Name: Lady Ann Tullo

2.1 EXPOSURE
Observing features of two classrooms of different grade levels.
Arrange with your cooperating school to allow you to observe two classrooms of two different
levels (e.g. BEED kinder or Grade One and Grade V or VI for BSED – Grade 7 and Grade
10). Using the classroom Resources Checklist below, note down the features /displays found
in each classroom. Separate your observation notes for the classrooms. Check the YES
column if present or available in the classroom.
Classroom Resources Checklist
Classroom 1 Classroom 2
Grade: 3 Room: Grade: 5 Room: St. Dominic

No. of Children: 22 Boys: 10 Girls: 12 No. of Children: 21 Boys: 7 Girls:14

FURNITURE HOW FURTUNIRE HOW
MANY? MANY?
 Learner’s desks Yes / 22  Learner’s desks Yes / 21
 Teacher’s table Yes / 2  Teacher’s table Yes / 2
 Book cabinets Yes  Book cabinets Yes / 1
 Book shelves Yes Yes / 1
 Book shelves
 Learner’s lockers Yes / 1 Yes
Yes / 1  Learner’s lockers Yes / 1
 Teacher’s locker  Teacher’s locker
 Others
 Others
LOCATIO LOCATION
N (LEFT, (LEFT,
RIGHT, RIGHT,
DISPLAYS FRONT,
DISPLAYS FRONT,
BACK) BACK)
 Visuals for new or Yes  Visuals for new or Yes / Back
current lesson current lesson
 Learner’s art works Yes / Back  Learner’s art works Yes / Left
 Honor Roll Yes / Left  Honor Roll Yes
 Group Yes  Group Yes / Back
task/Responsibilitie task/Responsibilities
s Yes / Left  Attendance Yes
 Attendance Yes  Experiments Yes
 Yes / Front, Yes / Back
Experiments  Projects
back Yes / Back
 Projects  Rulers and Standards
Yes / Left,
right,  Others
 Rulers and
left
Standards
 Others
Location Location (
TEACHING AIDS ( Left, TEACHING AIDS Left,
Right, Right,
Front, Front,
Back) Back)
 Musical Instruments Yes  Musical Instruments Yes
 Maps/Globes Yes  Maps/Globes Yes
 Math Kits Yes  Math Kits Yes
 Art Kits Yes / Right Yes / Left
 Art Kits
 Charts Yes Yes
Yes  Charts Yes
 Flannel Board  Flannel Board
Yes Yes
 Computers
Yes  Computers Yes
 LCD
Yes  LCD Yes
 Story Books/Trade Yes
Book  Story Books/Trade
Yes Book
 Reference Books Yes Yes
 Audio Tapes  Reference Books
Yes Yes
 Blackboards Yes / Front  Audio Tapes Yes / Front
 Bulletin Boards Yes / Left,  Blackboards Yes / Left,
 Others Rigth,  Bulletin Boards Right,
Back  Others Back

3. How will you differentiate the resources found in the two classroom in terms of
type, size, arrangement, color, number, or location?
Classroom 1 (lower Classroom 2 (upper
grade) grade)
 FURNITURE Arm chairs are color Arm chairs are color
brown and they are brown and they are
located at the center. located at the center.

Table for teachers Table for teachers

located at the back for located at the back for
them to relax and also them to relax and also
they have a table in front they have a table in front
where they can place where they can place
their teaching aids and their teaching aids and
books. books.

Blackboard serves as Blackboard serves as

teaching aid and it was teaching aid and it was
located in front and it was located in front and it was
color green with lines. color green with lines.

Book shelves, for books Book shelves for books

 DISPLAYS Bulletin board that serves Bulletin board that serves

 as an important display as an important display
that contains the different that contains the different
significant information significant information
about the teacher, about the teacher,
students, tasks, subject students, tasks, subject
areas and etc. areas and etc.
Learners.

Honor roll that can Honor roll that can

motivate pupils. motivate pupils.

