Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Table 1: B. Ed ECE Preschool Profile

Name of Preschool: Sharjah American International School. Location: UAQ

Principal: Carole Sarkis Abboud

Tel: +971 6 766 5553 I +971 6 7670030 E-mail : saisq@saisuaq.com

Address: UAQ - Salama P.O. Box : 1202 I UAQ UAE

Teachers Starting Time: 7:30 Finishing Time: 3:15

Students Starting Time 7:30 Finishing Time: 2:40

Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the Preschool Department: (Kg1 =3 & Kg2= 4 class &
G1 = 3 class)

Total Number of Children in the Preschool Section: Kg student are around 200 and grade 1
around 80.

Teacher / student ratio:

Number of Classrooms: 7 class for Kg and 3 class for grade 1

Facilities available to student teachers:

Pry room
Canteen
Staff toilet
Class for this Practicum: grade 1 / 1B

Mentoring Classroom Teacher: Ms. lana

Classroom Teaching Assistant: Jeroo

Number of children in this class: 26 students

Number of children identified as having SEN in this class: none

Additional information: e.g. English, Arabic, Islamic Studies teachers

Math
Science
P.E
Social study
Art
comperter

School Nurse: Sarita

Librarian: Keetan

Resource Room Manager: -

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a) An overview of the teaching sessions:
Discuss with your MST and note in Table 2 exactly which input sessions you
will implement over a six visit period.
Table 2: An Overview of three Teaching Sessions
WEEK TYPE OF INPUT SESSION
Observing to know the way that
Week 1
teacher teach and know the subject
and curriculum and collect information.
English subject: teach Verb and Noun Student teachers must plan for a range of
Week 2
lesson.
Science subject: season unite :
all seasons
Summer and Winter
Week 3
English subject: pronoun:
He and She
Words in the week
Math subject: timing :
Time to Hour and Half Hour
Week 4
Science subject: object in the sky unite:
What can we see in the sky?
Week 5 Math subject: measuring lesson
Student teachers will plan (with reference
to UKEYFS Learning Outcomes), implement
and evaluate one teaching session per
week which integrates with the MSTs
weekly planning.
This could include:
1 Literacy, 1 Numeracy and 1 Topic/theme
based input sessions or a combination of
integrated teaching sessions supported by
at least 4 activities differentiated to 3
proficiency levels.
activity types including in/outdoor, activity
(movement) based, multiliteracies,
art/craft.
They must also document clear evidence
of learning and discuss with MST who will
monitor each activity.
Student teachers must also implement all
end of day circle time sessions in which
they will:
Engage children in a variety of PSE
development related activities.
Read stories and engage children in
a range of post reading activities
including role playing.
Engage children in musical activity
including singing and the use of
instruments.
Student teachers will also work closely
with the SENCO and MST to support
children in class with learning difficulties.
This could involve working with a learning
or behavioural IEP.
Document Brain Gym / PMP / PE activities
Implement Brain Gym / PMP / PE activities
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Task Outlines:

b) Differentiating centres based activities in the Preschool Classroom

Complete Table 3 below. Photograph and document the activities in the learning corners/areas and identify the learning outcomes with
reference to the curriculum e.g. UK EYFS. For each of these activities note any differentiation. Describe how each activity could be
differentiated to three ability levels.

Table 3: Differentiating centres based activities in the Preschool Classroom

Learning / Activity Centres Activities / Resources: Links to Early Learning Goals in the UK Possible differentiation to three ability levels.
observed in the preschool EYFS (2007) document:
classroom: (list only what you consider to be the primary
(Photo) goals)
High Ability
e.g. Cotton Problem Solving, reasoning and numeracy
Small green, orange, yellow
and Pink papers Recognizes between the seasons by using Student in this level can cutting the color papers they
Glue different materials to present each season. need to present the tree chaps in different seasons. For
Counts each materials they used such as how example teacher bring for them A4 papers with different
many cotton, green papers. colors they can make tree and leaves. So this activity will
develop fine motor skills, using their imagination and
cognitive skill for identify and recognize between the
Communication, language and literacy seasons.

Interact with student in the group and discuses Average Ability

and make conversation about the activity.
Student in this level can using different small color papers
and cotton to present the tree in each seasons. Teacher
Personal, Social and Emotional development give them paper that include tree without leaves so
student can compete it and make tree by using different
Work with group and sharing materials. materials. This activity help student to develop physical
skill when the stick and using glue so the develop their
fine motor skills, cognitive skills so they compare between
Overview of the activity: 4 different season and for each season how the tree look
like.
The student are using different
materials to present each seasons.

Low Ability

Student in this level they can do this activity by using one

tree so they present one seasons only for example teacher
give them empty tree which mean tree without leaves and
tell them to what happen or what the tree look like in
winter season by give them some cottons and glue.

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c) Class List:

Use Table 4 to create a class list. Photograph and write something

positive about each child to help you remember them. Talk to the child
to get an idea about who they are, their likes, dislikes etc.

Table 4: Class List

Class List for Class: B1 /grad 1 MST Name: Ms.Lana

Name / Photo of Child / How I will remember them.

