ABSTRACT
A choice board, sometimes called a Tic-Tac-Toe board, is a tool to provide students with choice and challenge. It has nine squares arranged in a three by three grid. Directions are placed in each square. Students choose three squares to complete a winning tic-tac-toe: three in a row, three in a column, or three diagonally. Choice boards can be used at the beginning or the end of a unit, or anywhere in between. The length of time students have to complete their three choices varies with the teacher's purpose. The table function in a word processing program is another easy way to create choice boards. Each cell contains directions for or a description of an activity to be completed. The completed activities from the choice board can be used by the teacher to plan the next steps of instruction, to assess students' progress or level of understanding, or to help with assigning grades.
