Observation Task 3: Observing a teacher during a Maths Lesson

Objective
To observe Maths teaching in action and begin to understand effective strategies for Math
teaching and learning in groups.

Procedure

You will need a copy of the Observation Table:

Before the Observation

Arrange to observe a lesson that focuses on Maths and discuss the lesson with the
teacher beforehand so you can know the Objectives and the lesson development.
Ask the teacher what strategies she will use to help her deliver the lesson.

Objective:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to recognize the addition.
Strategies:
o The teacher showed the video about addition and students was sit the carpet on the front
board.
o The teacher used to compete with books.
o Teacher said about rules classroom
o The teacher reviewed the last lesson.

During the Observation

Complete the Table and make notes in the appropriate column on:
How the teacher engages students
How the concept is presented
How much of the lesson is teacher talking time
How much group work is used
What manipulatives were used and their purpose
Title of Math Lesson : Addition Grade: 1/4
Objective(s): By the end of this lesson students will be able to recognize the addition.

Template For Task 3 Observing a Maths Lesson

Activity Time Interaction Teacher (activity and actual Student (activity and Purpose / objective of the activity

language used) actual language used)

Manipulatives

Cubes activity 5 1-Teacher with the 1- Teacher used flash The student had number cards -

and flash card minutes students. cards such as 2+4= number card such cubes
she said the number
number such as 2-Teacher told the as1+1, and they
of students How
2+2=4 instruction, How did used cubes and
many the cubes?. Students will be able to count
And count the you use this activity?. count the cubes,
She wrote the number the number.
number of the 3-Teacher explained said answer the
of the paper and said
cubes. cubes activity for number 6. teacher like 2. And

students. 2- Teacher gave each then they wrote

student flash cards the number.
contain the numbers.
Eggs activity 7 1-Teacher with The teacher used flash cards Student had Number cards egg

and flash card minutes the students. such as 3+6= she said some number card such colours (brown and red).

number such as 2- Teacher told students How many the as2 + 3. they Students will be
1+1=2 the instruction. eggs?. separated two able to count the
And used She separated two eggs like colors, and they
number.

different two three red and six brown. And answer the

colors. equal was 9, and she counts teacher such as 5

Students will be
the number. able to sort
according to
color.
After the Observation:
1. What was the objective of the lesson?
Students will be able to recognize the addition.

2. Was the objective achieved? Yes

3. How was the concept introduced?

She said today would teach about addition and show object pules, equal and
numbers. After that, she opened video addition. The teacher said the student
used your hands such as 1+4 = 5.
4. How much teaching was done in L1? 45 minutes.

5. Why do you think the teachers used L1? Because the curriculum changed,
this used the first language.

6. Did the teacher use manipulatives? What were the purpose of these? Yes,
She used to the count the number of cubes and eggs. When she had to
number cards.

7. Were there any other resources/materials used to deliver the lesson?

o Group work activities also.

o Used completed books.
o Materials ( eggs, cubes and number cards)
8. What strategies/method did she use to teach the concept?
o The teacher showed the video about addition and students was sit
the carpet on the front board.
o Teacher used to compete with books
o Teacher said about rules classroom
o The teacher reviewed the last lesson.
9. Did teacher do whole-class teaching or group work?
The teacher used both are whole class and group work..
 10. When did she work with the whole class? Why?
The teacher worked with the whole class to the activity such as a book,
worksheet, and resources.
11. How much of the lesson were the students using the book?
25 minutes, when she checked all student books, and she explained how to you
the count the number of addition.