Documenting a Typical Primary school science lesson

Comment
on:

What the Science

Teacher does.
(include a photo of each
stage)

Greetings
Introduction
to LOs/SOs/
revision of
prior
learning
Focus on a
specific
content/Key
terms/
process
Methods of
teaching and
engagement

Exploratory
Activities

Greet the students

"Good Morning,
how are you
today?"
Ask about the
absent students
Present the aim of
the lesson and ask
the students to
write it on their
science note book:
To use red
cabbage and
litmus solution.
Ask the student to
write experiment
principles.
Ask the students
and guide them to
find the answer"
"What is indicator?
What I am doing
(pointing to one
student).
Present the
answer to the
students and ask
them to write it.
Give the students
the instruction
Give the students
experiment
instruction and
materials and ask
them to write it on
their note book.

What the
Students do.
(include a photo
of each stage)

Greet the
teachers.

Write on
their note
book.

Answer
teacher's
question.
Write on
their not
book.

Write on
their
notebook.
Work in
groups of
5 and 6.
The
students
were
putting
the

Comments
Document what you found
interesting; any issues
that arose and how they
were resolved; Would you
have taught any part of
this lesson differently?

I liked that the

teacher prepared
all the materials for
the students but
she didn't put them
on their groups
until its the time to
do the experiment.
However, if I have
the chance to make
this stage I will

cabbage
water in
three
liquid and
observe
the result.

Monitoring,
supporting
and
assessing
learning

Finishing off
Review /
Recap

Move around the

groups when the
color does not
show, she asked a
questions " is it
acid or base and
why?"
When on students
wasn't sure about
her answer she
say for her "be
confidante and
say it".

She stops the

students from
working: "we have
10 minutes see
your test and tell
me what happen".
When low
students didn't tell
an answer she
scaffolds her and
supports her until
she gets the

Answer
the
questions.
Do the
experimen
t

Answer
the
teacher
questions.

allow the students

to participate in
preparing the
materials.
When she explains
the materials she
asked about the
mortar name in
Arabic which makes
it easy for the
second language
learners.
The experiment
was very simple for
a large number
group. Three
students were
enough for it.
The students have
not recorded any
note in the time of
experiment. If I did
the lesson, I will
give them a card to
record in it.
Science process
skills (observation
and prediction)
I like that she
encourages the
students and
motivate her to give
an answer.
The lesson was more
teacher centered that
students centered.

Goodbyes
and
transitions
to the next
lesson

concept.
Ask the student to
justify their result.

Ask the students

to write the result
using their own
words at home.
Give them
instruction to wrap
up the class "
keep your place
clean, put your
chairs in and line
up proper line.

Tide their
table.
Line up in
front of
the door.