HCT Bachelor of EDUCATION

Practicum Booklet 1A

Observation task 4: Planning and preparation for learning

Focus: The importance of planning and preparation

Objective
The objective of this task is for student teachers to begin to understand the
relevance of planning and preparation as well as gain insight into how teachers do
this.

Before the observation

Discuss the task with the teacher and arrange a good time to observe her teaching.
(this could be for as little as 15 min)

During the observation, record and make notes on what the teacher and the
learners are doing.

Example
Time spent
Teacher activity Learner activity
She plays the song and sing step by They will listen to the teacher when she 6 min
step and word by word ask them to sings and try to sing with her.
sing with her.

She gives them a work sheet with all Write the work sheet with the teacher
9 mins
the parts of the plant and help the then go to the corners.
students with it.

Note: This is only an example, the aim of this is to observe what is happening in the learning
environment you are in.

Find out how the teacher planned and prepared for the section
you observed.