Differentiating Instruction With Menus: Math (Grades 3-5)

Description

The best-selling Differentiating Instruction With Menus series has helped teachers nationwide differentiate instruction for their high-ability learners with easy-to-use menus and exciting tools to challenge and reach gifted and advanced students in the classroom. Each book includes an updated, student-friendly rubric that can assess different types of products, free choice proposal forms to encourage independent study, and new and favorite challenging menus to meet the needs of these diverse higher level learners. Readers will also be able to save time by using updated guidelines that reflect changes in technology for each of the products included in the menus and find direct alignment with standards approved in recent years. Topics addressed in Differentiating Instruction With Menus: Math (Grades 3-5, 2nd ed.) include whole numbers and operations, fractions, probability and statistics, geometry, measurement, and problem solving. Grades 3-5

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.

This math workbook is a great supplement for teachers to provide engaging activities for their advanced students to practice and apply math skills. The menus allow students to choose activities that align with their interests and strengths, promoting engagement and ownership of their learning. The activities are hands-on and exercise not only the specific math skill of topic, but also integrate background knowledge and other higher order thinking skills, such as complex reasoning, flexible thinking, and planning. Mindprint Learning, 3/14/16 The differentiating Instruction with Menus series is one of my favorite series. It happens to be one of my most used series to date . . . if I were a teacher who had 3rd through 5th grade students, this book series is one I would get. In regards to Math, what I like about this book are the menus. Laurie gives a short description of the type of menu along with the benefits, limitations, and time considerations. Everything that a teacher would need to know about a type of menu is there. There are also several menus that are listed that a math teacher can use in their classroom linked to State Standards . . . This resource can be used in a classroom setting, or homeschool setting. Not only would I suggest you use this book, but also use the whole series.,Jeffrey Shoemaker,Gifted Intervention Specialist, 5/23/16