Task 1

Delightful
Displays

For this Task you will:

Part 1:

Observe, photograph & write a description for 2 displays

around the school. Do this by taking photos and writing a
description of what you think the display is showing and how it
would help children. The displays chosen should reflect a
range of different levels and purposes.
Towards the end of the first week and early into the second
week, speak to the teachers responsible for each display. Use
the Designing Displays checklist below. Ask the teacher for
his/her comments about each of the 5 criteria areas.

Part 2 - Plan, design and evaluate your own display

Discuss with your SST possible ideas for a display.

Prepare a plan for what you are going to do using the Planning
Sheet provided.

Spend the last week designing your display.

After the Observation

Take photos of your display.

Write a description for your display.

Ask a peer to interview you using the Display checklist.

Part 3 - Reflection
Respond to the following statement:

Effective classroom displays are the most powerful and

overlooked tools for teaching. (Clayton, M.K & Forton, M.B.
2001 Responsive Classroom Vol 13, No. 3)

Designing Displays
Display Title: English Focus Wall
Description and Photo

This display for grade two students for English subject. This display includes
many titles which are: Vocabulary list High frequency words Story title
Story genre - Grammar Phonics - target skills and students work that they
were done like: activities. The benefit of this display that: it helps students to
remember the lesson when they look at the new words, make students feel
proud when they look their works was stick on the board and give him
motivated to do best work. All of this titles are related to the unit that teacher
teach students when the teacher start teach new unit she start change the
vocabulary words and other things that on the display.
Criteria to be discussed with each teacher:
Is childrens work the primary focus of the display?
Both, the display show the teacher and students works in English subject.
Describe the layout of the display
The color of the display is purple. The font of the title is more than 12, students
can read it clearly and the color of it is black. The size of the short title I think is
less than 12 its difficult for students to read it.
Discuss the location of the display
The location of this display in grade two sections i, the display near to the smart
board. It help students to read something that related to the lesson.
How was the work selected for the display?
Teacher copy the vocabulary words with the picture from the book and stick it on
the display. It helps students to remember the word easily when they look at it
also, other things like the phonics and the story.
How interactive is the display?
The display is interactive. Students can read the words easily from the display and
when the teacher explain the words or say the meaning some students go to point
the word. Also, during the dictionary they went to make review for themselves to
remember the dictionary words.

Designing Displays
Display Title: Math
Description and Photo

This

display for grade two students for Math subject. This display includes the Addition,
Subtraction, Odd and Even numbers with some students work that they were done
like: activities. The benefit of this display that: it make students remember types of
numbers (Odd and Even) and the number of it like: Odd: 1, 3, 5 and Even: 2, 4, 6.
Also, students work for Addition and Subtraction. Make students feel proud when
they look their works was stick on the board and give him motivated to do best
work.
Criteria to be discussed with each teacher:
Is childrens work the primary focus of the display?
Both, the display show the teacher and students works in math subject.
Describe the layout of the display
The display has colorful. The fonts of everythings are clearly its easy for students
to read it easily.
Discuss the location of the display
The location of this display in grade two sections i, the display behind the tables. It
help students to read something that related to the lesson.
How was the work selected for the display?
Teacher chooses the lesson from the book and start do the display about it.
How interactive is the display?
The display is interactive. Students can read the words and understand it easily
from the display.

Reflection Questions
What do you think should be reflected in displays? Should it be the
teachers work or students? Why?

Both, the students and teacher works because it makes students be motivated to
do her work, finish it quickly and feel proud when the teacher stick their works on
the display. Teacher works like: types of something or the events of the story it
help them to remember what happen in story and when she put the cards of new
vocabulary with picture and her meaning it help them to learn the meaning of
new vocabulary when they look at it.

Why is it important to include the childrens work on the display?

1- It encourages students to do better to stick her works on the board
2- They feel proud when they look at their works on the boards.

Are displays important teaching tools? Why?

Yes, for example stick the new vocabulary words on the board, it will help them to
learn the new vocabulary quickly and easily when they look at the picture,
meanings and words.

List some things you think the teacher should take into account when
making displays?
1. Teacher must use comfortable color paper for the boards.
2. The color of the title must be dark and the size more than 12.
3. Teacher must organize the cards or activities on the board and put them orderly.

Write a paragraph discussing the following statement:

Effective classroom displays are the most powerful and
overlooked tools for teaching. (Clayton, 2001)
I agree with him, teacher have to put a specific information on her display because
its important for students. It shows them the important information that they have
to learn it. It helps students to understand it easily.

Planning Sheet
Topic / Theme for Display: Time

Brief Description and photo (What does display show?)

I

explain for my students lesson about the time its for math subject. I did this display for
my class whuch is garde 2 section i. for this desplay I put the title in bid size that make
students read it easily. Also, the types of the time which are Analog and Digital with
picture that help students to remember it. when I explain this lesson for them (Time) I
give for them a small card and I asked them to look at the picture and the time and
write a sentence about it. I said or them that who write the sentence correctly with nice
hand writing I will stick it on the board. When they finish the cards I took their works
and stick it on the board like the train. I put between each two cards the shapes like:
circle, tringle, rectangle and square to make them remember the shapes. Each shape
has a time. Students was motivated when they write the sentence becouse they know
that I will stick it. they feel happy and proud when they look at their cards on the
display.
Rationale (Why do this display?)
I did this display because I explain for them the lesson about the time and I want from
them dont forget the time because its important for our life and the students have to
learn it to know the time.
Resources needed
1. Border.
2. Pictures.
3. Words.
4. Small cards.
5. Colored papers.
6. Two face tape
7. Scissor

Step by step Plan (How)

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My MST gives me the border for the display.

I did the pictures with words and I print it.
I start cut every things like: pictures words and the shapes of clock.
I give for the students the card activity and asked them to it.
Finally, I stick everythings on my display.

Timeline (When)
1. Week 1, I discuss with the teacher about the display and which corner or wall she
will give me
2. Week 2, Teacher asked me to explain lesson about the time and asked me to
make display about it.
3. Week 3, I prepare the materials for my display and I start cut it and stick.
4. Week 4, I give my students the activity to finish it and I will stick it on the board.