TPS3705/103
PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
PORTFOLIO:
Teaching Practice (TP) for SP (grades 7 - 9)
Final submission date: 18 September 2024
STUDENT NAME AND SURNAME …………………………………………………………………………...
STUDENT NUMBER: ………………………………………………………………………………………...
FIRST day of teaching Practice: ………………………...…Last day …………………………………….
Mark one box next to the senior phase subject (grades 7- 9) for which you prepared this
portfolio
Subject didactics Mark one box
senior phase (grades 7- 9) with an X
Languages (name the
language) PLEASE NOTE: IF
Mathematics YOU DO NOT
Economic & management COMPLETE THIS
sciences
Social sciences PAGE CORRECTLY,
Life Orientation WE WILL DEDUCT
Natural sciences 10% OFF YOUR
Creative Arts PORTFOLIO MARK.
Technology
MARKERS MUST INDICATE HERE HOW MUCH MUST BE SUBTRACTED BECAUSE OF LATE
SUBMISSION
Minus................%
, TPS3705/103
Contents
1. Mentor Letter...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Mentor teacher page.......................................................................................................................................... 27
2. Declaration Form............................................................................................................................................... 28
3. Description of the Classroom............................................................................................................................. 29
4. Timetables......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Composite timetable for the grade...................................................................................................................... 30
Class timetable for the assigned grade.............................................................................................................. 30
Personal timetable.............................................................................................................................................. 30
6. Classroom Management.................................................................................................................................... 32
Management style of mentor teacher:................................................................................................................ 32
Culture of teaching and learning:........................................................................................................................ 32
Classroom discipline:.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Other responsibilities you performed as a teacher..............................................................................................32
7. Assessment Activities......................................................................................................................................... 33
8. Marks Record Sheet.......................................................................................................................................... 34
9. Class Register.................................................................................................................................................... 35
10. Basic functionality and governance of the school.............................................................................................36
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 1.............................................................................................................................. 38
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 2.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 3.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 4.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 5.............................................................................................................................. 24
12. Assessment of 5 Lessons By Mentor Teacher....................................................................................................1
14. Lesson Observations......................................................................................................................................... 3
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 1............................................................................................................3
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 2............................................................................................................5
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 3............................................................................................................7
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 4............................................................................................................9
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 5...........................................................................................................11
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 6.......................................................................................................... 13
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 7.......................................................................................................... 15
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 8.......................................................................................................... 17
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 9.......................................................................................................... 19
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 10........................................................................................................ 21
15. Diary................................................................................................................................................................ 22
16. Reflective Journal............................................................................................................................................ 23
17. Good Practices about the subject.................................................................................................................... 24
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18. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRACTICES IN YOUR SUBJECT...............................................25
Assessment Grid/Rubric........................................................................................................................................ 26
19. ATTENDANCE REGISTER OF STUDENT TEACHER AT SCHOOL................................................................28
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1. Mentor Letter
Please hand this letter to your mentor to read on your first day at the school:
Dear mentor
Thank you very much for agreeing to support and guide this student from Unisa. It is only possible for our
students to get acquainted with the realities of teaching under the supervision of experienced top teachers. What
you do for our students is irreplaceable and inestimable in their preparation to become teachers. Could we please
request you assist us with the following?
Please dedicate some time each week to formally meet with the student to discuss her/his progress during the
past week and schedule for the following week. Please allow the student to observe all
the lessons you present and write a short report on 25 of them (as in the report form included in this portfolio
under section 4). Please ensure that this is done regularly.
Please assist the student in working through the portfolio systematically to enable her/him to comprehensively
complete it in the 25 days at the school.
Please ensure that the portfolio is comprehensively completed (including all attachments) at the end of the 25
days.
Please assist the student with lesson preparation for lessons she/he has to present. Please assist the student in
presenting as many lessons as possible under your supervision. Please provide feedback to the student after
every lesson.
Please assess five of the lessons that must be presented and included in this portfolio. Please provide feedback
and make suggestions for improvement of these five lessons.
Please write a short report on the behavior and activities of the student during the Practical Teaching period on
the following page.
Please include contact details with your report if we need to contact you regarding any aspect of Practical
Teaching (it may also be the school's contact details).
Please contact me if there is any indistinctness regarding what is expected of you or what the student must do.
Please contact me regarding any misbehavior or unethical actions by the student (e.g., if the student comes late
or is absent without a good reason if the student does not cooperate, or if the student does not prepare properly
for the lessons).
My contact details: Ms. TB Maphumulo, 012 429 4550 (Work),
Thank you very much for your help and the sacrifices you make.
