Teacher opinion of a Y2/Y3 mix (used to mixed classes but KS1 and KS2 not KS1/2 mix)

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Ds school have stated that this year they will be changing the mixed groups, before it was Y1/2 Y3/4 and Y5 & Y6 taught separately.

This year (due to intake) they have changed the format slightly but Y2/3 will be taught tighter. Ds will be in Y3.

Tbh I was looking forward to him being with the Y4's as DS is one of the oldest in his year and I think it's good for the dc to be challenged more with older dc in a group.

Have any teachers or parents had a mix such as this.

Tighter - together!

Anyone?

I have taught 2/3 together, it's not much different to teaching any other mixed age class, stage not age, looking at the objectives that match the ability rather than the year group. The only real difficulty was the longer term planning that resulted from changing the mix of years, you need to be sure that nothing was missed out!

Spanieleyes, thank you.

Time will tell as to whether there are any real issues. Ds has already mentioned that once he's in Y3 the Y2's will still be allowed an afternoon play. Think the school are letting Y3's still have this until Christmas. If I'm honest I would prefer Y3's to start the year as they mean to go on, study time is important and I'd already discussed the changes to DS. I'm unsure how this will work with regards to lessons being taught once Y3 afternoon play is stopped.

There are lots and lots of threads this yr fretting about mixed yr groups. more than usual, I mean.

DC school has mixed up y2 &3 for at least 8 yrs now. Seems to work for them. Yr group sizes are anywhere between 26 & 58 so they have to.

The juniors mine go to make quite a little thing of the year 3s having a short afternoon play for the first fortnight for "getting used to not having it" now at juniors.
Thing is though, mine come out all as they never had afternoon play at infants-and they are one of two main feeder schools giving nearly half the children to the intake. I don't even know if the other feeder school has one either.

But I think giving the afternoon play for that fortnight just gives them a little treat to make them think being at juniors isn't too bad. It doesn't mean they don't get down to work. and don't think study time is important.