The following videos can be used as provocations for discussion regarding the issues and teaching/learning approaches related to the teaching of combined grades.
Approaches to guide the development of combined grades units
“Lenses “ for Making Connections for Planning Science Combined Grades
https://youtu.be/kdl5D2rAclk
Planning Combined Grades using the 2013 Revised Social Studies, Geography and History Curriculum
https://youtu.be/vfW_tZs6Hhw?list=UUMIznCR6XAL8rmXbu0s4lpg
Organizing common ideas using the 2013 Revised Social Studies, Geography and History
https://youtu.be/JFyvjoQQoes?list=UUMIznCR6XAL8rmXbu0s4lpg
Process for planning combined grades – teacher perspective
Identifying Common big ideas/process /product in a grade 1/2 class Part 1
https://youtu.be/jJ-ZNp716cA
Integrating science and social studies with language – focusing on “big ideas”
https://youtu.be/Q09AGCw60lA
Teacher designed culminating task
See a science field guide for grade 3 Plants and Grade 4 Habitats. A great example of common process skill and a common summative assessment task.
https://youtu.be/ZB5U-dFAwPk
Collaborating with others to build units
A combined grades teacher is speaking about planning with big ideas and working with others
https://youtu.be/PBCYqWrSdPA
Interviewing an experienced combined grades teacher
The following interviews address the key ideas involved in planning and implementing combined grades. The interviews also highlight changes in perceptions about the teaching of combined grades.