Welcome to MultiAge

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Welcome to Multi-Age
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The Multi-Age Experience

• Presented By
• Sue Salness Charlene Behrends
• River Woods School
• District 203

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History

• Program began with a grant from the State in 1991
• A core group of teachers spent one year
  researching and visiting multi-age classrooms
• In 1992 the first multi-age classes began with a
  second/third grade structure
• In 1993 a first/second grade multi-age was
  initiated
• To date, success with multi-age continues

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Philosophy
Teach children at their instructional level -
moving above and beyond grade level when possible
Curriculum is modified to meet various ability
levels, mastering of grade level objectives and
district requirements is the priority
A large concept or content area is taught to all
- groups splinter off from there to take that
concept to its highest potential
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What Research Tell Us

• Interaction between children models the real
  world. Children are exposed to, and work with
  others of different ages and abilities
• Cooperation rather than competition is the norm
• Sibling-like relationships develop between the
  students
• Younger children have mentors to look up to
  and receive guidance from
• Older children have the opportunity to be
  classroom leaders, teachers, and role models to
  younger children
• Children learn from one another
• Independent working skills are strengthened
• Two year time span with one teacher strengthens
  the relationship between teacher/student -
  teacher/parents

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Daily Schedule Multi-Age 1-2
810 Opening activities
845 Center Work
900 Literature Block
1040 Art, Music, PE
1015 Spelling/Word Study
1105 Writers Workshop
1225 Read to/ Read and Relax
1145 Recess/Lunch
105 Math
150 Social Sciences
230 Dismiss
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