Western Colleges, Incorporated

Approaches and Strategies in Teaching

Multigrade Classes
(Lesson Plan)

Submitted by:

Ryan B. Lopez

Submitted to:

Dr. Eduarda Zapanta

I Objectives

A. Identify the approaches and strategies use in multigrade classes

B. Can state clearly the approaches and strategies use in multigrade classes

C. Equalize the effective approaches and strategies use in multigrade classes

II Subject Matter

Reference: https://scholar.google.com/

Materials: Power Point Presentation

III Discussiuon

Question: What strategies are effective in teaching multigrade classes?

 Rounds of Participation

Each pupil has a two- or three- minutes opportunity to express his or her point of view
on a given topic while others listen.

Older students: controversial, thought provoking topics

Younger students: simple topics

Safe participation

Holding students accountable

Lead by older students

 Involve Your Students

Students help maintain physical space (sense of responsibility)

Students help create classroom rules (sense of ownership)

 Group Work/ Peer Teaching

Same grade levels work together

Mix age groups

Meet and work with variety of peers (strengthen collaboration skills)

Encourage more students to participate

 Teach by subject vs age

By subject

Content area is the same

Level of difficult of task is varies

By Age-Group

Deliver lesson to one age-group/ability level

Rest of the class works on independent work

 Self-Paced Learning

Work at own pace in curriculum

Track own progress so students know where to pick up right away

Requires a lot of work beforehand

 Portfolio

A file containing samples of student’s work and information

Help manage paperwork

Track student progress

Review portfolio twice every semester or term

 Student-Created Questions

Have students create teir own exam question and answer based on their notes and
lectures
 Method of reviewer for creators

Give these questions to their peers as a review packet

Have creators correct peer work

Add in extra of your own (optional)

 Exams

To reduce the amount of time it will take you to mark/provide feedback

Short essay questions with limited space for response

Use diagrams, tables, and figures

Answer sheet

Multiple-choice with explanation