ABSTRACT
In order to decide how to implement each menu, the following should be considered: how much prior knowledge of the topic being taught the students have before the unit or lesson begins, how much information is readily available for students to obtain on their own, and how self-reliant the students are when it comes to obtaining information. If the entire class has access to the menu for enrichment, students whose curricula have been compacted may be contracted to choose between certain options to be completed instead of working on the planned curricular activities. Rather than having a set rotation for centers, the teacher could use the menu activities as enrichment or supplementary activities during center time for those students who need more than just reinforcement; centers could be set up with any materials students would need to complete various products. The teacher would design short 10-15-minute mini-lessons, where students would quickly review or introduce basic concepts already familiar to them.
