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Silly Stories

As you noticed from my last post, I'm going to try to resurrect my blog and start journaling my teaching experiences. Last year was my first year with a 2nd grade class, and I loved it. I taught in the midwest in a large Christian school of around 1,400 students. (PreK-12) Looking back, I regret not jotting down some of the cute things that happened that only children can come up with doing.

Here are a few memorable stories from this year's class in Pennsylvania:

We were looking at a map and talking about the distance from Wisconsin (where I grew up) to Pennsylvania. One girl raised her hand and asked if WI was a little "above" PA. I answered, "yes - a little."
One boy immediately spoke out, "You mean they live in the sky??!!"
The whole class erupted into laughter, and the boy put his head down on his desk and shook his head. As soon as he said it, he understood what "above" meant, and I was proud of him that he was able to realize that what he said was funny and not get upset about it.
2nd graders think very literally.

There was another time when I was in a reading group, and we finished a story and read an applicable Bible verse at the end. The verse was: My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother - Proverbs 6:20.
I asked the group what that verse meant. One boy raised his hand and said, "We are to obey our dads but not our moms."

Today at recess, some 1st grader girls were going around collecting "crystals." They offered to sell one to me for $0.25, but I did not have any money on me. Upon further investigation, I realized the "crystals" they were collecting were leftover salt on the driveway pavement. To drive the humor further, I later overheard them trying to sell them to another student for $0.10 each or 2 for $0.25!! I love it! First, they try to rip me off, then they unwittingly "drive a bargain" that is not a bargain to an unsuspecting classmate.

posted by Kutzie @ 6:43 PM