What is Multi Grade Teaching

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What is multigrade teaching ?

Multigrade teaching involves the teaching of childrenfrom two or more grade levels in one classroom.Such contexts requires the employment of particular

teaching methodologies and classroom administration.

Since Multigrade classes are smaller and can be

established more cheaply than complete schools, they

can be more numerous, therefore more dispersed and thus

located closer to the settlements where the children

live. This means both that younger children can attend

and that the time children spend travelling betweenschool and home can be reduced to an acceptable level.

This in turn means that there is sufficient time

outside school hours for the children to continue to

contribute to the family's economic activity .

Attending school is therefore likely to be more

acceptable to the families concerned, and thus both

increase the number of children receiving education and

reduce the failure rate.Multigrade schools, being

smaller and more dispersed, would enjoy much closerlinks with the smaller communities that they would be

set up to serve.This would have a very positive effect

on local attitudes and access to education.

The professional teacher is a key resource person in

the Multigrade context. The local content is a

significant part of the curriculum, it is particularly

important to resolve the issue of appointing well-

trained and locally-oriented teachers.

Tips for the multigrade teacherThe main function of the Multigrade teacher is to teach

students by imparting knowledge .

The teacher is expected to be versatile and utilize


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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.

The teacher should be able to understand differences

between pupils, be able to motivate them to learn and

guide them though their learning materials.

The teacher should be able to do this for all grade levels in

the classroom, no matter what curriculum subject is being

studied. The teacher should not only be a provider of

knowledge but should also be a facilitator of learning.

Planning is a critical function for the Multigrade teacher.

Appropriate planning by the teacher will result in classes

which are more productive for the learners and easier for

them to follow.

For each grade level for which the teacher is responsible, he or shemust determine the answers to the questions:

- Whom do I teach ?

- What must I each ?

- How do I teach ?

- When do I teach ?

- Why do I teach this ?


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Once the teacher has determined the answers to thesequestions, he or she must then devise an implementationplan in order to achieve the objectives of the lesson. Suchimplementation strategies include lesson planning,

selection of week activities, time- tabling . All these mustbe carried out before the actual lesson is given.Another role which the MT must carry out is to monitor the

progress of pupil's learning so as to ensure quality of

education.

Therefore, assessment should be consider a continuous

and integral part of the teaching process.

MT still need to develop their own additional materialslike:

*designing and making small boards, flash cards, etc. to

save time in the classroom and to maximize the time

which pupils spend on learning tasks.

*Using local materials to develop instructional materials

and to encourage learners to make their own.

*Designing workbooks which are suitable for student use

within the local context and conditions.

*Including within these locally designed materials andworkbooks activities and knowledge which are relevant to

the local culture.

A MT must also be a researcher, research questions could be:


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*What makes instructional materials and aids useful in

teaching and learning in the local context?

*How can the enrolment rate be increased and the drop-

out rate reduced?

*What types of games and sports should be played in the

school ?

*What useful extra-curricular activities can be arranged

and when?

*Why certain students are not learning as well as might beexpected ?

*How to use local resources, including students and

monitors, efficiently and effectively?

*What classroom strategies and management enhance

learning for different activities?

Steps to undertake to prepare a week plan with the theme


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Grade 3-4


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Steps Subject/Sub

subject

Topic Grade Remarks

Step 1 LanguageSocial Studies The fieldtrip

3-4: visit the

bus station.

The teachers

must do the

concrete

fieldtrip before

the do it with

the children.

Prepare

questions and

new words.

Step 2Subject 1

Languagea.

Vocabulary

b. Reading

c. Writing

d. Spelling

e. Grammar

Reconstruction of

the fieldtrip.

Nummering the

new words and

giving the

explanation.

Answering the

questions.

With the

sentences you

prepared in the

voc. lesson, you

can make a text.

This text can be

used as a

reading text.

The pupils can

write the

- Vocabulary list

and

- The new

sentences.

Dictation of the

learned words or

sentences

depending on

the grade.

Structure.

3-4: 15 words

3-4: 15

sentences

The children

must find

themselves as

much as

possible new

words.

Frequentreading periods

for each child

are necessary,

different times

in the week.

Use the

sentences from

the text.


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Step 3

Subject 2

Mathem at i csa.

Measureme

nt

b. Sets

c. Time

Distance from the

bus station to the

school. You need

to measure

concrete.

The different

colours and marksof busses and

cars.

Number of people,

male, female,

intersection.

3-4 Measure

the distance

from theclassroom to

the house of

the teacher.

Talk about

meter and

meter.

Talk about

meter,

meter and

centimetre.

Measure the

distance from

the classroom

to an

important

building. Talk

about

m, m, cm,

dam, hm.km.

3-4: drawing

the clock,

Let measure the

children.

Let them explain

the way ofmeasuring.

The

demonstration

lesson of thetable of

multiplication

can easy fit in

this topic.


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Step 4

Subject 3

S oc i a l S tud i esa. Science

b. Geography

c. History

The weather in

town, the

province in

Zambia.

The climates.

Early Farmers.

3-4: The

weather in the

district,province.

The seasons,

instruments to

measure, the

climates.

Step 5

Subject 4

Subj

ect 5

Subj

ect 6

Mus i c

Creat iveact iv i t ies

H o m eeconom i cs

Listen to the

sounds of the

town.

The song If you

are happy and

you know it clap

your hands.

The colours of the

cars.

-

Mixingcolours.

-

Making

funny

number

plates.

Types of food,

fruits, vegetables

at the market

place.