Learner’s art work that Learner’s art work that

shows their creativity. shows their creativity.

 TEACHING AIDS Blackboard serves as Blackboard serves as

teaching aid and it was teaching aid and it was
located in front and it was located in front and it was
color green with lines. color green with lines.
That will serve as That will serve as
instructional materials for instructional materials for
discussion, writings and discussion, writings and
quizzes. quizzes.

4. What could have significantly made the type of resources in the two classroom
different?
 The books of higher grades are more complex than those lower grade.
 Pupils of two different grade level have different skills and abilities
development levels are needs.
2.3 IDENTIFICATION
Identify the purpose of the resources found in the classroom.
You have identified the resources found in the two classrooms particularly the
classroom displays. Based on what you have learned before in your professional
education course, give a possible reason for putting on the various displays in a
classroom for a beginning grade and for an upper grade. Do the two classrooms
share the same purpose or reason for the displays? You may consult the teacher in
the room to specify the purpose.

Classroom Displays Classroom 1 (beginning Classroom 2 (upper

grade) grade)
1. Material for new lesson None None
2. Model art works There are art works that Same it also display
shows creativity creativity and different
information for learnings
 3. Honor roll That display the rankings None
of the pupils that will
motivate them more.
4. Group task/ None None
Assignment/
responsibilities
5. Students Projects/ They have those display They have those display
experiments to make sure that pupils to make sure that pupils
can trace their learning can trace their learning
outcome. outcome.
6. Exemplary learners None None
written output
7. Supplementary books There are books that is There are books that is
and other materials useful in their discussion useful in their discussion
8. Rules and standards None None
for class to follow

Do the two classrooms always share the same purposes or reasons for
having those displays? What could be the reason why they vary?
 No, they vary some reason that the learners have difference in intellectual
level for example grade 3 vs. grade 5, the higher grade have higher order of
thinking skills than the grade 3.
2.4 INTERNALIZATION
Matching the classroom resources with the learner characteristics
For BEED
 Given the physical, social and intellectual characteristics you have learned of
lower grade learners, how do you describe or characterize the resources that
must be found in their classroom?
Basic Resources Suggested Characteristics/ Description/ Contents
of Classrooms
1. Learners’ desk Will fixed to avoid accidents, well paint and uniform in color to
inspires the learners and properly distant with each other.
2. Bulletin boards Have a clear directions about how to interact with it and should
be eye level in position, durable.
3. Books Have complete pages and parts, well covered, and should be
reliable to the information and property bind.
4. Learning kits Crafted based on the least mastered competencies incurred
after the pretest, should also met the standards of k- 12
curriculum in providing both teacher and learners relevant and
localized context
5.Learning Contents wisely hold students accountable for learning it,
station incorporate technology and helps the learners relevant and
localized..
 6. Play Materials In light with education, for enjoyment, it can also challenge the
learners and engaging them.
7.Musical devices It is working to create a calm road and it is also produce
sound.

8. others

Given the physical, social, emotional and cognitive/ intellectual characteristics

of upper grade learners, what activities will interest them to carry out inside or
outside their classroom? What classroom resources should be available to
carry these out?
Interesting activities for upper learners Useful resources
1. Charade List of people actions or concepts
2. Spelling activities White board and pen, list of specific
words
3.Playing Chess Chess board
4.Reading comprehension Book and set of questions regarding the
text
5. Problem solving List of problems to be solved paper, pen
6. Experiment. List of instruction, Materials Needed

2.5 DISSEMINATION
Designing an ideal classroom structure that can promote active learning for a given
developmental stage
Based on the observations you have made classrooms in your school reflect on what
can be an ideal classroom that can promote active learning for a given grade.
 Write a narrative of your idea of a classroom for a grade level of your choice.
Given the characteristics of your learners, describe what the classroom
should have and what activities you can make them do inside this classroom.

REFLECTION: How should a classroom be structured to enhance learning?