Table 6: The Structure of a typical Primary School Science Lesson.
Comment on: What the Science
Teacher does.
(include a photo of each
stage)
The teacher welcome the students
by saying good morning, after that
she asks them about their day and
Greetings
how they feel before stating the
lesson.
The teacher ask the students
about their prior learning and if
Introduction to the student didnt understand, she
LOs/SOs/ revision gives them example of real life.
of prior learning
Focus on a The teacher do a whole class
specific activity, to engage all the students
content/Key and make the lesson exciting. She
terms/ process makes hand-on activity to make
the students move around the
Methods of class and discuss with each other.
teaching and
engagement
The teacher gives the students
materials (cotton, glue, colors) for
Exploratory the activity and let them explore
Activities and figure out how to use them.
The teacher walks around the
Monitoring, students to assess them see who
supporting and understood the lesson and help
assessing them.
learning
The teacher gives the students
flashcards and ask the students to
Finishing off label it in group, after they
Review / Recap finishing, the teacher check if they
label it correct. After that she play
a song for cleaning and ask the
students to clean up their place.
The teacher tells the students to
Goodbyes and make a soldier line and send them
transitions to the to another classroom.
next lesson
What the Comments
Students do. Document what you found
(include a photo of interesting; any issues that arose
and how they were resolved; Would
each stage)
you have taught any part of this
lesson differently?
Students answers the I like how the teacher gives the
teacher and talk about students a warm welcoming, the
where they went teacher is so friendly with her
yesterday and how was students, she likes to make a jokes
their day and some of and laugh with students, so the
the students go to hug students dont feel bored and sleepy
the teacher. during the lesson.
The students answer None.
the question actively,
because they are
intelligent students and
study at home.
The students feel active I found it interesting that the teacher starts
and have a better her lesson with hands-on activity.
understanding for the
lesson.
Students explore the I likes that the teacher let the students explore
materials during the By themselves.
activity.
Students get busy with None.
the activity and if
someone didnt
understand, they help
each other and explain.
Students work together The most interesting thing is when the teacher
in group after that they plays a cleaning song, even if the students
tidy their table. were sleepy, the feel active when they hear
The song and start cleaning.
Students went quickly None
to make a soldier line
and they repeat after
the teacher (soldier
line) and go to another
classroom with straight
and steady line.