I had my scheduled formal observation today. I think it went well. It seemed to go well. Most of it went smoothly except that I forgot to prepare enough of one paper for all my small groups. But, it was not something that took long to get ready once I realized I needed another one.
My lesson was on counting sets of coins using pennies, nickels and dimes.
This is not an easy concept for first graders. They have difficulty understanding the value contained in different coins and then remembering to count/add by how much each coin is worth.
This year, though my class seems to be understanding it more than in the past. I have tried a couple of different things thanks to our new math series. Today's lesson was fun for me because the students really got into it. They were all very engaged and seemed to enjoy it. They had to work in groups to count given sets of coins. Then, they had to make sets of coins to show the value on a given price tag.
I probably won't get feedback until next week, but I am not upset with how it all went.
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