Curriculum Candy: Student Choice Projects for the Literacy Curriculum

Curriculum Candy is an easy-to-use source of reading and writing projects that help teachers differentiate instruction. This new version features updated language, activities, and references to fit the needs of today’s classrooms.

Covering categories such as novels, poetry, fairy tales, autobiographies, nonfiction, and more, each page provides a menu of four in-depth, open-ended, and varied project choices, allowing students to pick a project that fits their interests, ability level, and learning style. Each menu is graphically interesting and perfect to post on a bulletin board or in a learning center for enrichment or extra credit choices.

This enriching, student-centered resource takes the guess work out of differentiating lesson extensions and is a must have for all teachers and gifted and talented specialists looking to challenge students with a variety of strengths and interests in one classroom.

Laurie Stolmack Eaton has been a teacher in Denver Public Schools for 24 years, teaching both elementary and middle school and serving as a gifted and talented resource teacher and a middle school literacy teacher. Currently, she is a gifted and talented specialist who works with GT representatives, teachers, and administrators throughout Denver Public Schools.