Differentiating Instruction with Menus: Math (Grades K-2)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593634927 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Think of these books as a jumping off point to meet whatever needs you may have! I absolutely love the flexibility of menus! . From the AuthorThese books are full of product based menus meant to accompany various units of study, however, the higher level product activities found on the menus can be selected and used whole group, or provided as options after a compacting preassessment
A good alternative to worksheets during intervention or small group time afrench2 Our school district will begin their second year of implementing RTI with the three tiers servicing our high, average and below students. Our teachers are looking for ways to meet the learning needs of their more proficient students while working with their classmates in small groups for intervention. Differentiation Instruction with Menus Math is an flexible, easy to use source for worthwhile independent activities. I especially like that each menu has objectives, materials and time frames for the topics that K-2 . Melba E. Williams said Creative choices for kinder-"Creative choices for kinder-2 gifted students" according to Melba E. Williams. This K-2 series of books for differentiation continues Laurie Westphal's tradition of quality high level options for gifted students. The activity choices require little preparation, are well explained both for the student to complete and the teacher to implement, and they age appropriate for high ability learners. Reading Chapter 1 about the power of making choices is important to understanding how to make menus an effective tool for providing differentation, especially in a mixed ability classroom. Laurie provide. gifted students. This K-"Creative choices for kinder-2 gifted students" according to Melba E. Williams. This K-2 series of books for differentiation continues Laurie Westphal's tradition of quality high level options for gifted students. The activity choices require little preparation, are well explained both for the student to complete and the teacher to implement, and they age appropriate for high ability learners. Reading Chapter 1 about the power of making choices is important to understanding how to make menus an effective tool for providing differentation, especially in a mixed ability classroom. Laurie provide. series of books for differentiation continues Laurie Westphal's tradition of quality high level options for gifted students. The activity choices require little preparation, are well explained both for the student to complete and the teacher to implement, and they age appropriate for high ability learners. Reading Chapter 1 about the power of making choices is important to understanding how to make menus an effective tool for providing differentation, especially in a mixed ability classroom. Laurie provide. Great guide for differentiation Catherine This book offers a great way for teachers to differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of their students. Implementing diffentiated instruction takes time and practice, so it's great for teachers to have resources like this to go to for guidance. This book provides actual menus that teachers can immediately use, as well as ideas for tailoring menus in many different ways. I recommend this book for any educator that is looking for a way to implement choices in the classroom learning environment.
Also included are specific guidelines for products, graphics to help students easily match a product with its criteria, a rubric for assessing student products, and teacher introduction pages for each menu. Differentiating Instruction With Menus: Math for grades K–2 offers teachers everything needed to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Using creative and challenging choices found in Three-Shape menus, Tic-Tac-Toe menus, Meal menus, Give Me Five menus, 2-5-8 menus, and List menus, students will look forward to sharing their newfound knowledge throughout the year. This book provides several different types of menus that students can use to select exciting products that they will develop so teachers can assess what has been learned—instead of using a traditional worksheet format. Topics addressed include numbers and number sense, operati