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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 five (5) routines that you see her/him use every day inside of the classroom. Fill in the table below
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.

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Name/Description of the
routine.

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Give the
instructions
that the
routine
uses

When and where

the routine is used?
(e.g. at the end of the
school day etc.; or to
guide presentations
after group work)

Aim of the routine

(what student
behaviour it hopes
to achieve)

How did/do the students learn

about this routine?
How is the routine reinforced?
(e.g. mentoring; classroom signs;
reminders by the teacher; use of peer
interaction by the teacher to promote
such behaviour etc.)

Find you name

Without
the teacher
told them

When they enter

the class. 9:00 am
beginning of the
class

Recognize to their
name.
Help teacher to
take attendance

classroom signs
children when they came to class
already see their name and take their
name from the door and put it in the
bored.

Write their name on the board

Write your
name

After the child put

their name on the
board

use of peer interaction by the teacher

the bored already prepare in the mat
with cards with their name child copy
their name in the bored.

Star of the day

The teacher After children write

sings song
their name
star of the
day then
the

Identify for letters

of their name.
Write their name
correctly.
Be a contractor,
teacher do that to
make students
busy all of the time
and dont make
noisy
The teacher close
her eyes and sing
song same time
she holds box
include a name of
the students then

Reminders by the teacher

the teacher ask students who do you
think the star of the day today?
Then she start singing

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the teacher chose

one card the
students read the
name on the card.

Dancing

lets dance

Phonics

Read sound
of the letter

After the teacher

chose who the star
of the day
After dancing

Kid learn
leadership skills
and responsibility
Identify sound,
remember letters
and how to pounce
it.

Teacher play music and (the star of

the day) give kids playdough
Reminders by the teacher
the teacher show students different
kinds of sounds and letters. Should the
student read phonics?

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Activity Two: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures

Plan the routines for one of your classes. The activity expects that you will teach the class. It
may be a class that you teach for observation by your MST/MCT or just a practice class that
you teach with the permission of your MST. The lesson can be incorporated as one of your
formal observations if your MST/MCT decides. To complete the activity, you are required
(whether the lesson is one of your formal observations or not) to fill in and submit the
planning sheet below.
Before you begin to complete the table, talk a little bit about the class/lesson in which this
plan for routines is to be used. Include:

Lesson objectives
Main activities in the lesson
Grouping of students during each main activity
Behaviour expected during each activity (e.g. sharing resources; changing stations;
presenting)
Where are the transitions in the lesson? What are they: (e.g. moving from plenary to
group work between main activity one and main activity two)

Class/Year
Routine
Learning
Objective of
Dancing
the
routine/proce
dure
(what it hopes
to achieve)

Routine

Routine

Routine

Tidy up

Web site
.Class dojo

Singing

in class
outdoor learning
playground

On the smart
board

Transition

Anecdotal
Evidence
(e.g. pictures
of your class
during the
routine;
posters of
rules etc.)

Place in
todays class
(when will
you perform
the routine)

In the mat

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Importance to
the smooth
functioning of
todays class

Enjoyable

Teach kids to keep

their class clean.

Show kids
progress
during day or
week.

How well did

this routine
work in
todays class

In first period
child dancing
to improve
their muscles
and do
physical
movement

Keep class clean; the

kids learn
Responsibility and
self-reliance. At the
end of the day

Engorge child
to progress.

If you had to
teach this
class over,
how would
you adjust
this routine
and why

Every day ask

any child to
dance, and the
whole class
will be dancing
like him. That
help kid to
have more
self- confident

Reward a student
who cleans well
That will encourage
others to clean and
tidies up.

Make a
certification in
the end of
course for who
did well in the
whole
semester.

Sound Child
Training
Learn the
words
through
singing and
repetition
Hear the
teacher's
instructions
through
singing makes
the child
obedient and
enjoying with
singing
Every day ask
any child to
choose a song
and sing it
tougher.
To let kids
sharing their
song and
identify new
song

After the Task - Reflection

Choose 3 best practices you observed during your time in school. Reflect on these and
consider why you could implement these in a UAE primary classroom in the future. Explain
how these practices will affect student learning in a primary class.
In RAK Academy school I saw different activities and rules it entirely different than a
government school. For example, they did a different Clubs and activities it fit for their
knowledge and ability also their age; that is the first time I observed students in grade five
and six they love learning and want to show and share us what they learned. It very useful
clubs for students because, they learn solving problems, critical thinking, creative and
planning for their future they will have goals in their life, they will learn how to face the
challenges in their life. Because the Lecturer gives them an inspiration during his speech, the
students know he has a significant role in future, and he has responsibility for his work in
future.

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Hand craft in KG classroom

The teachers in KG 1 and 2 prepared a different activity for them and related to the lesson.
They learned about, days, animals, food, country,sceince and math from hand craft. For
example in each day they have changed activity like playdough, make a sandwich with jam
that for letter J, make a lollipop by using a paper bowl and sticks, they have to color the
lollipop and paste the stick on the bowl.
Here some picture shows students works

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Display students works

Each class in school have a blackboard in class and outside class. The teacher hangs up
students works their writing, drawing anything they made it in class. The teacher changes
what they hung continuously for example when the kids finished from this lesson next day
the teacher present their work. In outside board, the educator hangs up their drawing and
writing each three weeks when they have completed with the unit the benefit of that make
students proud of them self and Self-confidence also most of the children feel happy when
they share their works with others. Also, they well remember that they learn.

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