Age
1 He sit near to my desk and always shows he is
smart, try to attract me by doing some
Saif / 6 years old movement that show he is old boy.

Like: listen to Saudi Arabian songs + craft+

football

Dislike: snake+ doll

2 Obaid / 6 years old He is kind and helpful student. Always when

he get high mark in the exam he do some
movement that show he did it and work hard.
He is very smart boy and always participate in
classroom, he is the most protesting student in
the class and singer in the class.
Like: reading story+ cycling +coloring
Dislike: snake

3 seata/ 6 years old She is very quiet, beautiful and wearing pink
class. She is slowly in writing or coloring but
her hand writing and coloring is very clean and
clear.

Like: coloring+ playing with doll

Dislike: football
4 Abdulla mohammed/ 6 He is the smarter boy in class, he have a good
years old reading and writing level.

Like: play football +reading story +PlayStation

Dislike: coloring

5 Ohood / 6 years old She always do different what student did, in

project or in writing sentence ,she is creative
and thinking ,shes confidant for what she is
doing.

Like: movement activity such as jumping

running craft
Dislike: group activity she went to do it alone
by herself.

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6 Maryam Ghnim/ 6 years
old
7 Khlifa / 6 years old
8 Mohammed / 6 years old
9 Abdulla Ahmad / 6 years
old
She is helpful and always help her group, when
she finish her job she always spend her time in
read story until all student finish the writing.
Like: challenge game +reading story+
swimming
Dislike: dog
He is quite boy but he surprise me during
science project when he standup in front of
student to present his project, he is very
confident and his voice very clear and aloud.
Like: swimming +football
Dislike: group activity
He is very shy student; he is Indian student so
he feels difficult to communicate with them
because the students speak Arabic
language. But what I observer he try to
communicate and sharing with student during
the activities. He feels happy when he did good
job and teacher motivate him.
Like: work with friend+ play with boys+ block
game
Dislike: writing
He sit alone individual desk near to the teacher
desk. He is smart boy and he do his work alone
without friends helping.
Like: motorcycle + play with my friend
Dislike: eating banana

1 Malak / 6 years old She tries work hard to get high make and
0 participate in class. She has long golden hair.
Like: play with friends+ swimming
Dislike: reading

1 Jawaher / 6 years old She is very intelligent girl, she always answer
1 the difficult question, she try to spilling the
new words before the teacher tell them.
Like: chocolate + reading
Dislike: pizza

1 Mayed / 6 years old He always went to play, he wear glass and

2 always ask teacher some question about the
lesson.

Like: he went to be policeman

Dislike: writing
1 Rashed / 6 years old He is very good in reading and he completes
3 the exercise in book if he finishes before the
student.

Like: car racing + cycling

Dislike: nothing

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1 Saif Rashid / 6 years old He is smart but he doesnt want to think and
4 always he gives example about his family or
farm that relate with lesson.

Like: Saudi Arabian song +farm

Dislike: play with doll
1 Shamma / 6 years old She is quite but always works by them self.
5
Like: strawberry +play with doll
Dislike: swimming

1 Huda/ 6 years old she is smart but she need some instruction to
6 work , she work hard ,last exam she get full
mark and she was very happy and she said it is
first time I get 20 out of 20.

Like: Dubai mall +eating in restaurant

Dislike: cycling because I dont know.
1 infal/ 6 years old She wears sunglass, quite girl, she love to
7 study and help other student.
Like: reading story +popcorn
Dislike: insect

1 Humaid/ 6 years old He is very active and he need some help to

8 understand the activity then he do it by them
self.

Like: car racing

1 Fatima Mohammed/ 5
9 years old
Dislike: apple juice
She is very good English speaker and she has a
good accents.
Like: play with blocks+ toys+ lollypop
Dislike: nothing

2 Saeed/ 6 years old He feels shy and always his poster is creative.
0
Like: iPad
Dislike: someone shouting

2 Rashid / 6 years old He depend by them self, he bring his tools and
1 materials and shared with his friends. He
participates with teacher and commitment
what teacher went and said.

Like: zoo+ movies

Dislike: high place

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2 Fatima Mosubah/ 6 years She is low level student but she try to
2 old participate during the lesson, she went to
learn.

Like: coloring +beach

Dislike: lighting
2 Salman/ 6 years old Try to work hard and always be attention with
3 teacher and he is from Saudi Arabian.

Like: play outdoor+ firework

Dislike: sunny day

2 Bakita / 6 years old She is kinds girl, she is socially and she sharing
4 her materials with her group.

Like: blocks + coloring

Dislike: swimming

2 syfi/ 6 years old He has a nice smile and curly hair.

5
Like: candy +watch cartoon
Dislike: mushroom

2 Meetha / 6 years old She love to do the activity and help her
6 partner.

Like: swimming
Dislike: nothing

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Table 5: Identifying Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Name Age IEP Issues / Area of Type, range and frequency of

Focus support provided / needed.

No special Daily Teacher Support with

need in advice from Learning
class. Enhancement Teacher:

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