Differentiating Instruction With Menus: Language Arts (Grades K-2) contains attractive reproducible menus, based on the levels of Bloom's revised taxonomy, that students can use as a guide when making decisions about which products they will develop after they study a major concept or unit.
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.
Chapter 1: Choice Chapter 2: How to Use Menus in the Classroom Chapter 3: Product Guidelines Chapter 4: Rubrics and Grading The Menus Chapter 5: Genre Menus Chapter 6: Book Menus Chapter 7: Mechanics Menus References Appendix: Book Lists About the Author Common Core State Standards Alignment