differentiate instruction

Hello Fellow Bloggers!

I am so happy to have this space to both share resources and gain resources. Let's get started...

When writing a formal lesson plan have you ever felt it unnecessarily lengthy? Or on the flip side, when you write your weekly block plans do you find yourself cutting out too much information about your lessons?

This week, I am exploring the idea of using a blog in my classroom. I think that since I currently teach 1st grade, I would use a blog as a way to showcase their work, like an talking bulletin board. Why should I do this? What purpose would this serve? Well for one, I believe it would do a lot for the self confidence of my students. They will gain much needed knowledge in oral communication if they have to read in front of the camera. I would love some suggestions on how to differentiate instruction for some of my struggling students using blogs.