2018 Education

2018 EDUCATION MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2018 Page 5 All six of the classes, single-grade and blended, have the same daily schedule for reading, writing, math; and a segment of social skills, science, or social studies. Teaching the core subjects in a blended class Both Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Kessinger say that their blended classes require more labor for preparation than a single-grade class. Both blended classroom teachers make a presentation for each subject. Sometimes the K-1 teacher needs to make more than one presentation to target the varying levels of the students. After subject presentations the students break into their work groups. Mrs. Irwin explains charts are created, one for reading and one for math with student work-groups. The student names in the groups change as each student progresses. Above: Mrs. Irwin explains charts are created, one for reading and one for math with student work-groups. The student names in the groups change as each student progresses. CONTINUED →