EPC 2903 Teaching Practice Booklet

Task 2: Managing Learning

CLO 3: Choose, justify and reflect on the selection of appropriate routines and explain practical aspects of their implementation.
 Reflect on how routines can impact classroom environment (pacing, preventive CRM, student engagement)
 Choose and justify the selection of appropriate routines (entering/leaving the class, transitions, submitting work, resource
distribution) in a range of contexts (ages, gender, class size, school context, class dynamics, parental support)
 Explain practical aspects of implementation (clear instructions consistency)
TASK DESCRIPTION
The task is made up of two activities:
Activity 1: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures
Activity 2: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures
You are to complete BOTH Activity 1 AND Activity 2.
Activity One: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures
Though there are many routines and procedures all over the school such as returning from assembly or walking in the hallways, this
task focuses on what happens inside of your classroom only.
During the first week of your teaching practice observe your MST and her/his classroom. Make a note of at least five (5) routines that
you see her/him use every day inside of the classroom. Fill in Table 1 to describe EACH routine; when and where it is used; and what is
the aim of the routine or the student behavior that it hopes to achieve.
Activity Two: Developing Routines and Procedures You are expected to uphold and implement the classroom routines you have
observed. Record the routines you implement in your lesson plan (make it obvious!), and record in Table 2 which lesson the routine was
implemented in (e.g. Lesson 1 – Maths, shapes). Implement at least four classroom routines.
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Table 1 - Observing
Name/Descripti Give the When and Aim of the routine How did/do the students learn
on of the instructions where the about this routine?
routine. that the routine is
(what student behaviour it hopes to How is the routine reinforced?
routine uses used?
achieve)

(e.g. mentoring; classroom signs;

(e.g. at the end of
reminders by the teacher; use of peer
the school day
interaction by the teacher to promote such
etc.; or to guide
behaviour etc.)
presentations
after group
work)

1 They have to The Aim: To see who’s come They learn this routine because she
take the cubes today and who’s absent. do this every day, it affect them
Registration At the
that have them they know that when they come
beginning of The students sit silent till the
names and the back to classroom from the
the day after teacher finish.
teacher will assembly they have to take them
the assembly.
open the small names and to sit silent.
light.
2 Choose the They have to The Aim: Help the teacher that It affects them they know that when
classroom sit silent. the student be like a small they come back they have to sit
After taking
leader. teacher, she help them friends, silent.
the
and say for the teacher if any
registration.
students fighting with others.
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3 Show and tell They have to After choosing The Aim: Help the student to talk It affects that they know how to talk
bring a chair the classroom and say what they want and to and be more communicate with
and them thing leader. not be shy from them friends other and knows how to have a
to show and other and knows how to have a conversation with other.
tell. conversation with other.
4 Make a line They have to The Aim: To be more organize It affects that they know how to be
get up the girls and make sure that all the organize and together.
When they
first then the student together.
will get out
boys, and they
from the
have to don’t
classroom.
talk.

5 Close the light They have to The Aim: To let all student know It affects that they know how to be
clean the that its clean time and help each together and help each other.
When its time
classroom and other.
to clean up
help each
and go back to
other.
circle.

Table 2 - Implementation
Date Lesson Title Routine
1 11.11.2018 Story about Baby Bear what do you see? Say freezing with clapping “ when I say this word they
have to stop what they doing”.
2 13.11.2018 Story (little red riding hood). Bell “ when they make noise while they siting.
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3 Math “Tall and Short”. “ hands up on your head” To stop what they doing and go
to other group.
7.11.2018
4 English letter P. Close the light and say line up “for the transition from
circle to canters and from one group to other.
14.11.2018

After the Task - Reflection

Choose 3 best practices you observed and/or during your time in school. Reflect on these and consider why you would implement these in a
UAE primary classroom in the future. Explain how these practices will affect student learning in a primary class.