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Top K-12 Teaching Blogs of 2025

    Our lists of teaching blogs provide an inside look into the thoughts and classrooms of successful teachers who work to help students reach their academic potential. These innovative teacher bloggers share helpful ideas, resources, and experiences to help future and existing teachers succeed. Below you will find lists organized by different areas of K-12 education such as early childhood education, middle school or science teachers. Some of these bloggers are also found on our top social influencers in K-12 education list.

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    Top Early Childhood Education Blogs

    These early childhood educator blogs provide insights, work plans, and more for those focusing on the youngest learners in school.

    A Teeny Tiny Teacher
    Kristin Oldham shares her ideas for leading an engaged classroom and the teacher’s life.

    Erica’s Ed-Ventures
    A first grade teacher shares ideas and inspiration for engaged learning.

    PreKinders
    A blog focused on teaching four- and five-year-olds with engaging activities and skills-based learning.

    First Grade Blue Skies
    National Board Certified educator Jennifer White writes about teaching and learning in kindergarten and first grade, with an emphasis on directed drawings and read-aloud activities.

    Fun in First
    First grade teacher Jodi Southard writes about activities, must-have supplies, and managing student-teacher and parent-teacher relationships in the modern classroom.

    Grade Onederful
    Learning activities, book reviews, and classroom supply ideas for K-3 teachers and parents.

    Kreative in Life
    This blog shares tips for home-based learning for young children as well as ideas for building parenting skills.

    Miss Kindergarten
    Free downloads abound on Miss Kindergarten, which focuses on the needs of early childhood learners.

    Mrs. Bremer’s Kindergarten
    Experienced K-2 teacher Anita Bremer writes about teaching tips, book activities, and more.

    Mrs. Jump’s Class
    Deanna Jump provides curriculum and lesson ideas, scheduling tips, organization systems, and more on this colorful blog.

    Sharing Kindergarten
    A trove of student assessment ideas, educational games, craft activities, and more, all targeted at kindergarten.

    Top Elementary Education Blogs

    These elementary teacher blogs contain reflections on the state of education, extending lessons beyond the school walls, creative classroom content, practical resources, and personal stories.

    Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog
    A blog focused on teaching and learning activities for third grade students.

    The Happy Teacher Blog
    A former elementary school teacher provides classroom management tools, organization tips, as well as games, activities, printables, and worksheets for math and reading in your K-2 classroom or homeschool.

    Top Homeschool Education Blogs

    While their motivations and methods may vary, those who travel parallel homeschool paths are united by a passion to be active participants in the education of their children.

    Handbook of Nature Study
    E-book author and host of the weekly Outdoor Hour Challenge, Barb promotes appreciation of the natural world and a lifelong sense of wonder on “Handbook of Nature Study,” which includes tips for nature journaling and capturing successful photos along with a series of seasonal activities focused on turning kids into dedicated observers of weather and wildlife.

    Heart and Soul Homeschooling
    Created as the host space for the Homeschool Blog Awards – featuring 20 categories ranging from funniest to best dad blog – “The Homeschool Post” takes a team approach by highlighting the best bloggers who reflect the heart of a passion-fueled movement.

    Layers of Learning
    Homeschool siblings Michelle and Karen – plus artist-in-residence Melynie – extend lessons for maximum impact on “Layers of Learning;” debunk education myths, discover how a Venn diagram illustrates the difference between reindeer and caribou, and find ways to teach multiple ages simultaneously from sisters who boast a total of ten at-home learners.

    Living Montessori Now
    Deb Chitwood brings an extensive background of teaching and applying a time-tested learning approach on “Living Montessori Now;” with her own children now homeschool graduates, this blogger offers a rich resource for parents and educators, including tips for setting up a classroom and making Montessori materials.

    No Time for Flash Cards
    Blog creator Allison McDonald and a tight team of talented writers offer an exhaustive list of activities – from acorns and alligators to zebras and Ziploc painting – on “No Time for Flash Cards,” a blog dedicated to discovery through doing, where band-aids become lightning bugs and bubble wrap is the perfect print medium.

    Our Jewish Homeschool Blog
    Incorporating traditions into everyday lessons is the theme of “Our Jewish Homeschool Blog,” where “Mommzy” offers plenty of printables and activities that include Yom Kippur slippers, Hebrew alphabet templates, Dreidel prints and Purim puppets; an interview with homeschooling peer and TV personality Mayim Bialik is a recent highlight.

    Our Journey Westward
    Homeschooling mom Cindy West realizes the serious responsibility that comes with the calling, aiming to provide an education devoid of gaps; on “Our Journey Westward,” a Kentucky farm provides the setting for active and innovative learning, where nature often serves as classroom and Churchill Downs is a fun field trip destination.

