How to Combine Lessons in a Split Grade Classroom

Send us Fan Mail 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 Tuck these in your teacher pocket: Compare curriculum expectations for both grades, highlight shared skills (verbs like analyze, describe, explain ), and design one shared teaching point with two scaled outputs. Remember to

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How to Combine Lessons in a Split Grade Classroom is an episode from Teaching with Madly Learning® by Madly Learning.

This episode is 9:50 long.

This episode was published on Nov 11, 2025.

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