TEACHING PRACTICE PHASE II- WEEK 2

TEACHING PRACTICE WEEK 2: Monday (13/10/2025 ) and Friday(17/10/2025)

REFLECTION ON SCHOOL EXPERIENCE 

Day 4 – Monday, 13/10/2025

On the fourth day of my teaching practice, I reached the school by 9.20 am. There were junior trainees waiting for the Headmaster to begin their five-day induction programme. By 9.30 am, the Headmaster arrived, and I signed the attendance register. He asked me to help in the school kitchen as the menu for the day was chicken curry and fried rice, prepared for the entire school to celebrate the victory in the Science Fest.

I was not alone; two UP teachers, Sanskrit teacher Ashwathy, and cooking staff Praseeda aunty were also helping. I assisted in chopping vegetables and squeezing lemons. I realized how hard it is for a single person to cook such a large quantity of food. In between, Akshaya also came and helped. At the same time there was special assembly going on to congratulate the winners in science fest. By 11.30 am, everything was set on the cooking stoves, and I returned to the staffroom. HM appreciated our efforts mentioning in school group.

During the fourth period, we were assigned to invigilate the JRC Quiz competition along with the juniors. In the afternoon, we served lunch. The students were very happy, and we also got to taste the delicious chicken curry. After the lunch break, I discussed the upcoming plans with two junior B.Ed. trainees from Natural Science, Anupama and Alaka. I gave them topics for individual and shared classes.

By 3.00 pm, a rally was organized to Karukone Junction with the trophies won at the Science Fest. I accompanied them and took photos and videos for school purposes. By 4.00 pm, the school dispersed. We signed the attendance register and left the school.

Day 5 – Tuesday, 14/10/2025

We teacher trainees reached the school, signed the attendance register, and seated ourselves in the allotted staffroom. I didn’t have the first period. During the second period, I observed junior B.Ed. trainee Anupama taking her individual lesson in class 9B. It was a good experience to watch her class and observe the students’ responses. Since some time was left, I gave the pending notes to the students. Afterward, Anupama asked for my opinions, and we shared our thoughts. She used a chart as a learning aid, which was a very good approach.

After lunch, I had substitution in class 5B during the sixth period. As a gesture of love, the students gave me drawings and writings they had made themselves. Sometimes small things like these matter a lot—it was truly heartwarming. In the seventh period, I distributed the changed timetable to the students of classes 8 and 9.

After the national anthem, the school dispersed by 3.45 pm. Once the students left, we signed the attendance register and left the school.

Day 6: Wednesday (October 15, 2025)

On the sixth day of our second phase teaching practice, the four of us teacher trainees arrived at the school at 9:30 a.m. After signing the register, we went to the classroom designated for us to work. Our junior trainees were with us.

During the second period, I had a substitution for my concerned class, 9B. Instead, the juniors took a shared lesson, as per the direction from our college, and I observed their teaching. This fulfilled their requirement of taking an individual class, a shared class, and observing one of my classes.

During the lunch break, we helped serve food to the students. In the sixth period, I had a substitution in 1st Standard, and later, in the eighth period, I went to 8A for another substitution. After the school ended at 4 p.m. and the students had left, we signed the register and departed.

Day 7: Thursday (October 16, 2025)

We reached the school at 9:30 a.m. on the seventh day of our teaching practice, signed the attendance register, and went to our classroom. I didn't have any of my own scheduled classes that day.

It was the day scheduled for student vaccination, with a doctor from the health department arriving to administer the vaccines. The vaccines were for 10-year-old and 15-year-old students for immunity against diphtheria and tetanus. I was given duty to help manage the students and guide them to the vaccination hall.

I had several substitution periods: in 9A during the second period, where I gave notes to the students; in 6B during the fourth period; and another substitution in 5B as well. During the lunch break, we again helped serve food to the students. In the seventh period, I was on library duty. After the school ended at 4 p.m. and the students had left, we signed the register and left the school.

Day 8: Friday (October 17, 2025)

The eighth day of our teaching practice began at 9:30 a.m. when we signed the register and moved to our designated classroom. Today was especially important as it was the observation day of our optional teacher, Sreedevi Miss, who arrived around the same time.

My class observation was in the first period in 8B. I taught the topic "Classification and Importance of Classification", utilizing charts and other teaching materials. The junior trainees also observed my lesson. In the second period, Miss Sreedevi observed Akshaya's class in 9C.

In the fourth period, I got a substitution in 9A, where I gave Biology notes. We helped serve food to the students during the lunch break. I had substitutions in multiple classes during the last two periods. However, most of the students had gone for Kalolsavam practice, so I wasn't able to teach effectively in the final period.

