told them if you finish your food I will give you a star.
6. What sort of relationship did the teacher have with the students? For example, was there
mutual respect and rapport, did the teacher act as a good example, did s/he use humor?
- The teacher give the students the feel that she is like their mother. For example,
they dont call her miss layla, they call her Mother layla.
7. Describe the classroom appearance in terms of the layout. What did you like not like about it
and why? What would you change or not change and why?
- If I have to change something in the classroom, I think that I will change the
places and I will put more space between the areas.

Motivation

Observe and record strategies used by the teacher to motivate the students positively
to learn.

Strategies used by teacher

what children did

How useful it was

The teacher told them that if

you will answer the questions
you will get a star in each
day.

They feel excited and they try

their best to raise their hands
to let the teacher give them
the chance to answer.

Let the students feel excited

and motivated them by give
them stars.

1 - Did the teacher use praise? Which students did she praise and why?
- Yes she use praise with Zayed, because he is only the students that everyday
finish his sandwich.
2 - Which of these strategies would you use/not use? Why?
- I will do like her, I will use the star strategies, because if I told them that you will
get a star if you finish you food, they will feel excited and try to finish it all everyday.
3 - Was there anything that could have been done differently?
- I think that if they bring small sandwich will be better than the big one or if they
cut the sandwich from the front and share it with two students will be better, because
some students cant finish a big sandwich alone.