School Profile

Name of School: Al Bahja Kindergarten. Location:

Name of Preschool: Location:
Aljurf Ajman.
Principal:
Principal:
Tel: Shaikah Saeed Al Nuaimi. Fax:
Tel: o6/7482333
Address: PO Box Fax: 06/7482968
Address:
TeachersAljurf Ajman.
Starting Time: PO Box: 15015 Finishing(level):
Time:
Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the School KG1: 6
Teachers Starting Time: Finishing Time:
teachers KG2: 7 teachers.
Students
Total Starting
Number ofTime:
Children per-level: KG1: 150 Finishing
studentsTime:
KG2: 175
Students Starting Time: Finishing Time:
students.
Teacher / student ratio: 1:19
Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the School (level):
Number of Classrooms: 13
Facilities available
Total Number toper-level:
of Children student teachers: Teachers room - Recourse room.
Teacher / student ratio:
Class
Number forofthis Practicum: KG1.
Classrooms:
Mentoring School
Facilities available Teacher:
to student Ms. Fateen Ahmed.
teachers:
Classroom Teaching Assistant: -
Number
Class for of
thischildren
Practicum:in this class: 19 students.
Mentoringof
Number School Teacher:
children identified as having SEN in this class (and specify
Classroom Teaching Assistant:
those needs): -Three children. Additional information:
Number of children in this class:
Arabic, Islamic, Math, Science, Physical and health.
School Nurse: Atyat Ahmed. School TP Coordinator: -
Ministry of Education

Ajman Educational Zone

Librarian: Maryam Abdullah. Curriculum

coordinator: Hassan Al-Hammadi.
 The Structure of a Complete School Day

Photograph and describe what the teacher does and what the children
do at each stage of the school day, which should be clearly marked by
a transition from the beginning of the school day to dismissal.

Stage & Photograph What the teacher What the children

does do
The teacher welcomes Shaking hands with
Welcoming the and hugs the learners the teacher and
students. every morning. friends.

Hanging bags. Ask the learners to Put their books on the

put their books on her teacher table and
table to cheek the hang their bags.
homework. Then, ask
them to hang their
bags in the bags Area.

Ask them to line up to Line up and join the

Morning assembly. go to the school yard morning assembly
and join the morning (Say the national
assembly. anthem and do the
morning exercises).
Review the previous Sit in the circle time
Do the revision in the lessons (Islamic and do the revision
circle time. Studies, Math, Arabic, with the teacher.
Science and Emirates
Studies).
Eating time. Ask them to wash Washing their hands
their hands before before and after
start eating. eating.

Sit with the Repeat the table

learners and manners with the
remind them of the teacher and eating
table manners. quietly.
Washing their hands
before and after
eating.

Having new lesson. Sit in the circle They can talk about
time and talk for 5 anything they would
minutes before like to talk about by
starting the lesson rising hands.
by rising hands to
express their
feelings.
Repeat the rules with
Explain the lesson the teacher.
and remind them of
the rules.
Observe and play Play with their friends.
Playing in the with them till the
playground Area. time finish.

Independent learning. Talk small group of Who finish from the

learners and do activity can choose
with them activity any corner they want
from the book from the learning
about the new corners for 30 minutes
lesson then let such as: (Role play
them join the corner, Math corner,
leaning corners. reading corner,
Designing and
construction corner,
Science and nature
corner and finally
Creativity corner).
 ask them to line up Bus students go with
Leaving the school. separately (Bus the bus supervisor to
students together and the bus and cars
cars student students stay with the
together). teacher until their
parents come.

Observation Task 1: Chit Chat

Spoken interaction in the Young Learner classroom

Focus: Noticing the purposes of talk in the EYL classroom

This observation activity is designed to focus your attention on
understanding 1) the amount and 2) the type of talk that goes on in
the English classroom. It will give you a clearer sense of the purpose of
talk in the classroom; as well as identify how much talk is in English /
how much is in Arabic. It should also start you asking yourself why
language is used in the classroom

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify and discuss

classroom interaction patterns

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: interaction

patterns in the EFL classroom.

Before the Observation: Think about the purposes for speaking and
the reasons for different types of interaction patterns in the EFL
classroom. Can you add any more to the table?

During the Observation: Choose three students in a class. Observe

them for a full lesson. Each time the learners speak, put a tick in the
box that gives the best explanation for why the child spoke. Also note
the language used (E= English) or Arabic (A).
Observation Table: Reasons for speaking in the classroom
Class: KG1 (3).
Number of learners: 19 students.
Length of lesson: 15 minutes.
Teacher observed Language: English.
Learning Goals: Teach the children the names of the colors,
traffic lights and to help them to gain some words in English
from the teacher to improve their English knowledge little bit.

Materials used: Flash cards Physical and health book.

Reason for speaking Learner A Learner B Learner C

Learner repeats word / A A A A A A
1 phrase
after teacher
Learner whole
repeats word / A A A A A
2 phrase
after teacher
Learner repeatsword
group
/ / A A A A E A A E
3 phrase after teacher
individual
Learner answers direct A
4 question
from teacher
Learner answers open A E A E E A A E
5 question
6 from teacher
Learner asks teacher a
question
Learner answers a A A A A A
7 partner in
Paired
Learnerwork activity
answers a group A
8 member in group work
activity
Learner answers the A A A A A A
9 teacher
10 informally
Learner answers peer A A
informally
11 Other reason for A A A
speaking
12 Other reason for A A A
speaking
 Reflections on Observation Task 1: Chit Chat

Read the questions below and write your answers

What was the most common reason for speaking?
Answering open question from teacher.
What was the least common reason for speaking?
- Asking teacher a question.
Were there any boxes with no ticks? Yes.

How much of the lesson was spent on the teacher using Teacher Talk,
in your opinion? -
- 15 munities.
Do you feel it was an appropriate amount of talk? Why / Why not?
- Yes, because some students might feel board if it was too
long and they will start being busy with something else.
Moreover, the teacher will lose her students attention.

Now consider how much Arabic was used. Do you think it was used
appropriately?
Why? / Why not? No, they were using Arabic much more than the
English thats because the physical and health subject it the
only subject that they are studying in English which will be
difficult for them to answer or understand as much as the
Arabic.

Reflection for Bonus Points

You do not have to do this activity. However, if you want a higher
grade, you must do it. If you are interested in thinking about this
subject more, consider the following reflection.

Choose one of the following questions (A, B, or C) and write your

answer:

A. Why is talk important for teachers? Because, it can help their

students to gain some words from them. So, the learners will
hear from the teachers and repeat the words. Moreover, the
learners at this age, can catch the words quickly from the
adults and repeat them at any time.