Today was also the last day of induction for the juniors, and they graciously distributed sweets to all the teachers and to us. After the school ended at 4 p.m. and the students had left, we signed the register and departed.

CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

In this week, students of  8th  standards were taught using the prepared teaching manual based on the respective chapter. For the 8th standard, I taught a topics from the chapter " TREE OF LIFE.” The lessons included the "CLASSIFICATION AND IMPORTANCE OF CLASSIFICATION". Various teaching aids such as charts and Cutouts were used appropriately according to the topic, which helped to enhance student understanding and engagement. 

Reflective journals for the lessons taught were also completed during this week.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

Extra curricular activities in this week were assembly conducted on monday. And the vaccination for the students from the health department to immune diphtheria and tetanus.

CLASS OBSERVATION

Suggestions made by optional teacher educator

Lesson Template

Positive: Excellent. I like it a lot. Apt for the lesson development. Clear classroom interaction. Prerequisites included well. Great opportunities for self-construction of knowledge. Interest of conducive environment developed. Excellent.

Set Induction

Positive: V. Good. Done effectively, elicited interest & developed. Very good real-life examples. Prerequisites checked. Conducive environment by asking interesting. V. Good.

Development of Lesson

Positive: Sound/voice modulation good. Was pleasant in class. Confident. Systematically developed, meaningful. So many multilevel questions & thought-provoking questions were used to drive forward the lesson. Given immense opportunities for self-construction of knowledge. V. Good rapport maintenance.

Activity I

Good activity to introduce the concept of classification. Individual attention. Students self-constructed the knowledge/concept. Repeated the answers of students. Teacher movement was purposeful. Stood good.

Activity II

Classification of sketches, pen, pencil, etc., was V. Good—effectively done. Concrete examples. Picture chart was apt to develop the concept "basis of classification".

Activity III

Was V. Good to develop the concept "importance of classification". Purposeful teacher movement noted here. V. Good interaction with students. Students wrote answers in S.D & these are repeated by the teacher effectively.

Activity IV (Group activity)

Discussion hint chart. It was apt for the session.

Negative (Activities):

 * Activity I: Do not tell how to group. Make them group according to their interest/knowledge. Make a clear instruction.

 * Spell out the chart work with students while they are reading.

 * Keep them in correct position; when they stood stand in front of chart. (In all activities) .

 * Students were still in front of chart.

 * Though you tried, but some stood in front of chart.

 * Reinforcement is reduced at many time.

 * Given too much time for group discussion.

 * Make sure that all students are hearing their session.

 * Don't repeat group answers while students manage time.

 * Reinforcement reduced here.

 * Didn't conclude the discussion session by your part.

A-V Aids

Positive:

 * Aids good, legible, neat, effective.

 * Classification explanation chart.

 * Importance of classification explanation chart was also legible & neat & vivid.

 * Discussion session charts.

 * Participatory.

 * Adequate A-V aids to adopt the lesson.

 * Age appropriate.

Negative:

 * First chart in I activity - pictures could be enlarged.

 * B.B writing is reduced at I activity.

 * Try to make it sure for your class.

 * II picture chart: Pictures are not legible, not visible clearly. (You could have ask them to write the animal names in S.D & then classify them in such cases) .

 * B.B is not used to introduce the basis of classification—you could have wrote the basis told by students on B.B. & later sessions too.

 * Be sure about this hereafter.

Learning Experience

Positive: Varied, life-oriented examples, purposeful. Student-initiative. Age appropriate. Interest aroused well. V. Good.

Learner Involvement

Positive: Is well participatory. Initiatives & autonomy is well promoted & developed in. Given good opportunities for self-construction of knowledge. Guidance & support is noted. V. Good.

Mastery of Subject Matter

Positive: V. Good. Known well about content. Adequate supplementary knowledge. Delivered well as per objectives.

Class Management

Positive: Excellent. Known the names of the students. Individual attention & eye contact is maintained. No misconduct is noted. Students were self-disciplined throughout the whole session.

Closure of the Lesson

Positive: Reviewed & reflected well. Concluded by using all aids (necessary) for summarizing the topic.

Negative: But done in a poor manner due to poor time management. Good.

Assessment & Evaluation

Positive: Done throughout the session/lesson. As per objective. Formative assessment is seen throughout the class. V. Good.

Overall effectiveness of teaching- A grade ( Very good)

OVERALL REFLECTION ON CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

This week, I started the new chapter of Basic Science, Tree of life. Over the week, I covered one topic in 8th std. All the sessions were conducted with different teaching aids, which helped make the lessons more interactive and engaging for the students.  Students were given follow up activities.