Thabisile Maphumulo
PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
PORTFOLIO:
Teaching Practice (TP) for SP (grades 7 - 9)
Final submission date: 18 September 2024
STUDENT NAME AND SURNAME …………………………………………………………………………...
STUDENT NUMBER: ………………………………………………………………………………………...
FIRST day of teaching Practice: ………………………...…Last day …………………………………….
Mark one box next to the senior phase subject (grades 7- 9) for which you prepared this
portfolio
Subject didactics Mark one box
senior phase (grades 7- 9) with an X
Languages (name the
language) PLEASE NOTE: IF
Mathematics YOU DO NOT
Economic & management COMPLETE THIS
sciences
Social sciences PAGE CORRECTLY,
Life Orientation WE WILL DEDUCT
Natural sciences 10% OFF YOUR
Creative Arts PORTFOLIO MARK.
Technology
MARKERS MUST INDICATE HERE HOW MUCH MUST BE SUBTRACTED BECAUSE OF LATE
SUBMISSION
Minus................%
, TPS3705/103
Contents
1. Mentor Letter...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Mentor teacher page.......................................................................................................................................... 27
2. Declaration Form............................................................................................................................................... 28
3. Description of the Classroom............................................................................................................................. 29
4. Timetables......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Composite timetable for the grade...................................................................................................................... 30
Class timetable for the assigned grade.............................................................................................................. 30
Personal timetable.............................................................................................................................................. 30
6. Classroom Management.................................................................................................................................... 32
Management style of mentor teacher:................................................................................................................ 32
Culture of teaching and learning:........................................................................................................................ 32
Classroom discipline:.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Other responsibilities you performed as a teacher..............................................................................................32
7. Assessment Activities......................................................................................................................................... 33
8. Marks Record Sheet.......................................................................................................................................... 34
9. Class Register.................................................................................................................................................... 35
10. Basic functionality and governance of the school.............................................................................................36
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 1.............................................................................................................................. 38
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 2.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 3.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 4.............................................................................................................................. 24
SUBJECT LESSON PLAN 5.............................................................................................................................. 24
12. Assessment of 5 Lessons By Mentor Teacher....................................................................................................1
14. Lesson Observations......................................................................................................................................... 3
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 1............................................................................................................3
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 2............................................................................................................5
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 3............................................................................................................7
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 4............................................................................................................9
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 5...........................................................................................................11
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 6.......................................................................................................... 13
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 7.......................................................................................................... 15
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 8.......................................................................................................... 17
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 9.......................................................................................................... 19
OBSERVATION SHEET FOR LESSON 10........................................................................................................ 21
15. Diary................................................................................................................................................................ 22
16. Reflective Journal............................................................................................................................................ 23
17. Good Practices about the subject.................................................................................................................... 24
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18. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRACTICES IN YOUR SUBJECT...............................................25
Assessment Grid/Rubric........................................................................................................................................ 26
19. ATTENDANCE REGISTER OF STUDENT TEACHER AT SCHOOL................................................................28
, TPS3705/103
1. Mentor Letter
Please hand this letter to your mentor to read on your first day at the school:
Dear mentor
Thank you very much for agreeing to support and guide this student from Unisa. It is only possible for our
students to get acquainted with the realities of teaching under the supervision of experienced top teachers. What
you do for our students is irreplaceable and inestimable in their preparation to become teachers. Could we please
request you assist us with the following?
Please dedicate some time each week to formally meet with the student to discuss her/his progress during the
past week and schedule for the following week. Please allow the student to observe all
the lessons you present and write a short report on 25 of them (as in the report form included in this portfolio
under section 4). Please ensure that this is done regularly.
Please assist the student in working through the portfolio systematically to enable her/him to comprehensively
complete it in the 25 days at the school.
Please ensure that the portfolio is comprehensively completed (including all attachments) at the end of the 25
days.
Please assist the student with lesson preparation for lessons she/he has to present. Please assist the student in
presenting as many lessons as possible under your supervision. Please provide feedback to the student after
every lesson.
Please assess five of the lessons that must be presented and included in this portfolio. Please provide feedback
and make suggestions for improvement of these five lessons.
Please write a short report on the behavior and activities of the student during the Practical Teaching period on
the following page.
Please include contact details with your report if we need to contact you regarding any aspect of Practical
Teaching (it may also be the school's contact details).
Please contact me if there is any indistinctness regarding what is expected of you or what the student must do.
Please contact me regarding any misbehavior or unethical actions by the student (e.g., if the student comes late
or is absent without a good reason if the student does not cooperate, or if the student does not prepare properly
for the lessons).
My contact details: Ms. TB Maphumulo, 012 429 4550 (Work),
Thank you very much for your help and the sacrifices you make.
Thabisile Maphumulo
