Higher Colleges of Technology

Bachelor of Education
Early Childhood and Primary Education
(ECE/EPR)

Teaching Practice 4a
Year Four, Semester One
September 2017
Background information
Students name & HCT ID Asmaa Yousef , H00298047
Students mobile number 050-4199860
Schools name Sharjah American international school
MSTs name Leena Shaabo
MSTs mobile number 0505197752
MSTs email address Leena.shaabo@hotmail.com

Structure of the day

Time Event Teachers actions Childrens actions
7.20 Teachers arrive Getting ready and organizing Most of them are not arrive
the things for the lesson yet
8.00 Children arrive Welcoming the student to the Saying hi to the teacher, set
classroom in their places and waits for
the assembly.
8:05 Starting the first Teaching the lesson Being involves and active
lesson with the teacher
9:20 First break Staying in the class with the Eating their the breakfast in
student the class
11:50 Second break Staying in the class with the Staying in the class with the
student student
12:35 Bus riders leave the teacher stay in the Children who go with the bus
classroom with the student who leave the school and rest wait
dont go by car for the cares
1:15 Childrens Stay with the student and play Children watch cartoon on
leaving home some cartoon movie for them screen till they leave
Characteristics of lessons
What activities are completed in assembly? Student in this school dont have a morning
assembly
What activities are completed in circle time? Its usually reading story.
How are transitions managed? When they move from one area to another
they moved by groups, to avoid having a mess
in the classroom
What corners are available? No corners are available for the student except
for reading story.
What activities are run in each of these corners? Reading story
Art -
How are corners organised? The story area is organized in boxes in the back
of the classroom.
What activities are completed in circle time 2? The alphabet letter revision teaching the main
concept of any lesson.
What activities are completed in snack time/ None
outside play?

Planning information
Please ask your MST for a copy of the yearly plan. Also ask for a copy of any curriculum documents
which are provided to support teachers (eg. course books).
What theme is currently being taught? Transportation
How long will this theme be taught for? For a whole month
When will they start the next theme? Which unit Every month there is a new theme
should they be one during the TP block?
What is the theme on (during the TP block)? Transportation
What material/ resources/ ideas does the teacher So many different ideas and strategies for
have for this theme? teaching transportation like the flash card.
How well are the children learning the required Very well, by the end of the theme children
material? show well understanding of the theme.
What resources are available for this unit? Flash cards of the types of transportation.
What facilities are available for this unit? Worksheets, flash cards.
What are the classroom rules? Being collaborative, share things with student
respect.
Are they applied consistently? Not really
How? What are the rewards/ consequences? Verbal reinforcement
What is the school behaviour policy? To respect.
Take some time during the day to try and identify an innovation you may want to implement during
your TP block. You can discuss this with your MST but dont worry if you run out of time.

When you observe lessons, take special notice during times related to your AR topic. Make notes of any
first impressions you have and note which strategies your MST is using.

Table 1: B. Ed ECE Preschool Profile

Name of Preschool: Sharjah American international school
Location: UAQ

Principal: Charone

Tel: +971676655531

Address :UAQ Alsalma PO Box: 120UAQ-UAE

Teachers Starting Time: 7:30 Finishing Time: 3:00

Students Starting Time: 8:00 Finishing Time: 3:00

Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the Preschool Department: (Kg1 & Kg2)

Total Number of Children in the Preschool Section: grade one= 3 classes

Teacher / student ratio: one teacher teaches 4 subjects

Number of Classrooms: 3

Facilities available to student teachers:

classroom
canteen
prayer room

Class for this Practicum:

Mentoring Classroom Teacher: Jerusha Soni

Classroom Teaching Assistant: Emily

Number of children in this class: 26

Number of children identified as having SEN in this class: none

Additional information: e.g. English, Arabic, Islamic Studies teachers

Mathematics
Science
Social studies
Computer
Art
Physical studies

School Nurse: Sartia

Librarian: Keetan

Resource Room Manager:-