Limited Face-to-Face Classes

Curriculum Matters
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 Class Size
Grade Level Maximum Number of
Learners in a Class
Kindergarten 12
Grades 1-3 16
Grades 4-6 20
Grades 7-10 20
Grades 11-12 20
TVL Workshop & 12 learners in a
science laboratory workshop/laboratory
Note: There must be a minimum of five (5) students per class to be eligible to participate in F2F classes.
In the event that the number of students fall below the required minimum by DepEd during the actual conduct
Of F2F classes, the school head may decide to continue F2F learning modality or revert back to distance learning
Modality.
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 Class Schedule
Class One straight week limited fac-to-face classes
Class A  Half-day f2f classes in one straight week
 The other half-day shall be allotted for distance
learning
Class B  One straight week of pure distance learning
Other notes  The classes shall alternately attend f2f classes
every week for the whole duration of the pilot
implementation
All f2f classes shall be conducted half-day, preferably in the morning
where learners are said to learn best

See Annex F of DepEd & DOH JMC No. 1, s. 2021 in the given link, for illustrative
class schedules by grade level and proposed teaching tasks.

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Number of Hours that the Learners Stay in the
School

Grade Level Maximum Number of

Hours
Kindergarten 3 hours (180 minutes)
Grades 1 to 12 4.5 hours (

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 Learning Areas that will be given priority

• Core learning areas;

• Learning areas that would need the use of
laboratory and /or workshops; and
• Any combination in which the school finds the
learner would need the most instructional
support

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 Learning Resources to be Used
• Textbooks – primary learning resource for f2f classes
• May be supplemented with readily available SLMs
and LASs
• Teacher-made learning materials may also be used to
help deepen learners’ understanding of the lesson.
• All teachers should have Teacher’s Guide on specific
grade level/s and learning area/s that they are
handling.
• Teachers shall develop activity-based materials for
the mastery of learning delivered during f2f
• The use of rubrics shall be encouraged as s form of
ongoing assessment to monitor learning progress and
evaluate effectiveness of instruction,
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What teacher prepares during f2f and distance
learning
• DLL or DLP during f2f ( DO No. 42, s.
2016
• Weekly Home Learning Plan (WHLP)
during distance learning

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 Limited Face-to-Face Legal bases
 DepEd & DOH JMCNo. 1, s. 2021, Operational Guidelines on the
Implementation of Limited F2F Learning Modality, September 27,
2021

 OM-OSEC-2021-002, School Contingency Plan Manual for the

Implementation of Limited F2F Classes, September 29, 2021

 DepEd Memorandum No. 71, s. 2021, Preparations for the Pilot F2F
Expansion and Transitioning to New Normal, October 18, 2021

 DM-OUCI-2021-504, Suggested Deliverables for Effective

Implementation of Limited F2F, November 2, 2021

 DepEd Memorandum No. 85, s. 2021, s. 2021, Preparation for the

Implementation of the Expanded Phase of F2F Classes
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