Example of the Teaching Practice Task # 12

Chosen child: Maria (4 ½ years old)

2:05 Speaks with teacher. Gets mat, spreads on floor. Gets tray and large numeral cards, focused.
2:08 Displays the numbers on the mat, intent. Goes to Martine, waits quietly.
2:15 Talks to John, spins on one foot. Teacher gives her a number to bring, happy.
2:20 Displays # on tray after saying # to self.
2:21 Goes to teacher, waits, content.
2:24 Smiles, looks pleased, returns to mat, looking at #’s. Displays another #, goes to teacher, goes to mat.
2:33 Begins staring into space, sits quietly, watches. Olivia starts talking to her, they compare shoes, get silly.
2:37 Goes to teacher and says she doesn’t want to continue anymore. Teacher says: “Tidy up!” She goes.
Gets another mat, skips. Gets ee phonogram pictures, seems very interested.
2:40 Displays pictures, looking carefully. Teacher identifies tree, green, etc. Goes to moveable alphabet.
Displays, returns to moveable alphabet.
2:55 Displays, lays down on mat.
3:00 Goes to moveable alphabet, goes to ask Martine, “what does a ‘gg’ look like”. Goes to alphabet to see
gorilla. Makes word on tray. Goes to mat.
3:14 Displays bee. Put try on head, fidgets. Wiggles fingers.
3:16 Martine appears to verify. Work “excellent”. Puts everything away. Ready for circle.
1:30 Gets first number rod, talking to herself, next 2 rods. 2:28 Teacher arrives.
1:35 Distracted by Matthew, talks loudly to him, another child says, “shhh”. 2:30 John takes rod to shelf.
1:40 Puts next number rod on mat. 2:32 Wanders, watching others.
1:42 Wanders, talks to Olivia, redirected by teacher. 2:37 Stares into space.
1:47 Gets number rods on the mat aligned, talking to self quietly. 2:38 Argues with Adrian.
1:55 Goes to teacher, who requests she brings 8. 2:40 Returns to mat. Returns next rod to shelf. Returns next rod to shelf.
1:58 Counts 3 rods then hesitates, returns to teacher, forgot request. Returns next rod to shelf.
2:00 Returns to mat, counts 2 rods, finds 8, goes to teacher, waits. 2:45 Goes to snack table, quietly.
2:06 Talks to 2 children, seems happy, “I found eight”. She beams. 2:47 Talks to Adrian who joins her. Laughs, talks, points, talks.
2:10 Returns to mat, skips, looks for seven, hesitates, recounts, stares. 2:52 Gets up, runs over to Matthew and talks loudly to him, scolding him.
2:14 Finds five, counts it twice. Magda (assistant-teacher) comes over; John looks guilty, looks at her feet, upset.
2:16 Finds 7. 2:54 Sitting with Betty, quietly watching others.
2:18 Takes 7 to teacher, puts rod against nose while waiting. 3:00 Tidy up beings, she is helping, begins smiling.
2:20 Returns to mat, lays down on mat, resting. 3:05 Goes to bathroom.
2:26 She yells at Matthew as he walks by, they begin arguing in whispers.

Maria 10/10/2000
1:30 Outdoor spring day, plays with rock alone.
1:35 Talking, laughing, happy with 3 children.
1:45 Runs back and forth across yard. Smiling, singing, laughs
with Alex. Takes chalk, stars drawing, runs.
1:50 Lines up to go inside, walks, chats.
2:00 Goes straight to cubby, hangs up jacket.
2:02 Goes to class sink, washes hands.
2:05 Martine invites him to get math material.
2:06 He asks to have snack first, goes to snack table.
2:08 Stares off in space, eats crackers, drinks.
2:10 Matthew speaks to him, he does not respond.
2:12 He softly talks to himself.
2:14 Starts talking to Matthew. Get distracted.
2:17 Crumpled napkin, puts towel on head. Laughes.
2:18 Goes t to get a mat. Martine sends Charlie to join him.
2:20 Charlie arrives with large numerals to do a great display.
2:21 Joseph takes the mat to hall.
2:23 Martine instructs get 9 1000s, 9 ones, 9 ‘100s, 9 ‘10s, and 9
units on a tray from bank. Joseph puts golden beads in tray.
2:26 Goes to Martine: “This weighs a ton”. He begins by
displaying 1000’s, 100’s. Focus good, walks around the
mat.
