Explain the challenges behind mixed-age group instruction and strategies to overcome them.
Learn how to successfully teach mixed-age groups in early childhood education and child care centers. Discover strategies for overcoming challenges and implementing tips for effective instruction.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Age group
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
Topic Areas
120 hours courses
12 CEUs102 hours courses
45 hours courses
18 hours courses
3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify tips and strategies for successful mixed-age group instruction.
- Demonstrate understanding of the research done on mixed-age group instruction.
- Give examples of activities considered appropriate for mixed-age groups.
- Identify the components of a lesson plan for mixed age groups.
- Demonstrate the benefits of mixed-age grouping in early childhood education.
- List and review recommended feeding schedules and identifies strategies for introducing new food for children birth through age three
- Identify different types of barriers for mixed ages with disabilities and ways to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
- Identify strategies for training individuals with challenging personalities.
- Identify materials and equipment for family childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Demonstrate understanding how to effectively use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day
- Describe strategies to support school age childrens language and literacy skills.
- Identify materials and equipment for childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Identify strategies to increase parent involvement in the school-age setting.
- Identify methods of assessments for mixed ages.
- Describe strategies to support the development of mathematical skills in school age children.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day.
Related Articles
- Working with Mixed Age Groups
- Mixed Age Groups
- From Challenges to Triumphs: Strategies for Childcare Educators in New York
- How to Manage a Classroom with Multiple Age Groups
- Strategies for Effective Discipline Techniques for Addressing Common Behavioral Challenges in Childcare
- Trauma-Informed Care Strategies for a Calmer 2025 Classroom
- Strategies for Finding Budget-Friendly Deals, Discounts, and Promotions on Back to School Supplies
- ChildCareEd Group Admin Program
- Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Preschool Teachers
- SEL Strategies in Early Childhood Education
- Group Admin Subscriptions
- Back-to-School Success: Essential Skills & Strategies for Childcare Professionals
- Early Intervention Strategies and Services
- Upcoming features to our Group Admin
- How to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors
- Brain Boosts and Belly Laughs: The Fun Science Behind Why Kids Need to Wiggle
- Maximizing Efficiency with ChildCareEd's Group Admin Account
- Coping Strategies for Back-to-School Anxiety
- Why Finger Paint and Sand Tables Are Just as Important as Phonics: The Science Behind Messy Play
- Ringing in Resilience: Simple Strategies for Trauma-Informed Early Education in 2025
