Integration of content within

and across curriculum

teaching areas

Jennie joie a. malangis

• Objective:
Apply knowledge of content within and
across curriculum teaching areas.
 ACROSS CURRICULUM TEACHING AREAS
CURRICULUM AREAS
WITHIN CURRICULUM TEACHING AREAS
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
1. Competencies that teachers are expected to master for
them to teach efficiently and effectively.
2. Different learning/subject areas taught and learned in
the basic education curriculum.
3. Inclusion of appropriately chosen intra-disciplinary
topics and enabling learning competencies within the
curriculum guide of a specific learning area and grade
level.
4. Making meaningful connections and including
appropriate interdisciplinary topics and learning
competencies cited in the curriculum guide of other
learning areas in any grade level.
• 1. CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
• 2. CURRICULUM AREAS
• 3. WITHIN CURRICULUM TEACHING AREAS
• 4. ACROSS CURRICULUM TEACHING
AREAS
• An integrated curriculum is described as one
that connects different areas of study by
cutting across subject-matter lines and
emphasizing unifying concepts. Integration
focuses on making connections for students,
allowing them to engage in relevant,
meaningful activities that can be connected
to real life.
 In applying intra- and interdisciplinary
concepts in your teaching practices, you
may consider the following steps.
• 1. Analyze the target learning competencies.
• 2. Assess learners based on their diverse
learning styles, needs, interests, engagement
level, previously mastered enabling
competencies, and progression in the past
lessons.
• 3. Assess the setting, time and
resources.
• 4. Localize or contextualize the lesson
and use relatable issues/concerns. You
may use the following criteria: a. Is it a
real issue? b. Are you personally
interested in it? c. Is the scope of the
issue manageable?
• 5. Plan activities for each part of the DLL.
a. Make and deliver activities/exercises
aligned with the lesson objectives.
• b. Have each activity reinforce ideas
and/or skills from different subjects to
indicate the importance of combining
disciplines.
• c. Vary activity types to increase
engagement level.
• 6. Give time for learners to reflect on their
answers/outputs.
• 7. Determine proper assessment strategies.
• 8. Develop rubrics based on the measurable
lesson objectives and use criteria that
appropriately describe the target output.
• 9. Reflect on learners’ participation rate, products
and performances.
• 10. Reflect on the relevance and appropriateness
of interdisciplinary teaching process in your class.
 Science and Math
• are intimately connected, particularly in fields
such as chemistry, astronomy and physics.
More complex math, such as geometry,
algebra and calculus, can help students solve
chemistry problems, understand the
movements of the planets and analyze
scientific studies. Math is also important in
practical sciences, such as engineering and
computer science.
 Literature/Writing and Math

• Mastering basic arithmetic can enable

students to better understand poetry. The
meter of poetry, the number of words to
include in a line and the effect that certain
rhythms have on the reader are all products of
mathematical calculations.
 Social Studies and Math

• Social studies classes, such as history, often

require students to review charts and graphs
that provide historical data or information on
ethnic groups. In geography classes, students
might need to understand how the elevation
of an area affects its population or chart the
extent to which different populations have
different average life spans.
 Arts and Math
• Math can help students learn the basic
rhythms of dances used in ballet and theater
performances. Art thrives on geometry, and
students who understand basic geometric
formulas can craft impressive art pieces.
Photographers use math to calculate shutter
speed, focal length, lighting angles and
exposure time.
• Application of content knowledge within and
across curriculum learning areas can also be
observed in school or community
programs/projects.
Curriculum Area Integrated Activity
Subject/Area
“Everything connects to
everything else.”