2:30 Fire alarm, he jumps up. Follows rules.
2:32 He is compliant outside in line.
2:35 Back at mat, lines up 10’s and units.
2:43 Martine fills his tray with quantities.
2:44 Reminds him 1000’s first at numbered mat.
2:45 He quickly takes number 4222.
2:46 Talks to Martine, she verifies, he smiles.
2:48 Go to quantity mat, starts playing with 1000’s. Gets silly.
2:50 Martine, “Get the number 8,765”, he gets it.
2:52 “Bring me the quantity in golden beads”.
2:53 He is intent, counting, focused, interested.
2:54 Charlie talks to him, he ignores him.
2:55 He is done, awaiting verification.
2:56 Follows Martine, waits and waits, licks his shoulder, pulls
his arm in his shirt, starts stacking his 1000’s, puts 1000
block on each cheek. Laugh.
3:00 Martine checks, 8000 perfect 700- “Let’s count”, he
counts 800, Martine says “How do we get 700?”.
3:05 He says, “Put one back”, he goes to correct.
3:07 Replacing quantities on mat. Organized, efficient. Goes
to other mat, replaces numerals.
3:08 Replaces tray. Expected to circle, interested. Moves fast.
9:30 Gets mat.
9:31 Talks to max, animated, happy.
9:35 Brings language phonograms box.
9:37 Talks to max.
9:41 Starts to display pictures at Martine’s request.
9:42 Martine works with him, identifies pictures.
9:44 Goes with tray to moveable alphabet, lips move.
9:46 Returns with fork, talking to self quietly.
9:48 Displays it “r” backwards, corrects it.
9:50 Plays with cards fort and fork, says “I ’m”.
9:52 Attacking the fort with the fork, laughs.
9:53 Talks, gets silly with Max.
9:55 Max leaves, Patrick goes to get fort.
9:57 At moveable alphabet, has f, looks perplexed.
9:58 Joseph starts whispering to him.
10:00 Joseph gives him o and r.
10:01 Returns to mat, displays “for”.
10:03 Realized he forgot “t”.
10:04 Lies on mat, rolls on floor. 10:39 Returns box and tray. Goes to get mat.
10:05 Goes to moveable alphabet. 10:40 Rolls it, talking.
10:06 Stares, says “t t”. 10:41 Gets silly with Joseph.
10:08 “What’s a t t?” Connie directs. 10:44 Quietly talking.
10:10 Takes t on tray to mat. 10:45 Returns mat.
10:12 “There fork”, looks satisfied. 10:46 Goes to snack with Joseph.
10:15 Gets corn quickly. 10:55 Talking, laughing.
10:17 Displays corn ‘r’ backwards. 11:00 Gets invitation to maps from Martine, who is working
10:19 Gets cork. with Matthew.
10:20 Talks to Max on return trip to mat. 11:02 Joins them, smiling.
10: 21 Bangs tray against Max’s, letters fall. Tray makes 11:04 Doing continents.
disruptive sound; he looks embarrassed and quickly starts 11:05 “What’s this North America?”
picking up without instruction. 11:07 Attentive, interested.
10:23 Returns to mat. 11:09 Waits his turn.
10:25 Has cork displayed. Lays on floor, plays with fingers. 11:10 To be asked.
10:32 Connie speaks to him. He starts stacking letters. 11:15 Time to put away. He puts away mat.
10:36 He returns letters to moveable alphabet. 11:16 Wanders, talking, smiling, happy.
10:37 Returns to mat, gets phonograms. 11:18 Comes to circle.
2:05 Speaks with teacher. Gets mat, spreads on floor. Gets tray and large numeral cards, focused.
2:08 Displays the numbers on the mat, intent. Goes to Martine, waits quietly.
2:15 Talks to John, spins on one foot. Teacher gives her a number to bring, happy.
2:20 Displays # on tray after saying # to self.
2:21 Goes to teacher, waits, content.
2:24 Smiles, looks pleased, returns to mat, looking at #’s. Displays another #, goes to teacher, goes to mat.
2:33 Begins staring into space, sits quietly, watches. Olivia starts talking to her, they compare shoes, get silly.
2:37 Goes to teacher and gets a mat, skips. Gets ee phonogram pictures, seems very interested.
2:40 Displays pictures, looking carefully. Teacher identifies tree, green, etc. Goes to moveable alphabet. Displays, returns to moveable alphabet.
2:55 Displays, lays down on mat.
