Linky Party Blog Mixer

As I mentioned yesterday, Yearn to Learn is hosting a blog mixer to spread the word about new teacher bloggies and give other teacher bloggies a chance to uncover some new awesomeness.

You should definitely play along! Here's how:

1. Find a blogger who is a "New Kid on the Blog".
(Someone who has blogged 2 months or less and has less than 200 followers).
2. Post a blogger in your same grade level.
3. Post a blogger in a different grade level.
4. Find a cute blog button and post it.

1. For the newbie blogger my natural choice is Mrs. Bee because she teaches Kinder at my school and she is my awesome friend. I have an issue with being pretty shy about my blog and I tend to not tell teachers I work with about it, but I shared it with Mrs. Bee this past spring and she was super supportive of it and decided to start her own. Now that I have completely sucked her into the world of blogging our relationship is even closer because of our shared obsession with all things Kinder and bloggy! Mrs. B has quickly acclimated to the world of blogging with a super cute blog, joining in on linky parties, becoming a teacher blog addict, and sharing ideas about parent involvement and classroom management.

::sidenote:: I kind of think it's funny that for the first one it says a new kid on the block that has less than 200 followers. I think I blogged for two years before I got 200 followers! I have been noticing several new followers popping up recently and I am really happy new people are interested in Sneaker Teacher. I promise more talk of summer teacher prep and travel adventures to come!

2. Well, technically Mrs. B fits the bill for #1 and #2 since we both teach Kindergarten, but I am going to choose another Kinder blog too. I have to go with Look at My Happy Rainbow his was the first Kindergarten blog I ever followed (even in the days when I taught first grade and NEVER wanted to teach Kinder!). His blog is filled with stories about being a male Kinder teacher and the funny/charming/adorable/worrisome things that happen in Kindergarten. When I got reassigned to teach Kindergarten after living in Germany for a year, one of the things that got me excited about it was remembering some of his posts and stories about the unmatchable joys of teaching Kindergarten. And, after doing it for a year, I agree--It's magical! Also, I will give a shout out to Kelly. Her main blog focuses more on fitness, food, and travel. But, she also started a teaching blog called Kelly Teaches where she gives good descriptions of what she does in the classroom and why. I heart Kelly!

3. My choice for a blog about a different grade level is The Caffeinated Teacher. Sunny taught 5th grade last year and will be moving to 2nd grade this year. She has just decided to go for her National Board Certification (go girl!) and is the queen of organization, binders, and Diet Coke. I would love a chance to watch her in action for a day! She recently wrote a great post about using Words Their Way and she shares my profound love of books!

4. And last but not least...a cute button

http://misskindergartenlove.blogspot.com/

Hope you join in the linky party fun! If you do, leave a comment with your link so I can check it out!