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In this episode, Patti from Madly Learning helps you take the overwhelm out of differentiation. You’ll learn how to design one strong core lesson that meets diverse student needs — without doubling your workload. Patti shares real classroom examples, practical tips, and mindset shifts that make differentiation both manageable and meaningful.

Tuck these in your teacher pocket:

• Differentiation is not about 30 separate lessons — it’s one lesson with multiple access points.
• Focus on flexibility, not perfection.
• Use assessment (formal and informal) to guide your adjustments.
• Scaffold for support and extend for enrichment — all anchored in the same big idea.

Start small with one new strategy and build confidence over time!

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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
  
  

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Compare curriculum expectations for both grades, highlight shared skills (verbs like analyze, describe, explain), and design one shared teaching point with two scaled outputs.

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Think teaching a split grade means double the prep and double the stress? Think again! In this episode, Patti dives into the most common myths about teaching combined grades and reveals the truth about what actually makes them work.

Tuck these in your teacher pocket:

• Plan one unified lesson for both grades (without doubling your workload)
• See the curriculum as a continuum instead of two separate checklists
• Simplify planning by focusing on skills, not just expectations
• Strengthen classroom management and student independence
• Ditch the guilt and find balance in your split grade classroom

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