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From Text Maps to Memory Caps

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100 More Ways to Differentiate Instruction in K–12 Inclusive Classrooms

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Excerpted from From Text Maps to Memory Caps: 100 More

Organization

  1. Talk-o-Meters
  2. Lit Bins
  3. Month-at-a-Glance Calendar
  4. Clipboard Corral
  5. Personalized Learning Agenda
  6. Protocol Book

Communication & Participation

  1. Tap Light Indicator
  2. Tablet Prop
  3. Speech Bubble
  4. Handheld Directions
  5. “Your Turn” Sharing Stick
  6. Graffiti Table
  7. Magnetic Poetry
  8. Dialogue Journals
  9. Reading Phones
  10. Quick Quip Keychains
  11. Communication Kits
  12. Rotating Reader

Behavior & Motivation

  1. Goal-Setting Cards
  2. Check-In Tents
  3. Timers
  4. Purposeful Puzzles
  5. Mantra Reminders
  6. Classifieds
  7. Special Interest Swag
  8. Break Slips
  9. Scratch-Off Lottery Cards

Mathematics

  1. Foldables
  2. Interactive Bulletin Boards
  3. Numbers Alive
  4. Graph Guides
  5. Sticky Sticks
  6. Cardboard Dominoes
  7. Recycled Keyboard
  8. Wipe-Off Flashcards
  9. Checkerboard Review
  10. Student-to-Student Tutorials

Study & Review

  1. Customized Bingo Boards
  2. Review Tower
  3. Fortune Tellers
  4. Hang-Ups
  5. “Can You Guess?” Game
  6. More-Than-Math Hopscotch
  7. Memory Caps
  8. Trading Cards

About the Authors

Paula Kluth, Ph.D., is a former special educator who has served as a general education co-teacher, inclusion facilitator, and instructional coach. Her professional interests include differentiating instruction, active learning, and inclusive schooling. Dr. Kluth is the author or coauthor of eleven books including: “You’re Going to Love This Kid!”: Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms, Second Edition; “A Land We Can Share”: Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism; and “Just Give Him the Whale”: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and more.

Sheila Danaher, M.S.Ed., is a consultant for the Christopher L. & M. Susan Gust Foundation, dedicated to supporting all students by creating inclusive school communities. She is a former learning specialist and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools, where she focused on supporting students with autism and differentiating instruction for all students. As a consultant, for the Gust Foundation, Sheila provides teachers with ideas for curricular adaptations and differentiating instruction.

Numbers Alive

Materials

Description

Using brightly colored paper, draw or print one number on each page, using another color to show place value, adding students slowly to grow the number. Your kinesthetic learners will likely be fans of numbers alive.

Directions

Using brightly colored paper, draw or print one number on each page. A similar game was used to teach second graders the concept of “greater than” and “less than.” Two students held symbol cards while classmates took turns serving as 3, 4, and 5.

References

Allsopp, D., Kyger, M. & Lovin, L. (2007). Teaching mathematics meaningfully: Solutions for reaching struggling learners. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brookes Publishing Co.

Vendor

Montessori for Everyone
Check out these large number cards that can be used for this activity and for many others.

Web Site

Math Playground