Visiting a Kindergarten Classroom

A kindergarten student (the little brother of one of my third graders) runs up to me and gives me a big hug.

Student: "Can I go with you today?"

Me: "Actually no, I'm not taking anyone with me. I'm just visiting."

Student: (grabbing onto me) "But I'm your biggest fan!!!"

Odd, because I have met this kid ONCE.  But he's just so cute!

We might need to review some basic geography concepts before the mandatory state tests...

Me: "What continent do we live on?"

Student 1: "Virginia"

Me: "Nope. Remember the song that we always sing? The seven continents are: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and Antarctica."

Student 1: "Okay. Umm, South America."

Me: "No." Moving on.



Later that day, same student, plus another boy.

Me: Where do EUROPEans come from?

SAME Student 1: "Asia"

Me: (internally) "AHHHH"

Student 2: "Ohh, I know I know!"

Me: (phew) "Good, okay, where do EUROPEans come from?"

Student 2: "Russia!"

Me: "Noooo. Believe it or not, they come from EUROPE. That's actually why they're called EUROPEans."

SAME Student 1: "Huh. That makes a lot of sense."

YES, IT DOES!

Courtesy of One of My Colleagues from Last Year (Another Kindergarten Teacher)

These are the kinds of texts that I receive from her:

Teacher's Question of the Day: "What do you like to do during indoor recess on a rainy day?  Draw, paint, play with blocks, read books...?"
Student 1: "I like to drink hot chocolate."
Teacher: "What?"
Student 2: "Watch TV"
Teacher: "Guys come on, we don't watch TV or drink hot chocolate in here. What do you like to do IN THE CLASSROOM for indoor recess?"
Student 3: "Watch TV"
AHHHHH!

"I showed the afternoon class a picture of a cockroach (it was a book about them) and asked them what kind of insect it was.  Their answers: a lobster, a funny-looking crab, a ladybug, a bug, and a bee.  AHHHHH!"

Students Present Animal Reports... Hilarity Ensues

My afternoon class was on a roll today with their hilarious comments.  Here are a few gems:

Presenter: "Caracals (a kind of cat) can have up to 6 babies."
Student leans over to teacher and whispers: "I wouldn't want to be THAT caracal!"

When presenting about harbor seals, one girl was talking and then her partner just jumped in, rubbing his belly, with the statement, "They also have lots of BLUBBER!"...  in an Italian-ish accent.

Student: "Koalas eat mostly 'euca-platypus' leaves.  If there are no 'euca-platypus' leaves available, they may eat other plants."

It took me a while to stop laughing.