Kindergarten Diet

During snack today some of my students chose these small bags of popcorn. I overheard this conversation discussing the nutrition facts of their snack:

L: It only has 100 calories.

S (said in a Valley Girl voice which made it even better to me): Calories are bad for you. It's all sugar.

Move over Atkins, my class has the new diet scoop.

When I am 100

For the 100th day of school we did a lot of fun activities dealing with the number 100. One of them was a writing prompt that had the kids think about what they would do and be like when they're 100. Here are some of their answers.

When I am 100 I will:

• die
• make fuzzy sweaters
• watch old t.v. shows
• sleep
• sleep all day and make muffins
• rock in a rocking chair
• be old
• mop
• have cats
  

The last one is probably the most accurate of what will happen to my friends and me.

You Know You're Old When...

A conversation that occurred at recess between my I.A. and a student:

C: Mrs. B you have old lady arms
Mrs. B: Why do you think that?
C: Because there's the flabby skin.

For the record, my I.A. does not have old lady arms, but I guess compared to a kindergarten arm-they do look older.

If I Were President

I had my students draw a picture and write a sentence about what they would do if they were President. We had talked about how Presidents are important because they are the leaders of our country, they help people, they protect us, and one of my students even remembered how the President talked to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr to give people equal rights.

Out of all of the answers I received from the writing prompt, this was my favorite:

"If I was President, I would ride around in a limo."

That would be about right.

What's Annoying?

While reading a book about the job of the President today, one of my students became very curious.

Ms. W: A president has to campaign to be elected.

A: What's campaign?

Ms. W: A campaign is what someone does to receive votes. They can go around and make speeches about what they would do if they were elected.

A: What's vote?

Ms. W: It's when you choose the person you like best to become something.

A: What's choose?

Ms. W: I think you're asking questions just to be silly now.

A: You know I don't know everything in the whole entire world Ms. W!

That is something that I did actually know, A. Thanks for informing me though.

Cult Like Behavior

If you ever want to experience the power of positive thinking and group thinking at the same time, please visit a kindergarten class. My class likes to compliment people on their clothes...a lot. So much that it has actually become a little over the top. But hey, I'll take a compliment where I can get it.

J: Ms. W, I really like your shirt.

Ms. W: Thanks J, I really like yours too.

S: Ms. W, I like your shirt too.

B: Me too! I reeeeallllly like your shirt.

A: I like your shirt Ms. W!

And so it went until about half the class said that they liked my shirt before I stopped them all.

The best part is that I had to look down to make sure I was wearing what I thought I was wearing today: A plain white t-shirt.

The Really Magic School Bus

A student in my friend's 4th grade class started to sing a song while watching the magic school bus. It's sung to the tune of Livin' on a Prayer:

Whhoooaaa, we're covered in dust

On the Magic School Bus

Inside Some guys nuts

On the Magic School Bus

I wasn't aware The Magic School Bus did a special on sex education.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This one comes from a 1st grade class that my friend teaches. She received a Valentine from a student that read:

To Mrs. L

HaPPy

BLOWING

TIMeS

We are still trying to figure this one out.

What's in a Name?

One of my friends is getting this puppy soon. So I decided to ask my students what they would name it and then draw a picture of how they would play with it.

Here are some of the names they came up with (in no particular order):

• Fluffy (spelled Fl E)
• Puppy
• Shamrock
• Timmy
• Rock and Roll Dog
• Brownie
• Jose
• Fudge
• Daisy
• Green Goblin
• Lily (after my dog)
• Qtee
• Monster Trucks
• Cake
• One of the girls just colored a blue dog
  
• Two kids named it after themselves
  

And my favorite of all...I had two students name the dog Martin and Luther after Dr. Martin Luther King, jr.

Let's Ask Buzz Aldrin

On of my friend's students asked a joke:

"What does an astronaut eat?"

One of the answers that they came up with during a brainstorm: Uranus.


It's still funny even when we're not in 6th grade.

Why We Teach

My friend's sixth grade class had a guidance lesson today. The counselor told the class that despite what they think, teachers come to school because they like being with you. Here is what one of her students responded with:

"No, she comes to school to eat donuts."

Can someone tell me where the free donuts are because I'm obviously missing out.

Call Me Mr. Flinstone

Here's a nice one from my friend's 3rd grade class; one of her students walked in and said:

"Hey Ms. C, I can make your bed rock!"

They left out the word play...as in I can play "I Can Make Your Bed Rock".