CS Extension Menu

A when-you-are-done menu that sends advanced students deeper instead of idle: optimize it, add a feature, write tests, teach it, enter a competition, build a portfolio piece. Includes a poster, cut-apart cards, and a project proposal.

What’s inside

• A when-you-are-done menu poster
• Cut-apart challenge cards
• A self-directed project proposal sheet
• A simple progress tracker

Why teachers love it

• Turns down time into a challenge
• Classroom management, not busywork
• Print the poster and post it

How to use it in class

Post the menu poster near your CS workstations in week one so students already know what to do the moment they finish early. When a student wraps up a project ahead of the class, hand them a challenge card, optimize the code, add a feature, write tests, or start a portfolio piece, and have them fill out the project proposal sheet before they dive in. On a day you are pulled into testing or a meeting, a sub can point to the poster and the cards do the rest. The progress tracker keeps everyone accountable so extension time never turns into free time on games.

Questions teachers ask

Is this really free?
Yes. Everything in the Free Library is free for teachers. Enter your email once and we send you a single password that unlocks every freebie.

What formats are the files in?
A print-ready PDF plus an editable Word (.docx) version of the fill-in pages, so you can make it yours.

What grade levels is it for?
Built for high school CTE (grades 9 to 12), and easy to adapt up or down.