Journal 4
Journal 4
My 4th week in TP (teacher practice) passed by fast, on 21st of October 2018 we went on a field
trip to Arabia’s wildlife center. Throughout the whole trip, both the classroom teacher and I
would ask students to name the animal that is in front of them in English and Arabic to link to
the lessons that they’ve been learning lately. Students enjoyed their time feeding the goats,
making butterfly face masks, and taking pictures by posing behind the cardboard cutout of a
zookeeper.
On Monday, I observed my MST and planned for my next lesson that is going to take place the
next day. I hesitated to teach this lesson because I did last year, and it was a bit complicated, but
despite that I still introduced and explained to the children about the process of planting a bean
(instead of seed). I also played “The planting song” which required everyone to stand up and
follow the exact dance moves. I used a checklist to assess the students’ knowledge when it came