Every week I teach 161 different kids. They say some ridiculous things. I write them down as accurately and timely as possible, then compile the best lines into these weekly Friday Field Notes.
Enjoy. I certainly do.
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Kindergarten
T: I give my mom CUTE EYES and she lets me do whatever I want.
(He’s REALLY good at cute eyes)
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During Show & Share
B: (looooong tangent about Disney World and going to see dinosaurs at the museum on Saturday)
Me: Does anyone have any questions for B?
R: I like dinosaurs.
A: I’m going to the museum on Saturday too.
B: The same as me?
A: Yeah!
C: Wait wait wait. Like, the CHILDREN’S museum, or just a regular museum. Because there is a difference.
(stares)
B: There are standing up dinosaur fossils.
C: But is it….never mind.
A: I’m going.
B: Maybe not me.
Me: Does anyone have any QUESTIONS for B?
R: I like frogs!
B: I like frogs times ten, but I like frogs times one hundred.
Me: Friends, do you know what questions are?
(all shake their heads no)
Me: (Long explanation about what questions are). Now, does anyone have any QUESTIONS?
J: AAAAAAND! The DINOSAAAAURS (the rest of this was incoherent).
Me: Well. I give up.
B: (Big long dinosaur tangent)
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Grade 1
N: I have my fancy tie on!
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During a drama lesson about the 3 Little Pigs, we were discussing what each character would say and why. Here are some of their answers.
B: Blah blah blah. I want to eat some eggs from a tree.
Me: Pardon?
B: Falling from a tree.
G: Give me a DRANK!
B: I’m so sticky! I’m so sticky! I’m so sticky! (This went on for awhile)
J: I am hungry. I want to order some pie.
B: I have a good tasty pumpkin patch.
Me: Why would the little piggy say that?
B: Because he mixes it with eggs.
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Grade 4/5
J: OH. Your shirt is to DIE for.
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Every day in Grade 4/5
Me (singing): Welcome to music!
A (big grin on his face): Not welcome to music!
Me: Glad you’re here!
A: Not glad you’re here!
Me: We’re going to do some singing
A: We’re not going to do some singing.
Me: We’re going to use our ears.
A: We’re not going to use our ears.
(etc)
(He loves music)
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Everyone: Is it a drama day?
Me: Yes!
Everyone: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Or
Everyone: Is it a drama day?
Me: No, it’s a music day.
Everyone: BOOOOOOOOO.
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Grade 1/2 (These are the kiddies I’m with every afternoon at my second school)
C: I’m a zombie who is allergic to water!
T: I’m a zombie from a farm!
L: I am a zombie from America!
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G: OH. YOU GOT CURLY HAIR.
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M (during math): A turtle peed on my arm.
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M to my Mom (who is a superstar volunteer!): I bet before you had Miss B, your face was smoother.
M to my Mom: Why does your face turn green when you throw up?
Y to my Mom: You know, most people say that babies come from tummies. But they come from a uterus. Miss B came from your uterus.
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Me: How did you sort the animals?
M: Mammals and not mammals.
C: What are mammals?
M: They don’t lay eggs.
Y: There are eggs in people. They hatch inside of you and then there’s a baby.
Me: Well…
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Me, explaining that I don’t live with my parents anymore.
G (look of shock): But. How. Um.
A: How old do you have to be to live by yourself?
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C: Do you go to your parent’s house after school?
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A: You look like a teenager. I know you’re not a teenager, but you look like one.
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After dancing to an awesome song, all the kids are standing in a circle, out of breath.
T (looking down his shirt): NIPPLE CHECK! Yup, still there!
And I laughed. Hard.
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Me: What is your pattern?
All the other kids: Triangle, circle, square etc.
C: Hammer, egg, chicken, boot. hammer, egg, chicken, boot.
And I laughed. I love these kids.
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Teacher quote of the week:
While walking in the building with a woman I’ve never seen before.
Her: So, who are you in for?
Me (confused): What? Um. Myself?
Her: Well who ARE you?
Me (still confused): A teacher. I teach upstairs….?
Her: Oh. Well. I didn’t think you worked here.
Me: I do……
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Make sure you do a nipple check this weekend. You know, just in case.
10 Comments
I love these posts! They’re so funny. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading!
Wow… Is Y’s mother or father an obstetrician?! Like… Really?
Nope. Definitely not.
“We’re going to have a lot of fun, ‘cuz music time has just begun”
Awesome as usual.
I love your Friday field notes. Your kids are just WAY funnier than mine!!! I don’t have nearly half this material in a given month…
I bet yours are just as funny. You are just so used to hearing weird grade 1 comments that you don’t realize they’re funny anymore.
Yep, still there. I hate it when they go missing.
Right? So traumatic.
Yup, still there. I got a little worried for a minute.