Table 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics

Discuss the general behavioural characteristics of all the children in your class
with the class teacher and record these in table form. E.g. Table 4 below.
Table 3: Example Reframing Behavioural Characteristics Record Sheet

Name of
child

General behavioural
characteristics

Reframed

Anna

She always knocks over other

childrens constructions or tries
to destroy other childrens art
work

She may want to join in

with other childrens
play but may not know
how to ask

Saud

-Doesn't do the work he's

supposed to do even after
being told repeatadly.
-Misbehaves a lot during
lesson time.

Abdulaziz

-Walks around the classroom

-Walks to the outdoor area and
back indoor a lot, without
staying in a center.

Fazel

-Talks to friends during the

lesson, bothers others

Ibrahim

-Pokes friends, pretends to eat

friend's hair, talks to peers,
changes seating place a lot.

She may be frustrated

because she does not
know how to play with
the materials or
complete her own art
project
General disinterent in
the lesson, or lesson is
too hard. When talked
to him, he mentioned
not liking the lesson as
well as not
understanding it.
Shows interesnt when
games are involved.
He is too energetic, or
gets bored after staying
in one place for long.
Wants to move around
and express himself.
He's a higher level
student, usually quiet
when left alone. Works
hard, he might not have
any interest in the
subject given.
He's very energetic so
he takes out his energy
on his friends.

Suggestions to
help improve
behaviour?

-Give more physical

activities so he can
release all of his energy
-Use simpler terms or
speak slowly
-Separate him from
other boys
-Motivate and
encourage him
throughout the lesson,
involve him more.
-Give more Physical
activities to work on.

-Keep him busy, give

him more activities to
work on.

Give him more physical

activities to keep him
busy.

Table 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer
List of resources that target specific mathematical skills and concepts in the school
Mathematical Resources
found in the preschool
classroom:

Different beads

Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed

with it.

Counting, calculating
Comparing size and colour
Sorting, matching according to colour;
patterns; copying patterns.

Exploring on possible activities to develop

mathematical skills and concepts using these
materials

Describe how this activity will be

conducted using these resources
The students will stack them and count
them
They will hold two and compare the
colors and size, which larger or smaller,
or are they the same size?

The 100s board

Counting up to 100

Counting by 2s and 5s

One to one correspondence

Memorize the numbers up to a 100

Ordering

Scale

Estimation

Numbers as Labels and for Counting:

Measurement (weight)

Calculating:

More and less.

Shape, space and measures: