11/17/11

In the tiny part of the world where life is always good.



I was preparing a cute game for math today, but wanted to try it with someone first to see if they could do it. The kids were working in their journals, and I whispered to Francis who was conveniently at my table.

“Psst! Francis! Can you take a break from journal writing? I need you to be my guinea pig!”



She smiled and said “Sure!” She closed her journal and looked at me.



I handed her the dice, paper and markers and started to explain the game when she interrupted me.



“Wait, Mrs. Smythe,” she said dramatically, “I don’t really WANT to be a guinea pig. Can I just be a unicorn instead?”




(Pause while I laugh out loud again.)




“You bet.” I said.



 And so we played “Unicorns toss the dice and decorate muffins.”







And it was splendid.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank goodness for kids. I love it when they can be JUST KIDS!

Brian Miller said...

haha...unicorns are much cuter...just watch out for the horns...

Sue said...

Out of the mouths of babes! They keep our world good & simple!!

Take care, Sue

Notes From ABroad said...

What an adorable guinea pig , er... unicorn she must be !

Robbie K said...

I love how literal kids are!

Sandi McBride said...

So who says imagination is dead?
hugs
Sandi

Ivanhoe said...

Awwwww...I wanna be a unicorn, too :) Have a great weekend!

Kate Hanley said...

Awesome! And thanks for posting that SNL skit. I hadn't seen it but living in PA, I'm hearing a LOT about the scandal.

Deb said...

-->I told my son to Shake a Leg not too long ago so he'd move faster into the house. He stopped and shook his leg.
What else could I do but laugh?

Today he turns five and you may like today's post about what he said about his Pre-K teacher.

From Twitter:
And Then My Baby Turned 1,825 Days Old bit.ly/snCal5 {new post}

deb
www.websavvymom.com

Stacie @ hometownperch said...

Awww. That's exactly why I love working with young kids. It's so nice to be reminded that Unicorn-land exists. Happy Friday.

Travis Erwin said...

Love it.

Cassoulet Cafe said...

Just had my Kinder's conference today...do you ever have issues when you teach the kids how to skip? Mine REFUSES to learn...:( LOL

Lynn said...

I am here catching up on your crazy life where you get all these things to write about for free!!!! I love to hear about your guinea pigs and unicorns.
I remember when my days of teaching would end and I would think "Darlin I am glad I don't have to take YOU home with me." and that's looking on the bright side! HOLLA!!!!

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