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Tips in Teaching Multi Grade Classes

This document provides tips for teaching in multi-grade classrooms. It begins by explaining that multi-grade classrooms consist of students from two or more grade levels. It then discusses the role of the multi-grade teacher is to impart knowledge to all students regardless of differences. The document then lists five tips for teaching in these environments: 1) determine requirements, 2) consider student abilities over grade levels, 3) create activities for groups not being taught, 4) incorporate everyday experiences into lessons, and 5) assure parents with specific information. The overall message is that multi-grade teaching requires some adjustments but can be approached like any other class and provides benefits to students.

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Tips in Teaching Multi Grade Classes

This document provides tips for teaching in multi-grade classrooms. It begins by explaining that multi-grade classrooms consist of students from two or more grade levels. It then discusses the role of the multi-grade teacher is to impart knowledge to all students regardless of differences. The document then lists five tips for teaching in these environments: 1) determine requirements, 2) consider student abilities over grade levels, 3) create activities for groups not being taught, 4) incorporate everyday experiences into lessons, and 5) assure parents with specific information. The overall message is that multi-grade teaching requires some adjustments but can be approached like any other class and provides benefits to students.

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Tips in Teaching multi grade

classes

Feby Rose C. Ongy BEEd-3


Being a teacher on multi grade
classes.
 Being a teacher is one of the most demanding jobs around,
and it can be made even more challenging if you’re in
charge of teaching multi-grade classrooms. These groups,
also known as split or combination classrooms, are made up
of students from two or more grade levels. The idea of
having to instruct multiple levels of students at various
academic stages, receiving different material can be rather
intimidating. When it comes right down to it, split teaching
can actually be approached nearly as any other educational
assignment would be. It simply requires some tweaking
with regard to structure and strategy.
What is the role of multi grade
teacher?

The main function of the Multigrade teacher is to
teach students by imparting knowledge . The
teacher is expected to be versatile and utilize
different strategies to make learning meaningful
and effective for all students in his or her
classroom, no matter what individual differences
may exist among the students.
5 TIPS FOR TEACHING IN MULTI-GRADE
CLASSROOMS

 DETERMINE YOUR REQUIREMENTS

It’s imperative that you find out the requirements under which you
must work. You don’t want to make a plan for the ways in which
you will structure your lessons, only to discover that the
administration of your district requires something entirely
different. Approach your building’s administrator to set up a
meeting to discuss the parameters within which you’ll need to
structure your classroom. Ask specific questions to determine what
might be acceptable and what won’t work at all. For example,
you’ll want to discover whether you need to teach the curriculums
separately or if you can combine your grades for certain lessons.
 CONSIDER STUDENT ABILITIES
INSTEAD OF GRADE LEVEL
If you’re permitted to teach different curriculum at
once, you may find that it’s easiest to approach
things by ability levels rather than grade levels.
Even single-grade classrooms contain a wide
range of academic abilities. Think of ways in
which you might structure your lessons in these
cases, and then apply that approach to your
multi-grade classroom. Sometimes grouping
students of varying strengths is the best plan so
that the stronger ones can influence and assist
those who may be struggling.
 Create Activities for Groups Not Being Taught
It’s true that you’re only one person. This doesn’t
mean you need to stretch yourself thin by
meeting every student’s needs every minute of
the day. There will be times you’ll be teaching a
group of students and another will be left to their
own devices. Create some structured activities or
lessons for these students to busy themselves
with while your attention is elsewhere. These can
be solo activities such as quiet reading or simple
group projects.
 INCORPORATE EVERYDAY
EXPERIENCE INTO LEARNING
A particularly effective strategy to use with split classrooms
is to bring everyday experiences into the curriculum.
This is quite useful in any learning environment, as it
helps to clarify new concepts when students can
personally relate to them in some way. The concept can
be especially efficient when you’re dealing with different
grade levels and lessons. Combining lessons to revolve
around a common cultural or everyday life experience
can also really bring your students together and create
camaraderie
 ASSURE PARENTS WITH SPECIFIC
INFORMATION

New things can be a bit scary for everyone, including


parents. If your students’ parents are unfamiliar with
the combined classroom approach, they will
probably have lots of questions. They may even
wonder if such a structure will allow for their child
to receive the kind of learning experience that is best.
Being prepared to answer questions and to show
evidence of the ways in which this model can benefit
students will go far to ease the parents’ minds and to
take pressure off of you down the road.
 Teaching combination groups doesn’t have to
be overwhelming or scary. In fact, it can
actually be a lot of fun and provide a number
of advantages to students. Have fun with your
multi-grade classroom and allow yourself to
stretch your creativity.
End

Thank you

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