This study sought to identify the most common physical gestures used by female
student teachers during managing the classroom interaction in the first three grades. The
researcher adopted the qualitative research design which suits the nature of th
e study and
the direct observation technique to collect the required data. The study population
consisted of 112 students and the sample consisted of 40 female student teachers who were
chosen with respect to the purposive method. The findings of the study come as follows:
The most common gestures among the individuals of the sample are concluded in
three forms of gestures: first, it is negative as the female student teacher is afraid and
psychologically stressed. Second, it is positive as the female student teacher smiles at
students and tries to communicate with them. Third, it is of a controlled nature of the
classroom; frequency percentage ranged between medium to low. This may indicate that
female student teachers do not rely mainly on physical gestures during managing the
classroom interaction; this may go back to their reliance on other methods to deal with the
wrong behaviors in the first three grades. Finally, the study recommended a set of
recommendations.