3:00 Goes to moveable alphabet, goes to ask Martine, “what does a ‘gg’ look like”. Goes to alphabet to see gorilla. Makes word on tray. Goes to moveable alphabet.
3:14 Displays bee. Put try on head, fidgets. Wiggles fingers.
3:16 Martine appears to verify. Work “excellent”. Puts everything away. Ready for circle.
8:35 Goes to Martine. Goes to shelf, gets paper pencil. Sits 9:24 Goes to file, starts organizing papers. Carries “parts 10:01 Happy and pleased with knot.
down at table, organized. of” pictures from file. 10:02 Returns to table with cord.
8:36 Starts writing out numerals. 9:26 Goes to talk to Allison and Adrienne. 10:03 Cuts ends.
8:47 Carl sits down with pencil and paper. She smiles and 9:30 Talking and writing names; happy. Returns “parts of” 10:05 Talking to Adrienne, jumps.
says ‘hi’, resumes work, focus is good. to file. 10:07 Puts head on table.
8:55 He touches her hand, she smiles. 9:33 Stands, staring at classroom. 10:09 Asks teacher for something.
8:56 She gets up and shows him her skirt. They talk, she is 9:34 Goes to bathroom, skips. 10:10 Teacher punches holes.
happy. 9:36 Returns to file, gets “parts of work”. 10:12 Threads cord to make a book.
9:03 Both back to work, focused. 9:38 Sits down with Adrienne, smiles, working. 10:14 Snack alone.
9:05 Finishes, goes to shelf, gets another sheet. Goes to file, 9:43 Gets up, goes to shelf. 10:17 Joined by Adrienne, talking, happy.
puts her finished sheet away. 9:44 Returns with eraser. 10:20 Goes to teacher.
9:07 Returns to table, starts talking to Joseph before sitting. 9:48 Talking and working. 10:23 Wanders, smiling.
9:08 Joseph leaves, she resumes work. 9:49 Talking, not working. 10:25 Gets map puzzle.
9:10 Patrick arrives and sits, she doesn’t look up. 9:50 working. 10:26 Puts it back, gets mat. Spreads mat.
9:12 Start talking to Patrick, smiling, laughing. 9:52 Returns materials. 10:27 Gets map and sits down.
9:14 Resumes work. 9:54 Gets water from sink for snack. 10:28 Martine comes, hands her names of countries. She
9:18 Starts talking, smiles, laughs. 9:55 Does a little “happy dance”. places them one at a time, she reads each one and
9:20 Working again. 9:56 Gets string, scissors. places them.
9:22 Gets up, goes to file. Returns pencil and # card. Goes 9:58 Cuts string, tries to tie knot.
to Martine (teacher), gets suggestions, smiles. 10:00 Ties it and skips to hook.
1:30 Gets first number rod, talking to herself, next 2 rods. 2:28 Teacher arrives.
1:35 Distracted by Matthew, talks loudly to him, another child says, “shhh”. 2:30 John takes rod to shelf.
1:40 Puts next number rod on mat. 2:32 Wanders, watching others.
1:42 Wanders, talks to Olivia, redirected by teacher. 2:37 Stares into space.
1:47 Gets number rods on the mat aligned, talking to self quietly. 2:38 Argues with Adrian.
1:55 Goes to teacher, who requests she brings 8. 2:40 Returns to mat. Returns next rod to shelf. Returns next rod to shelf. Returns next rod
1:58 Counts 3 rods then hesitates, returns to teacher, forgot request. to shelf.
2:00 Returns to mat, counts 2 rods, finds 8, goes to teacher, waits. 2:45 Goes to snack table, quietly.
2:06 Talks to 2 children, seems happy, “I found eight”. She beams. 2:47 Talks to Adrian who joins her. Laughs, talks, points, talks.
2:10 Returns to mat, skips, looks for seven, hesitates, recounts, stares. 2:52 Gets up, runs over to Matthew and talks loudly to him, scolding him. Magda (assistant-
2:14 Finds five, counts it twice. teacher) comes over; John looks guilty, looks at her feet, upset.
2:16 Finds 7. 2:54 Sitting with Betty, quietly watching others.
2:18 Takes 7 to teacher, puts rod against nose while waiting. 3:00 Tidy up beings, she is helping, begins smiling.
2:20 Returns to mat, lays down on mat, resting. 3:05 Goes to bathroom.
2:26 She yells at Matthew as he walks by, they begin arguing in whispers.