    Real Life At Home
    Diverse perspectives and unique voices make “Real Life At Home” a rich resource for those who practice or ponder this education choice; find a list of life skills that are required learning, homeschooling truths learned in the trenches and tips for housekeeping while homeschooling on this collaborative blog.

    Sage Parnassus
    Nancy Kelly focuses on being fully present and filling minds with noble ideas and classic literature as a Charlotte Mason practitioner; the Minnesota homeschool mom of six and blogger behind “Sage Parnassus” contemplates the rewards of keeping a commonplace book and calendar of firsts to record observations in everyday life.

    TheHomeSchoolMom Blog
    THSM is shorthand for the collaborative effort called “TheHomeSchoolMom Blog,” which offers help for finding free curriculum and other learning materials, tips for taking stock at back-to-school time, special advice for teaching the right-brain learner and a list of the three statements that drive homeschool moms crazy.

    The Home Scholar
    Lee Binz fills “The Home Scholar” with tips for parents homeschooling high-schoolers in preparation for college, including how to get high school credit for fun pursuits, deciding on the right college entrance exam, preparing an effective homeschool transcript and perfecting the art of writing a winning college essay.

    This Reading Mama
    Fueled by a personal and professional passion, “This Reading Mama” addresses a concern shared by many parents; inspired by Montessori methods, the former classroom school teacher who narrates this blog offers help for emergent and struggling readers along with lessons that make literacy come alive.

    Top Middle School Teacher Blogs

    This list of middle school teacher blogs features authors from across the country who share the common goal of helping students be successful and sharing their experiences and lessons learned so other teachers can benefit.

    Josh Stumpenhorst’s blog
    Josh spent 13 years as a Social Science and English middle school teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, IL. He is now the Commons Learning and Athletic Director there. He has won various awards including Illinois Teacher of the Year, and is on our Top K-12 education influencer list.

    Jonathon Alsheimer’s site
    While his site is not a traditional blog, Jonathon has his podcasts and videos featured.

    Musings from the Middle School
    On Musings from the Middle School, middle school teacher Jenna, who teaches in South Jersey, doles out freebie printables, scheduling and planning tips, and interactive lesson ideas that teachers can easily tailor, plus up-to-date ideas for engaging with emerging trends like Book Toks.

    Top School Librarian Blogs

    One look at the titles of blogs narrated by school librarians reveals the evolution of a profession that is at a pivotal point. Charged with the vital duty of promoting digital literacy, today’s librarians are daring, unique, sassy, and e-literate.

    AASL Blog
    Official blog of the Journal of the American Association of School Librarians.

    ACRLog
    Provides detailed information and advice for working in academic libraries, with a focus on college-level information literacy.

    Library Learners
    Library Learners is written by a former librarian who now focuses on developing online resources and courses for other teacher-librarians.

    Mrs. ReaderPants
    Offers book reviews and interesting technology-based activities teachers can use to promote literacy and reader engagement.

    Ms. Yingling Reads
    Focusing on traditionally published books for the middle grades, provides reviews and activities aimed at readers in roughly Grades 5-8.
    The Adventures of Library Girl
    Provides insights on teaching, professional development, and multimedia content in a digital world.

    The Blue Skunk Blog
    Written by retired library and technology director and current author and columnist Doug Johnson, this active blog takes a no-holds-barred look at libraries, and more broadly, education.

    Try Curiosity
    Focusing on middle and high school library needs, Try Curiosity! explores reading and related news and reviews from Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima, in Peru.

    Watch. Connect. Read.
    Reviews of up-and-coming children’s books told largely through interviews with the authors.

    Van Meter Library Voice
    A regularly updated blog that spans librarianship, technology, social media, and advocacy.

    Wendy on the Web
    Book reviews, news, and more for readers of all ages.

    Top School Technology Blogs

    Take a look into the insights of educational technology specialists who play a vital role in outfitting students with 21st-century skills by integrating new technologies in the nation’s schools.

    Ask a Tech Teacher
    The thrill of introducing early learners to technology motivates Jacqui Murray, whose blog Ask a Tech Teacher is a treasure of resources for subjects ranging from “Math Automaticity” to Animals Units to Human Anatomy, along with inspiring tech-integrated lesson plans categorized by subject and grade.

    assorted stuff
    On his blog assortedstuff, Instructional Technology Specialist Tim Stahmer examines the state of American public schools, sounds the death knell for traditional computer labs and cautions not to make the vendor/expo area your main take-away from professional development conferences.

    Cool Cat Teacher
    Students christened Vicki Davis ‘Cool Cat Teacher,’ the name of this blog that aims to “inspire, encourage, and inform” and ends each post with a reminder of the nobility of the calling to teach; coverage of education & tech news and spotlighting Flat Classroom strategies for using technology to bridge cultures are examples of this blog’s content.

    Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
    Med Kharbach is the teacher, graduate student, and professional blogger behind Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. On his site, the Halifax, Canada resident aims to help educators better incorporate technology into the educational setting by sharing tutorials, reviews of free tools and free educational mobile apps and book recommendations. The site’s Guides tab features pointers on everything from using blogs in the classroom, to maximizing the use of social networking and personal learning networks.

    Free Technology for Teachers
    Free Technology for Teachers is Richard Byrne’s award-winning edublog dedicated to sharing resources and practical ideas for their application, including an arsenal of tools for creating video montage “Book Trailers” that add a new dimension to the classic book report and a wealth of alternatives to YouTube for classrooms that lack access to the catch-all video site.

    Hack Education
    Education technology writer Audrey Watters provides teachers with food for thought on how technology is impacting education, ed tech news, and recommendations of apps and ebooks that can help teachers.

    Teacher Reboot Camp
    Shelly Terrell authors this resource-rich site which features video interviews with teachers, shares lists of helpful teaching resources, and aims to create a collaborative environment for helping teachers engage students.

    The Innovative Educator
    The Innovative Educator by the author of Teaching Generation Text, Lisa Nielsen, offers ideas on unschooling and passion-based learning, along with a vision for tuning in today’s plugged-in students instead of blaming and banning technology, including embracing cell phones in school.

    The Official Slack Blog
    The Official Slack Blog gives professor and Technology Director Kristen Swanson a platform for sharing the Slack experience, offering education, certification, and stories about Slack, and how it relates to professional learning.

    Virtual School Meanderings
    On Virtual School Meanderings, Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology and Education Evaluation & Research Michael Barbour shares distance education resources and ponders ideas on the effective online delivery of material to K-12 students in virtual and cyber classrooms.

    Top Science Teacher Blogs

    Bringing the subject of science to life for students is the challenge shared by these science teachers who author these amazing and insightful science education blogs.

    Jacobs Physics
    On his blog, Greg Jacobs calls course evaluations brutal but vital and bucks a few trends by advocating daily work and disparaging summer assignments in favor of starting each year “from the ground up.”

    Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom
    An Olympic Odyssey customarily culminates the academic year for middle school teacher Alfonso Gonzalez, who explores the challenge of giving terms like “on-task” and “structured learning” 21st century relevance on his blog, Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom.

    Reflections of a Science Teacher
    Sandra McCarron dismisses the notion of a rubric for thinking, believes that a successful classroom starts out with a vision and ponders the merits of science fairs that have been sacrificed to make way for education reforms on her blog, Reflections of a Science Teacher.

    Room 611
    Mr. Young teaches earth science and other subjects in Canada and provides insights into class by outlining what is covered in class almost every school day.

    SuperFly Physics
    At SuperFly Physics, Andy Rundquist shares ideas for teaching physics, fun science experiments, and interesting physics problems.

    Teach Science for All
    Kirk Robbins shares helpful resources and tools for science teachers including reports, useful websites, and online tools.

    The Blog of Phyz
    The Blog of Phyz is California teacher Dean Baird’s platform for debunking “Magnet Boys” and magic wristbands and touting a 75 cent investment guaranteed to wow even the most cynical student.

    Top Special Education Teacher Blogs

    Though they work in diverse special education environments with students possessing a wide array of special needs, special education teachers share one thing in common in their blogs: they regularly confront unique challenges not faced by their general education peers.

    A Special Kind of Class
    Canadian teacher Amanda has been teaching at a hospital school for 20 years, where she has worked with children who have speech or physical disabilities. When Amanda found that she could not pinpoint a reliable, existing strategy to assess her non-verbal students’ reading levels, with grant support, she set out to conduct research on this topic. On A Special Kind of Class, she shares her research findings as well as files that will help other teachers wishing to implement similar techniques into their classrooms.

    Teach Love Autism
    Jenn Adams has experience as a teacher at all levels of K-12 including with students with various disabilities. She gained her Master’s in Special Education to better support her students. Most of her time was spent teaching in self-contained autistic classroom. More recently she has moved into an Instructional Coaching role helping 60+ SPED teachers. She shares her knowledge on her blog.

    Toad-ally Exceptional Learners
    Ms. Whiteley is a nine-year teaching veteran, a proud parent to Greyhounds Aria and Louis, and a strong believer in the benefits of empowering students to actively co-manage their data notebooks and set goals. She utilizes her blog Toad-ally Exceptional Learners to share links to reading and math games and resources and also discusses topics like progress monitoring and guided reading. Outside of the K-6 resource room, she enjoys hiking with Aria and Louis in the scenic Rocky Mountains in their native Colorado.

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