Here is a very simple slideout menu that uses animations to show and hide a slide out menu. Slides from the left. Feel free to customize it, add to it, fork it, or whatever.

SlideoutMenu

SlideoutMenu

activity_main.xml

<!--activity_main.xml -->
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    >

    <Button
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/showmenu"
        android:text="Menu"
        android:textColor="#ffffff"
        android:background="#999999"
        />

    <com.example.listexample.SlideoutMenu
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:id="@+id/slideout_menu"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:background="#41DB00"
        android:visibility="gone"
        >
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Menu"
            android:textSize="120sp"
            android:textColor="#ffffff"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            />
        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:id="@+id/hidemenu"
            android:text="hide menu"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            />
    </com.example.listexample.SlideoutMenu>
</RelativeLayout>

mainActvity.java

//MainActvity.java
//shows how to use SlideoutMenu

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ListView;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener
{
    private SlideoutMenu slideoutMenu;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        //get width and height of window
        DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
        getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);

        slideoutMenu = (SlideoutMenu) findViewById(R.id.slideout_menu);
        slideoutMenu.height(metrics.heightPixels);
        slideoutMenu.width(metrics.widthPixels);

        ((Button) findViewById(R.id.showmenu)).setOnClickListener(this);
        ((Button) findViewById(R.id.hidemenu)).setOnClickListener(this);
    }


    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View view)
    {
        switch (view.getId()) {
            case R.id.showmenu:
                slideoutMenu.toggle();
                break;
            case R.id.hidemenu:
                slideoutMenu.toggle();
                break;
        }
    }

}

SlideoutMenu.java

//SlideoutMenu.java
//very simple slide out menu that slides from the left

import android.content.Context;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator;
import android.view.animation.Animation;
import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;

public class SlideoutMenu extends LinearLayout implements Animation.AnimationListener
{
    private boolean isOpen = false;
    private int windowWidth = 0;
    private int windowHeight = 0;

    public SlideoutMenu(final Context ctxt, AttributeSet attrs)
    {
        super(ctxt, attrs);
        setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
    }

    public void width(int w) { windowWidth = w;}
    public void height(int w) { windowHeight = w;}
    public int width() { return windowWidth;}
    public int height() { return windowHeight;}


    public void toggle()
    {
        TranslateAnimation anim;

        isOpen = !isOpen;

        if (isOpen) {
            setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            anim = new TranslateAnimation(width()*-1, 0.0f, 0.0f,0.0f);
        }
        else {
            anim=new TranslateAnimation(0.0f, width()*-1, 0.0f, 0.0f);
            anim.setAnimationListener(this);
        }

        anim.setDuration(300);
        anim.setInterpolator(new AccelerateInterpolator(1.0f));
        startAnimation(anim);
    }

    @Override
    public void onAnimationStart(Animation animation)
    {
        setVisibility(View.GONE);
    }

    @Override
    public void onAnimationEnd(Animation animation) { }

    @Override
    public void onAnimationRepeat(Animation animation) { }
}