-

Making

a fruit

salad.

-

Making

This music

lesson is a

demonstration

lesson.

This is a

demonstration

lesson. Use the

vocabulary on


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Subje

ct 7

Subje

ct 8

Subje

ct 9

P hys i ca lE duca t i on

Rel ig iouseduca t i on

Z am b i anLanguage

a

vegeta

ble

soup.

In town.

Creation

Play roll: a littleshop in town.

3-4: Churches

in town.

town for all the

exercises.

Step 6 Have a look ifyouintegrated thetwelveskills inthe weekplan.

Step 7 Put all thesubjectsin aweeklytimetable.


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A typical Multigrade lesson preparation

Lesson preparation in

Multigrade Teaching

Grade = 3,4,5

Subjects = English/Maths

The story

The story of the mouse with the (7 tails)

A nice little mouse was very unhappy because it had no friends to play with.

Every day other children were laughing with the mouse, do you know why?

Because the mouse had seven tails.

Who can draw me a mouse with seven tails?

The unhappy little mouse complained to her mother, and asked her what to do?(all children

look unhappy)

Mammy told the mouse that she must laugh back when the other pupils are making fun of

her.

The mouse went to school with a big smile (all children a big smile), but all the children startlaughing again and shout, hahahaha a mouse with seven tails.

The mouse came back home and was crying

The mother must think about another solution.

That same day the mother cut three tails (a pupil erases the tails from the BB).


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But still the children kept on laughing.

Now the mother cut all the tails.

The day after when the mouse came at school she started immediately playing with the

other children. But the children couldnt laugh anymore because the tails were gone.

So from that day all the children played with the mouse.

Since then the mouse comes home with a big smile.

Content/met

hod

Teach

er

activit

ies

Childr

en

activit

ies

Exercises/ga

mes

games

individ

ual

work

Introduction

The story

Grade 3,4,5

The

teacher

tells the

story of

the little

mouse

with the

seven

tails.

The

children

sit in front

of the

class on

the

ground.

They will

be active

during the

One of the children will

come and draw a

mouse with seven tails

on the BB.


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story

They will

be crying,

looking

happy,

andlooking

sad.

Development

Situation 1

Grade 3Key-word list

Mouse, happy, school,

to laugh, tail, smile, to

walk, and more words

found by the children.

Grade 4

Grade 5

Situation 2

Grade 3

How many

tails the

mouse

have? How

many werecut the

first time,

how many

the second

times?

Can you

tell me the

story

again? Can

you play

the story?

The key

words are

written

down on

the BB.

All the

children

will be

saying one

sentenceof the

story.

The

children

will play

the story.

The

children

read a lot

of times

all the

words.

Table of multiplication

games:

1. One child in

front of the

class and will

say a table, theother students

will answer.

2. Two children

in line, every

time they give

a good answer

they make a

step forward.

The one who

will be the first

in front or back

of the class

wins.

3. One child

claps the table

in her hands

the others have

to answer.

4. Two children

will stand in

front of the

class reciting

the table. If

they make a

mistake the

other pupils can

put their finger

Write the

tables of

multiplication

of 2, 3,4,5,6.

Write down

the story in 5

to 10

sentences.

Write all the

new words in

your book.

After writing

you will

dictate the


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Grade 4

1 x 7 = 7

2 x 7 = 14

3 x 7 = 21

4 x 7 = 28

5 x 7 = 35

6 x 7 = 42

7 x 7 = 49

8 x 7 = 56

9 x 7 = 63

10 x 7 = 70

Grade 5

Situation 3

Grade 3

Teaching

the table

ofmultiplicat

ion.

How many

tails the

mouse

has?

Seven

childrenstand in a

circle.

Teacher

will teach,

by the

same

method till

3 x 7.

The

children

read thetables of

multiplicat

ion.

Children

answer

individuall

y.

A child willdraw a set

with seven

elements.

Another

child will

write

1 x 7 = 7

And so on

till 3 x 7

in the air.

5. All the

children stand

up and the

teacher is

asking thetable. When a

pupil gives a

good answer he

or she can sit

down.

6. All the

children sit

down. The

teacher is

asking the

table. When a

child gives a

good answer he

or she can

stand up.

1.

Concrete

children in

a circle.

2. Semi

concrete is

the story.

3. Semi

abstract

sets on the

BB.

Abstract 3 x 7.

words to

your friend.

Correct the

words and

then start

over.

The pupils

finish their

writing

exercises.

Write all the

new words in

your book.

After writing


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Grade 4

Grade 5

Verbs/nouns/adjective

s like to laugh, towalk, to cry, sad, bad,

and happy.

Situation 4

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

The

teacher

will write

down five

sentences.

We will

analyse

the

sentences

and put

the words

in verbs,nouns and

adjectives

columns.

All the

pupils will

read their

story or a

part of the

story.

you will

dictate the

words to

your friend.

Correct the

words and

then start

over.

Complete the

table of

seven.

Write also

the table of

six and learn

by heart the

both tables.

Complete the

table of

multiplication

and learn by

heart.


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Situation 5

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Situation 5

Grade4/5/6

The

dictation

of tenwords.

Reading

and

learning

the table

of seven

by games.

Thechildren

write

down the

words

individuall

y.

Complete the

list of 20

words in

each column.

Learn the

words.

Make adrawing of

the story.

Complete the

list, correct

with your

friends and

prepare yourdictation.


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All thechildren

sing the

table of

multiplicat

ion, but

grade of 3

can keep

on

drawing.

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