Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Social Studies 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 choice.

After teaching science for more than 15 years, both overseas and in the U.S., Laurie E. Westphal now works as an independent gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on differentiation for various districts and conferences, working with teachers to assist them in planning and developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.

Author's Note Chapter 1: Choice in the Inclusive Middle School Classroom Chapter 2: How to Use Menus in the Inclusive Classroom Chapter 3: Guidelines for Products Chapter 4: Rubrics The Menus How to Use the Menu Pages Chapter 5: Geography Current Events Using Maps My Country in Depth United States Geography Chapter 6: Government Economics Citizenship Immigration Our Government Our Country's Presidents Civil and Equal Rights Historical Documents My Amendment in Depth Chapter 7: U.S. History Explorers The Mayflower Compact The Revolutionary War The War of 1812 Manifest Destiny The Mexican-American War The Civil War Our State's History Resources References About the Author Common Core State Standards Alignment