Bachelor of Education

Observation Task 6: A day in the life of a higher level learner

Record sheet

Repeat the same task as last week with a different learner.

Name: Shamma Age: 4 Level: high/kg1

Brief description:

Date of observation: 24/10/ 2017

Time Activity / Notes / comments

Movement
9:00 Show them She shouts out saying examples of the letter before the
pictures as teacher hangs the pictures.
examples of the
letter
9:20 Putting the She puts several objects in the basket according to the
objects in the teachers instructions how many from each object she
basket must put in the basket.

11:00 Give her more She solved all of them correctly.

activity sheets
Add more rows as necessary

After the observation

1. How many different activities did the learner do? 4.

2. How did s/he interact with the other learners throughout the day? She was kind
and she had a good control on the class.
3. What was the longest period of time the learner spent focusing on one activity? In
the corners.
4. What did the learner do during the break times? They first eat their breakfast and
then go to the playground to play.
5. What did the learners attention span / interest during activities seem like? The
playground because they can meet and play with their friends from other classes.
6. What did the learner seem to like doing the most / least during the day? They like
and enjoy playing in the corners because they choose to play in which corner.
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Reflective Statement
Write your reflective statement based on the suggested format.

The following question may guide your response: (If appropriate)

What have you noticed about learners from this observation?

Think about your child development studies. Did you notice anything
interesting that relates to the theories we have been discussing?
What interested or surprised you?