EPC 2903 Teaching Practice Booklet

Task 2: Managing Learning

CLO 3: Choose, justify and reflect on the selection of appropriate routines and explain practical
aspects of their implementation.

• Reflect on how routines can impact classroom environment (pacing, preventive CRM,
student engagement)
• Choose and justify the selection of appropriate routines (entering/leaving the class,
transitions, submitting work, resource distribution) in a range of contexts (ages, gender,
class size, school context, class dynamics, parental support)
• Explain practical aspects of implementation (clear instructions consistency)

TASK DESCRIPTION
The task is made up of two activities:

Activity 1: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures

Activity 2: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures

You are to complete BOTH Activity 1 AND Activity 2.

Activity One: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures

Though there are many routines and procedures all over the school such as returning from assembly
or walking in the hallways, this task focuses on what happens inside of your classroom only.
During the first week of your teaching practice observe your MST and her/his classroom. Make a note
of five (5) routines that you see her/him use every day inside of the classroom. Fill in the table below
to describe EACH routine; when and where it is used; and what is the aim of the routine or the
student behavior that it hopes to achieve.
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Name/Description Give the When and Aim of the routine How did/do the students learn about this
of the routine. instructions that where the routine?
the routine uses routine is used?
How is the routine reinforced?
(what student
behaviour it hopes to
(e.g. at the end of achieve)
(e.g. mentoring; classroom signs; reminders by the
the school day
teacher; use of peer interaction by the teacher to
etc.; or to guide
promote such behaviour etc.)
presentations
after group work)

1 Greeting students She greets the It’s is used To check if all the When the school first started they do this
students every before the start students are present. routine to make sure all the students are
morning by their of the class. present, and if someone comes late they
names bring with them a small paper written on it
“late”.

2 Tidy up She claps and says At the end of To teach them about The teacher taught them that they need to
tidy up, so the every class. tidiness. clean up their places at the end of every class.
students know
that they need to
clean their tables
and pile up the
books and come
to the mat.

3 Washing their Before they eat, Before every To teach them about The teacher tells them to wash their hands,
hands they need to go break. hygiene because they use many hands-on activities in
and wash their classroom.
hands.
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4 Line up To go for P.E, Before going to Walking feet not They need to make a line and to move to the
Islamic or Arabic these classes. running. other class in the quietest way possible,
class they need to because there are other classes studying.
line up

5 Library books When they come Every Tuesday That they need to For the books not to get lost, the prepared a
to the classroom, they do this return the book that box in the classroom to put back the books
there is a box for routine. they borrowed. they borrowed.
the library books
that they
borrowed from
the library.
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Activity Two: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures

Plan the routines for one of your classes. The activity expects that you will teach the class. It
may be a class that you teach for an observation by your MST/MCT or just a practice class that
you teach with the permission of your MST. The lesson can be incorporated as one of your
formal observations if your MST/MCT decides. In order to complete the activity you are
required (whether the lesson is one of your formal observations or not) to fill in and submit the
planning sheet below.
Before you begin to complete the table talk a little bit about the class/lesson in which this plan
for routines is to be used. Include:

• Lesson objectives
• Main activities in the lesson
• Grouping of students during each main activity
• Behaviour expected during each activity (e.g. sharing resources; changing stations;
presenting)
• Where are the transitions in the lesson? What are they: (e.g. moving from plenary to
group work between main activity one and main activity two)
Class/Year 1 Greeting Classroom rules Tidy up
students

Learning Objective of Saying good Remind them of Set a timer for tidy up
the routine/procedure morning to the classroom
each one of rules.
(what it hopes to
them
achieve)

Anecdotal Evidence N\A

(e.g. pictures of your
class during the routine;
posters of rules etc.)
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Place in today’s class In the morning If they misbehaved After activity time.
(when will you perform before class while I explain the
the routine) starts. lesson or during
activity time.

Importance to the So that they In order not to To create a well-organized

smooth functioning of can gain my repeat the same classroom.
today’s class trust and to mistake.
become closer
with them.

How well did this They greeted When I remind Once they see the timer,
routine work in today’s me back them of the they quickly tidy up really
class wholeheartedly classroom rules, well and come back to the
they quickly obey mat.
the rules.

If you had to teach this I don’t think I Before the class Instead of a timer replace
class over, how would need to adjust start the student it with a song until it
you adjust this routine this routine. sing the classroom finishes.
and why rule together.

After the Task - Reflection

Choose 3 best practices you observed during your time in school. Reflect on these and consider
why you could implement these in a UAE primary classroom in the future. Explain how these
practices will affect student learning in a primary class.

One of the routines that I saw at school was they sing the classroom rules song before the class
starts.
One of the routines that left an impact on me was the student attendance, they read the list of
names online and mark it whether the student is absent, late or present. And if the student
didn’t make it on time, they’ll quickly email the parents to see whether the child is coming or
no.
Another routine was the library books, every Tuesday they return the library books they
borrowed so when the students come in the morning they put it in a box that has “library
books” written on it, and then the teacher assistant will take it to the librarian.
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Implementing these routines in a UAE primary classroom in the future will make a difference on
me and the student as well because if they sing the classroom rules before class they’re aware
of the things that are wrong and will try to avoid it at class, I’ve never seen in any government
school that the attendance is taken by the classroom teacher or online, another teacher
assistant will come and ask “who’s absent?” and that’s it. So, applying this routine will show the
parents that we really do care about the student’s whereabouts. And for the library books not
all school follow this routine, but this routine teaches the child how to take care of the book
and that they need to meet all the deadlines for returning the book because it’s on the school
authority.