How to Combine Lessons in a Split Grade Classroom

2025-11-11

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Send us a textIn this episode, PattI dives into the “efficiency mindset” — a powerful approach to simplify split-grade teaching. Instead of planning two separate lessons, learn how to teach one lesson with differentiated outputs that meet both grades’ expectations.Key Takeaways:The mindset shift: one lesson, different outputsHow to find overlapping skills in your curriculumExamples across math, language, science, and social studiesWhy this approach saves time and strengthens learningHow unified lessons...

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In this episode, PattI dives into the “efficiency mindset” — a powerful approach to simplify split-grade teaching. Instead of planning two separate lessons, learn how to teach one lesson with differentiated outputs that meet both grades’ expectations.

Key Takeaways:

The mindset shift: one lesson, different outputs
How to find overlapping skills in your curriculum
Examples across math, language, science, and social studies
Why this approach saves time and strengthens learning
How unified lessons build a stronger classroom community

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Compare curriculum expectations for both grades, highlight shared skills (verbs like analyze, describe, explain), and design one shared teaching point with two scaled outputs.

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