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.

Before the observation

Discuss the task with the teacher and arrange a good time to observe her teaching.
(this could be for as little as 15 min)

During the observation, record and make notes on what the teacher and the
learners are doing.

Example

Teacher activity

Learner activity

Teacher take the kids to the big Learners sit in the big table and
table, she explains for them
listen to the teacher.
what they should do.

Time
spent
5 mins

Learners start the activity and

Teacher start to give them
help each other as they can, some
papers and walk around them to of them ask the teacher when
see who want a help.
they didnt know how to do it.
15 mins

Note: This is only an example, the aim of this is to observe what is happening in the learning
environment you are in.

Find out how the teacher planned and prepared for

the section you observed.

After the observation general questions related

to planning and preparation for learning.
Arrange a time to discuss the following points with the teacher. It is
important that you ask these questions as they will help you with your
reflection later.

How do you plan? Do you plan weekly, daily, as part of a team or

individually? She do it day by day, sometimes she do it individually and
sometimes she share her ideas with other teachers.

Do you do anything you havent planned to do? No, she always do what she
planned for them.

What is important to you when planning a lesson? To know that kids

understand what you said by make some activities for them.

Do you plan to do the same thing with all the children in the classroom?
(Why/Why not)? Sometimes she let all the kids do the same things and
sometimes she makes a groups and give them activity.