ROUTINES IN PE

Name of Teacher/Student Teacher Observed: ...... Date: ......

Name of Observer: ......

Note all the routines which take place from the time the pupils leave the changing room to when they return to the changing room at the end of the lesson. You may want to add other routines in the space provided.

Routine / Observation
What instructions does the teacher give the pupils as soon as they have left the changing room?
What is the routine for taking equipment to the working area?
How is equipment such as cones laid out?
How does the teacher distribute bats, balls, sticks, floats, mats, any other equipment?
How does the teacher gain the attention of the class in the teaching area?
What strategy does the teacher use to place pupils into groups?
How does the teacher organise groups for a task? Is it the same each time?
What routines are used for the start and finish of a task, for example, are pupils called in?
What routines are used for the removal of equipment or apparatus during the lesson, for example, large apparatus in gymnastics?
Any others?

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