A-B-Seymour: Designed by a first grade teacher, this blog focuses on fun learning activities and innovative classroom techniques. The posts range from advice on helping kids focus to support materials for teaching about holidays and special events.
Busy Bees: Written by a second grade teacher and a kindergarten teacher, this blog is designed to help teachers with curriculum and planning. A wide variety of materials are offered on the site as freebie downloads. Other materials can be purchased at very reasonable prices for classroom use.
Where to begin: Check out the Freebie December Behavior Chart to get a better idea of the types of materials offered on the Busy Bees blog.
Once Upon a Teaching Blog: Written by a third grade teacher, this blog presents a balanced look at life in a self-contained classroom. Teaching tips are presented alongside personal anecdotes to keep the blog engaging.
Where to begin: Check out Introducing Math, a great post about making math engaging in the classroom and meeting core learning goals.
Maestra Bilingue: Written by a fourth grade English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, this blog provides targeted advice for teaching ESL. Personal observations about the classroom environment and interacting with students make this blog personable and compelling.
Where to begin: Check out SIOP Saturday 5: Strategies, which offers an introduction to the overall teaching style of the blog’s writer and to the types of materials available on the blog
