Student Choice through Learning Menus

Empowering students to have voice and choice will help them to take ownership in their learning and be a catalyst for an engaging classroom environment. Learning menus is one way to do just that! Learning menus can be created around any subject or for any purpose. It may be a menu of project options students can choose from to "show what they know". Perhaps you will give students choice in the learning activities or resources they will experience throughout a unit of study. In addition to being used in a variety ways, learning menus can also take on a variety of formats. One of the easiest menus to develop is a tic-tac-toe board. Many teachers use this format making the middle box on the board their "non-negotiable" and providing choices through the other squares on the board. Take a look at some of the examples below and click on the links to get your own, ready-to-use version of the board.

4C's Digital Learning menu

Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Menu:

Digital Menu for Student Creation