Elementary

= __Elementary Blogs __ =


 * __First Grade __**

This blog was created by author Paula Kluth to help teachers reach all their learners through the use of differentiation. This blog is a great resource for k-12 teachers in all subject areas. Paula's husband Todd even contributes weekly to the blog offering technology advice on Tuesdays in what they refer to as Todd's Tech Tuesday. This blog is one to add to your RSS feed!
 * Differentiation Daily by Paula Kluth: []

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 * __Third Grade Blogs :__**

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Here is a blog created by a third grade teacher to give information and extra help to parents. I put this one on here to show what an exciting blog may look like, but my enthusiasm was hindered when I realized it has not been updated since April.
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Here is another example of how a blog can be used in a way that is effective for communicating with parents and community members. This blog gives all the information needed to stay ahead of the game for this classroom as well as links to the blogs of the other teacher in the school.
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Here is a blog that has everything needed for third grade. Excellent source for multimedia and resources.
 * http://totally3rdgrade.com/wordpress/

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is my blog which about 50% of my students contribute to every night. I have found it to be very entertaining with what they have to say. I have a question that is posted nearly every night and the students who would like can post to it.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">http://miles3rdgradeteacher.edublogs.org/

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rating: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">but it is my blog so of course I gave it two thumbs up!

**Physical Education**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a blog I found in regards to Physical Education. It is from a Physical Education Teacher in San Diego. He gives some examples of specific units he does but mostly talks about his view of Physical Education and what he wants to accomplish in his curriculum.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rating: It has some good information about what he thinks students should take from Physical Education but not alot of bloggers input that I can see.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a discussion board found on the PE Central website. It has various topics everyday about everything not only elementary teachers but all levels Physical Education teachers do on a day to day basis and the issues they struggle with. They get alot of great feedback and is a great way to discuss concerns with your peers around the country.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rating: because of all the feed back it gets from Educators around the country.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">A blog for all grade levels, and educators everywhere!

This is a blog entry created by a Physical Education Teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I found this blog very beneficial because he sees his students the same amount of time a week as I do. I found a bunch of useful information from this teacher that I hope to adopt to make my Physical Education curriculum that much stronger and makes the kids understand what benefits they are receiving and how they are making themselves healthier.
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Rating: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿ Because of all the good information it provides to other Physical Education Teachers around the globe.


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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The learning today blog is fun, and very informative. It includes "tips, tools, and technology" for all grade levels. There is a little bit of everything on this blog, lesson plans, free posters, technology information, and of course advertisements. However, the advertisements are not a distraction like I found on other sites I visited. I love that on the top of the homepage it lists the top 3 education articles of the week, and those that I have read have been very informative and contain valuable information. It is updated constantly, you can search for specifics that you are looking for, and it is easy to navigate. For all of these reasons, I rate this blog with two thumbs up!

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