# 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

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

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## Communication & Participation
29. Tap Light Indicator
30. Tablet Prop
31. Speech Bubble
32. Handheld Directions
33. “Your Turn” Sharing Stick
34. Graffiti Table
35. Magnetic Poetry
36. Dialogue Journals
37. Reading Phones
38. Quick Quip Keychains
39. Communication Kits
40. Rotating Reader

## Behavior & Motivation
41. Goal-Setting Cards
42. Check-In Tents
43. Timers
44. Purposeful Puzzles
45. Mantra Reminders
46. Classifieds
47. Special Interest Swag
48. Break Slips
49. Scratch-Off Lottery Cards

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## Mathematics
71. Foldables
72. Interactive Bulletin Boards
73. Numbers Alive
74. Graph Guides
75. Sticky Sticks
76. Cardboard Dominoes
77. Recycled Keyboard
78. Wipe-Off Flashcards
79. Checkerboard Review
80. Student-to-Student Tutorials

## Study & Review
81. Customized Bingo Boards
82. Review Tower
83. Fortune Tellers
84. Hang-Ups
85. “Can You Guess?” Game
86. More-Than-Math Hopscotch
87. Memory Caps
88. Trading Cards

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## 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.

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## Numbers Alive

### Materials
- Colored paper

### 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.

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### 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