7/15/10

Second rule in summer camp? Keep the teacher laughing.


Today in summer reading camp, we were using our sight words in a sentence. I held up the flashcard for the word “is”, and the children all shouted it out.

“Now, who can use the word IS in a sentence?” I asked. They all started shouting at once.


“I is hungry!” said Susie.

“We is going outside!” shouted John.


“Boys and girls, when you use the word is, you say it like this…He IS…something something something. You see?”


George, “ I know, I know! My turn! He is something something something.” (Big smile.)


And with that, George moved to the head of the class.



(Yesterday's Do Good Day brought tears to my eyes. More about that tomorrow.)

28 comments:

  1. you is too funny...

    honestly i dont know how you keep a straight face sometimes...

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  2. Kids are so clever! :)
    Thanks for a big smile!
    Greetings from Casa!

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  3. Sprite's been mixing up her verbs, most recently with "Where you at?" I try to correct her, but John corrected me when he reminded me that half our city uses that exact phrase. I shudder..
    xoxo

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  4. Kids are so literal - it always cracks me up.

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  5. I just love the simplicity of kids and I can't wait to hear about "Paying it forward."

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  6. Well, you know that George..he really is something :)

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  7. Oh dang, I could be a genius in your class! Kindergarten, right? I think I is capable.

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  8. Too cute. You're right; being able to teach those little stinkers is a privilege.

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  9. Kids is too funny!

    (The grammar freak in me is hurting from that sentence.)

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  10. BIG SMILE..... ;)

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  11. George rocks! I LOVE little kids!!

    Take care, Sue

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  12. You is the bestest teacher EVER!!! Love those silly kids. :)

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  13. That is hysterical, what a cutie!

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  14. I love your blog, I just really, really, do. I wish I was brave enough to teach kindergarten.....

    I is in college and I have problems with my grammar, too.

    S

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  15. Gotta LOVE all the Georges out there!!!!

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  16. Oh that George. Now that's a kid that are going places!

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  17. I is becoming a big fan of George.

    G(eorge)

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  18. i have a george except his name is mikey and he has some issues so of course he's my favorite 5 yr old and he cracks me up! at an historic recreation village our camp went to (we wear blue tshirts) he sees a green shirt camp out the window. he leans out the window and in his robotic voice says "good afternoon. we are the blue team and we play video games." god i love him!

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  19. George sounds very cute! Sometimes I really miss preschool teaching. Luckily I have my four year old twins to keep me in laughs.

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  20. continuous blog fodder. woman, you have enough material for the next 500 years...

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  21. You must have the patience of a saint. Years ago, I was sent from a temp agency to be a pre-school teacher's aide. There was NO teacher, just me. I made it through the day with 25 young ones. I left work that day, went straight to a bar and never went back!

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  22. That's the kind of child that makes me want to work with children!

    He's funny.

    M

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Come on people, make me laugh. I dare ya.