5 Fun Blogs

I'm always on the look out for new creative ideas to use in the classroom. I have a few go to blogs that I pull ideas from, but enjoy playing around on the internet trying to find new blogs to peruse.

I happened to stumble across the blog http://www.theteacherstudio.com/ recently. I was really excited about all the ideas this teacher was posting and the pictures that she was using to show the activities. There are many of her ideas and activities that are similar to things I already do in the classroom, but she approaches them in a different manner. I love the way her blog is set up, it is user friendly and appeasing to the eye. I do find that at some points there is more rambling rather than getting to the point of the assignment, which makes me want to move on and scroll past the writing. I like that she has links back to other ideas or websites to look at that contain similar activities to the one she is showing on her entry. Overall, I am enjoying going through her blog and finding new and creative ideas or ways to enhance my lesson plans.

Another blog I discovered is http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com/ I like a lot of the ideas that she has to share, and in general the way her blog is laid out. It is simple and easy to look at, not overwhelmed with a lot of other links and advertisements. In my opinion, I do not necessarily like the size of the font she is using, as I have a hard time reading it without having to use the zoom on my computer.

I really like http://tailsofthirdgrade.blogspot.com/ I referred to it a lot last year when I was teaching 3rd grade. I love how many pictures she has to show just exactly what she is talking about in her ideas. I like that she has links on the side to the blogs that she likes and follows. Her background is nice, not over the top, but fun and friendly. In general I really like this blog and can't find much that I think it is lacking.

Some blogs have great ideas, but lack a lot in set up and design. http://hedwigsnest.blogspot.com/ is a fun blog, she is creative and has some great ideas, but her layout needs to be revamped. She has pictures that overlap words so you lose part of a paragraph you a reading. The font choice leaves a lot to be desired, again too small, but the choice of the font itself is hard to read.

I'm an avid reader and I love sharing books with my students and encouraging them to read and grow a love of reading. http://www.thirdgradebookworm.blogspot.com/ is a great blog to follow, as she has many a good classroom book recommendation. Her page is laid out well, the font is fairly easy to read, and her ideas are plentiful. Books isn't her only focus, but I am pretty happy that she does so much with them. I like the ticker on her page that tracks the views of her page. Overall, I enjoy looking through her blog.