Teaching large classes

Teaching large classes

1. What are the challenges of teaching a large class?

   • It is not easy to keep good discipline going in a large class. It is impossible to give each child the individual attention they need.

2. How can you use group work to help learning in a large class?

   • Organise the groups to suit the children's abilities. Mixed-ability groups: the more able learners in the group can help the others to master the work so teacher need not teach some parts. Same-ability groups: While faster learners are woring , teacher help to individual learners in the slower groups. Using group leaders: Some teacher design to faster ss to help slower ss.

3. How can group work help in a large class when resources are lacking?

   • For example, if you do not have enough books for each child, form groups so that each group has one book.

4. How can you develop good discipline in a large class?

   • T should state clear basic rules of conduct that learners understand, such as: They have to work quietly, they may talk. but not loudly.

5. The advantages of a large class

   • When there are many children in a class they can share many different ideas and interesting life experiences.

6. Next steps

   • Discuss with your class a code of conduct, that would suit your situation. Plan a variety of activities that can be used when you have only one book. Plan a group project in which each group member will have their own special task that is connected to the others.