Table 9: The Structure of a typical Primary School Science Lesson.

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Greetings

What the Science

Teacher does.
(include a photo of each
stage)

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

Good afternoon grade one

B

Good afternoon
miss hawa

How are you?

Fine thank you,

how are you miss
hawa

Who is the smarts and

exlante student that
remember what we take in
previous lesson?

Raising their hands

and
Haya: living and
non-living things.

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?

All the student understand

the previous as I see all of
them want to answer.

The teacher chooses one of

the students ( yes haya )?
Introduction to Exlante haya
Answer: ( tiger,
LOs/SOs/
flower, spider, cat,
revision of
Who will give me example
plant)
prior learning
of living things? (choosing
different students )
Answer: (book,
Example of non-living
table, door, car)
things?
(choosing different
students)
( plant needs, soil, water,
air sun)
The engagement part wasnt
clear as the teacher was
focusing on the students prior
learning.

Focus on a
specific
Yesterday we talk about the
content/Key
terms/ process need of the plant do you
remember what the need of
plant?
Methods of
teaching and
I want all of you to repate
engagement
with me the need of plant is
(sun, air, soil, water) the
teacher writes them on the
board.
The teacher rebate it many
time to make sure the get
it.

The students still confuse

about the need of plant
Students start to
give different
answer some of
them wrong and
some of them right.
The students
rebate with the
teacher.

First the teacher shows the

students a video about how
to plant a seed and how it
will look like after days.

See the video.

Then the teacher asks all

the students to come in to
one table to show them how
to plant a seed.

All the students

come to the table
that the teacher
stand behind it

I found this experiment really

interested as I see all of the
student were paying
attention and waiting to do
their own plant seeds

Exploratory
Activities

( now am going to show you

how to plant a seed then I
will let each of you to plant
Pay attention and
their own seed and we will
Listen to the
observe it every day by
teacher.
giving it water and put it
behind the sun to see what
will happen, it will grow or
not)
She put all the materials on
the table.

first she intrudes the

materials they need to plant
a seed ( seeds, water, soil,

Answer: outside
behind the sun
plastic cup)
The teacher holds the cup
and put the soil inside it and
she shows the students the
first step.
Step 2 the teacher takes
some seeds 1 or 2 seeds
Yes
and cover it with soil.
Step 3 put enough of water
inside the cup.
After she finish she ask the
students where should I put
it now.
Im going to put it behind
the windows so it can get
the sun light from there.
Teacher asks the students if
they understand the
instruction.

Teacher let the students

back to their desk.

All the students

back to their disk.

She gives each student the

material they need to plant
a seed.

All the students

wait until the
teacher give them
the material.

Monitoring,
supporting
and assessing
learning

After they finish she tell all

the students to put their
plant seed behind the

window.
The teacher asks the
students why we put it
behind the window.
(choose one student)

Group by group go
to put their plant
behind the window.

Because the plant

needs sun light.

Teacher will ask the

students to draw how a
plant will grow when its
needs for soil, water and
light are met. In their
science journal.

Each students took

out his science
journal book and
open new page and
start drawing

The time of the science

class is finish if you didnt
finish your drawing you can
do it as homework.

All the students

close their book

Finishing off
Review /
Recap

Goodbyes and
transitions to
the next
lesson

Clean your disk and see you

next lesson.