For Newbie Bloggers

I was visiting a new blog called A Passion for Primary and she posted about a linky party for New Bloggers. Well, I Blog Hopped on over to the party and decided to add myself to the linky.  The linky party is hosted by Grade Three is the Place For Me.



I still feel like I fit in here since I just started my blog in June. So here is a little bit of information about me.

1. What state do you live in?

             I live in the state of Kansas.

2. What is your current teaching position?

            I currently teach 2nd grade.

3. What is your teaching experience?

            Well, I started my teaching career in New Mexico in a third grade classroom. I taught that grade for 3 years and then moved to Kindergarten.  During the middle of my fourth year of teaching, my husband got a job in a small town in Kansas, so we moved during Christmas Break. Needless to say, someone had to die in these small towns in order to get a teaching job so I did a lot of subbing. We lived in this town for about 2 years and then my husband received another job in Nebraska SOOOOO off we went to Omaha. It did not take me long at all to get a teaching position there. I taught 2nd grade for a year and a half and GUESS WHAT???? my husband did not like the BIG corporate company he was working for so we  up and moved again during the middle of the school year.  We headed back to his hometown of Pretty Prairie, Kansas and THANK GOODNESS!! we have been here ever since. I interviewed for a job share position during that Christmas Break and started teaching third grade in January of 2000 in Wichita, Kansas.  It is a 50 minute drive for me each day (one way) but I enjoy the wind down time that I have before I get home. I have been in this building every since but different grade levels at times.  I taught 3rd grade for half a year, then 1st grade for 8 years and now 2nd grade for three.  I am very happy in 2nd grade. 

4. When did you start blogging?

             June 2012 ~ I began my blog because I wanted to be part of the Daily 5 Book Study that was going on at the time. I had already done the Daily 5 last year but I wanted to make it even better. I am so glad I did. It has been so much fun reading others comments and meeting new teachers.

5.  Share a blogging tip or resources.
          Well, I really don't have many. I did have to learn how to attach my blog name to comment posts so people can visit your blog. If you don't know how to do that, here are the directions:

First type in this-<a
href="http:// 

then add your website address

then one of these  ">
then add the name of your blog

and finally this </a>  

This is what it should look like all done 

<a

href="http://tammyflickingerpage.blogspot.com">Mrs. Flickinger's Butterfly Oasis</a>

I hope that helps some of the newbies out there.

I also agree with Rene from A Passion for Primary. Blogs that have sooo much on it are so hard to follow and they look messy. I am an organized person and I like blogs that have clean lines.

I hope you enjoyed reading about me and I hope you come over and visit my blog and become a follower. Hopefully pretty soon I will be sharing teaching ideas and activities once school starts.

Until Next Time,
        Happy Blogging