Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Social Studies (Grades 3-5): 0 (Lower & On-level Menus) - Softcover

Differentiating Instruction with Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Social Studies offers teachers who have multiple ability levels in one classroom everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on appropriate choice. The book provides numerous types of leveled menus that elementary-aged students can use to select exciting products to demonstrate learning. The reproducible menus in the book address topics such as ancient history, American history, government, U.S. documents, people in history, and geography. Menus with similar formats but geared toward varying ability levels allow teachers to differentiate easily. Using the creative and challenging choices found in Tic-Tac-Toe Menus, List Menus, 2-5-8 Menus, and Game Show Menus, students will look forward to sharing their newfound knowledge throughout the year. Also included are specific guidelines for products, rubrics for assessing student products, and teacher introduction pages for each menu.

After teaching science for more than 15 years, Laurie Westphal now works as a gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on low-stress differentiation strategies and using menus, working with teachers to assist them in developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.