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 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: Numbers and Operations Problem Solving Fractions and Decimals Adding and Subtracting Fractions Integers Order of Operations Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Ratios Chapter 6: Geometry Angles Solid Figures Solids and Spatial Reasoning Circles Measuring Shapes Surface Area Pythagorean Theorem Chapter 7: Graphing and Measurement Graphing Coordinate Planes Transformations and Symmetry Measurement Chapter 8: Basic Algebra Using Variables Algebraic Expressions Resources References About the Author Common Core State Standards Alignment