Observation Task 4: Planning and preparation for learning

Focus: The importance of planning and preparation

Objective: The objective of this task is for student teachers to begin to understand the
relevance of planning and preparation as well as gain insight into how teachers do this.
Procedure:
1. Before the observation discuss the task with the teacher and arrange a good time to
observe her teaching. (this could be for 15 min)
2. During the observation, record and make notes on what the teacher and the learners
are doing.
3. Find out how the teacher planned and prepared for the section you observed.
4. After the observation – Arrange a time to discuss the following points with the teacher:
• How do you plan? Do you plan weekly, daily, as part of a team or individually? Usually
the plan be as team or individually
• Do you do anything you haven’t planned to do? Yes , sometimes .
• What is important to you when planning a lesson? The theme , Diversity in activities.
• Do you plan to do the same thing with all the children in the classroom? Why/Why not?
No , because in the classroom there are different abilities .
5. Arrange to attend a planning session with the teacher/team.

Teacher activity Learner activity

- Teacher give the learners the instruction . - They listen to her .
- The teacher ask the student if they - They tell her if they understand or not
understand .

Reflection

 Why is planning and preparation for learning important? Because without planning and
preparation the classroom will be messy.
 What do you have to think about before you begin to plan for learning? The theme .
 What stages did the teacher go through in order to be prepared for teaching? Planning -
preparing the tools .