Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics?

- In my school they don’t have specific program for teaching phonics.

2. How is phonics taught in your school?

- Teacher teach them the phonic in the circle area with make attractive activity for the
students and with making the action of the sound. She makes many activities after the
circle time that can help the students to understand and remember the sound.

3. What was the focus of the lesson?

- Teacher focus on the sound, give the students words start with the sound.

4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).

a. Describe the different types of active engagement activities that the

teacher used.
- They engaged in the circle time, she makes attractive activity for them
such as; bring a box and put some materials that start with the sound they
will learn it, and let the students guess what is inside the box, she will pick
some students and let them close their eyes and touch the things and try to
guess.

b. What could active engagement activities the teacher has used to help learners
b e t t e r understand the lesson?
5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centers that reinforced the lesson
objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centers, select (a); if they did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning center activities that the students
did.
- They have many centres; reading area, role play, science area, block
area... etc. Teacher makes different activities in the corners such as; writing
the letter with pencil, make the letter with the playdough, write the letter on the
sand box.

b) Describe two (2) learning center activities that the teacher could have
used to help reinforce the learning outcome.