Observation Task 8: Activity types

Focus: Learner activities

Throughout the day, make notes in the table below. In your journal
today write about the activities the learners were engaged in.

Teacher
Activity Individual/group/class Purpose directed/childs
choice

Group Have fun and Childs choice

Playing In corner learn

The teacher know Teacher directed

Reading Individual a level of each
student .

Reflection
1. How long do the children spend on one task?
2. What kind of tasks do they do individually? In pairs? In groups? As a class?
3. How does the teacher introduce the task? How are the instructions checked?
4. Work with a child. Ask him/her about what they enjoy doing at school. The
activities/subjects and why.
5. Ask a child about the things they are good at and also about what they want to learn
more about.