Westphal, an independent gifted education consultant and former teacher, offers a valuable resource for 6th through 8th grade teachers wishing to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Material is organized into eight chapters covering choice in the inclusive middle school classroom, how to use menus in the inclusive classroom, guidelines for products, rubrics, numbers and operations, geometry, graphing and measurement, and basic algebra. Also included are several helpful lesson plans, reproducible forms, charts, and activities. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Math" for grades 6-8 offers teachers who have multiple ability levels in one classroom everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on appropriate choice for everyone. The book provides numerous types of leveled menus that middle school students can use to select exciting products to demonstrate learning. The attractive reproducible menus in the book address topics such as geometry, graphing and measurement, and basic algebra. Menus with similar formats but geared toward varying ability levels allow teachers to differentiate easily. Using the creative and challenging choices found in Three Shape menus, 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.
