Move over 12 Days of Christmas—we’re walking you through something even more exciting: TCEA’s top 12 blogs for 2025! Each December, we like to highlight the top several blogs from the previous year. And this year, we’re putting a special spin on our typical “top 10” list: we’re sharing the top blog published each month of 2025! That’s 12 epic blogs (some seasonal, some evergreen) for you to revisit as you prepare for the semester to come. So, pour up a cup of your favorite holiday beverage and get reading!
NOTE: Some blogs listed were published at the very end of the month directly before. Our end of the month posts sometimes don’t pick up until the start of the next, so I wanted to be flexible and give all of our amazing blogs a fighting chance!
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Now onto the rankings!
The Top 12 TechNotes Blog Posts for 2025 (by Month)
January: 11 No-Login Websites to Find Short Articles for Classroom Bellringers
January’s top post introduces 11 websites (all free to use!) that provide short articles to use in your classroom Bellringer activities. Explore resources that will amp up your students’ annotation skills, from pop culture to political events and beyond!
February – Differentiated Learning Powered by AI
February’s top post outlines how AI can be a transformative power in your approach to differentiated learning. With charts, graphs, and plenty of helpful info, this article is jam packed with everything you need to enhance your differentiated learning strategy and reach the students that need it most.
March – 40 New Google Doc Templates
March’s top post highlights new pageless Google Doc templates like Class Notes, Newsletter, Research Report, To-Do List, and Reading List, that were built specifically to streamline organization and give classroom documents a polished look. Check out all the ways these templates can save you time, keep students organized, and improve communication with families and colleagues.
April – Discover Google’s Easter Eggs
April’s top post reveals fun Google Easter Eggs, like “do a barrel roll,” “askew,” Pac-Man, Snake, and more, and pairs each with a classroom connection in subjects like physics, math, history, and STEM. If you’re looking to add quick brain breaks or curiosity-sparking hooks tied to content, this article gives you plug-and-play ideas students will love in April or any time!
May – Five Techie Things Teachers Should Try Over the Summer (2025 Edition)
May’s top post offers a complete list of tech-friendly things all educators should try over the summer (or during any break from regular classroom activities)! Explore smarter food choices, make custom songs to go along with your future lesson plans, take personality quizzes, and more!
June – Best Summer Books for Teachers Who Need a Good Escape
June’s top post makes the case for guilt-free, purely fun summer reading as essential self-care and shares escapist book recommendations curated by real TCEA community members. If you’re craving stress relief and a mental reset, you’ll find genres, titles, and practical tips to actually make your summer reading happen. And, while these reads are summer break-approved, they’re just as good for breaking you out of the January blues!
July – School Librarian Guide: ChatGPT Book Scout
July’s top post actually comes to us from a guest blogger, and positions ChatGPT as a “book scout” for school librarians! The article explores how to use AI to match readers with titles, generate lists, and support advisory. Educators and librarians interested in safely and creatively leveraging AI for reading recommendations will find ideas to enhance library services and student engagement.
August – Six Back to School Activities to Engage Your Students
August’s top post centers around the busy, back-to-school season. During this time, it’s very important to break the ice, engage your students, and kick the start of the school year off on the right foot. This post is perfect for exploring engaging and exciting activities for students of all ages.
September – Stop Teaching, Start Thinking: Build a Classroom that Prioritizes Deep Thinking, Part One
September’s top post walks educators through the process of creating a classroom environment that fosters deep thinking. This is part one of a two-part series, so be sure to check out both entries for the full scoop!
October – Frightfully Fun: Four New Halloween Activities to Treat Your Students
October’s top post walks you through four fresh, Halloween-themed classroom activities designed to be festive, content-connected, and easy to plug into your spooky season lessons. If you want to channel students’ spooky-season excitement into meaningful learning, this read delivers ready-to-use ideas that balance fun and rigor.
November – A Fall Feast of Fun: Three New Thanksgiving Activities for the Classroom
November’s top post introduces three Thanksgiving activities that go beyond turkeys to emphasize gratitude, reflection, and inclusive classroom discussion. Educators will walk away with adaptable, low-prep ideas to keep learning on track during a busy short week while honoring the season thoughtfully.
November’s Special Mention – Six-Seven Mania: Four Fun Ways to Channel the Viral Trend in Your Classroom
While not technically the top post for November, we saw so much fun engagement on this epically trendy post! This article taps into the viral “Six Seven” trend and translates it into four classroom-friendly activities that harness student enthusiasm for engagement and practice. If you’d like to ride students’ pop-culture interests instead of fighting them, this article gives you fun, standards-aligned ways to do it.
December – Five Winter-Themed SEL Activities for December
This post (title only, content not visible here) offers five winter-themed SEL activities that help students process emotions, build community, and stay grounded during an often hectic month. You’ll gain simple, seasonally relevant practices to support well-being while still maintaining classroom structure and a calm, connected climate.
What was your favorite post of 2025?
We’d love to know what TCEA pearls of wisdom stuck with you this year. Let us know in the comments below! And, on behalf of all of us here at TCEA… Happy New Year! We can’t wait to see what 2026 brings.