MY SBTE COMMENTS FROM THE MATHEMATICS (COMBINATION) LESSON:
My SBTE said that she thought the lesson went well.  She liked that I was getting more confident transitioning the students from the carpet to the desks and back to the carpet.  The only thing that she said she would have added was to have the students sit in a circle on the carpet rather than in rows.  This way they would have the opportunity to sit facing each other so everyone could hear and see each other.  Something minor that she corrected me on was how I wrote the possible combinations of ten on the board.  I did not have the commutative property of addition clearly defined by having, for example, 4+6 and 6+4 next to each other.  My SBTE corrected me on this right away, so I fixed it as soon as I recognized what she was talking about.

MY SBTE COMMENTS FROM THE SOCIAL STUDIES (COMPASS ROSE) LESSON:
My SBTE emailed me her comments about the lesson which I have attached with this reflection.  She seemed to think it went really well, and she really liked the whole thing.  Her email stated: "You're very positive and you connect well with the kids!  You present yourself in a confident manner and know your lesson well.  You are very prepared - thank you!  The only suggestion I can offer is to plan where you want the kids to be for each part and how you will get them there; which attention getters and/or transition activities do you feel comfortable with or want to try? (Play a CD, clap a pattern-wait-give directions, call teams to "hop like a kangeroo" or swim or whatever to the carpet or to desks, cheer S..T..O..P stop and freeze, ring the bell..... teach them a new one if you want - whatever feels goo to you! :>)  I think you'll be great!"

MY SBTE COMMENTS FROM THE SCIENCE LESSON:
My SBTE suggested I model everything the students needed to do exactly.  This way they would be able to see the final product and know what it is supposed to look like.  She believes in modeling, for all lessons, especially with younger grade; this class being a first grade class, they really needed this lesson to be modeled.  Something else my SBTE said was that if it were a more complex lesson, I should have made a checklist for the students to complete as they were doing the lesson.  This way they would have known exactly what was going on, and they could have checked off what they had done as they did it.  Both my SBTE’s suggestions, I really took into consideration, and when I do another science lesson, or any lesson, I will be very conscious to use modeling and checklists for my students.