Friday, December 9, 2011

Alllllvvvvviiiiiin!

Kid: I saw this thing on TV telling me that Elvin is lost. Do you know Elvin? He's a chipmunk.
Me: Alvin?
Kid: Yes Elvin, hes a cute little chipmunk and hes lost and the TV said I have to help find him, but how am I supposed to find him? I'm just a kid, I can't find chimpmunks!.....or can I....? Ms. X do you like adventures?
Me: Yes!
Kid: Well tonight when you go home ask your mom if you can come over to my house, its easy you get a credit card, you know a credit card, the yellow ones?
Me: A metro card?
Kid: Yeah and get on the bus to my house, then we can go to where the TV said,www.whereselivn.com. We can get clues there on where to go next!
Me: Well I'll ask my mom but she doesn't like me out too late, I'm sure Alvin will turn up somewhere soon though.

Monday, December 5, 2011

My favorite things

All November I was bugging them about these people called Pilgrims and Native Americans, so clearly they are my most favorite things ever....

Kid 1: Ms. X what do you want for Christmas?
Me: Hmmm.....
Kid 2: (With a serious and knowing look) I know, Pilgrim toys! That's what you want isn't it Ms. X, some Pilgrim toys to play with?
Me: Yes, I will probably ask for some Pilgrim toys...

Friday, December 2, 2011

Samurai #2

Ok so today the kid from my previous story about how he is a samurai divulged yet another secret today...
Kid: Ms. X remember how I'm a samurai?
Me: Yes
Kid: Well I have a secret you cant tell anyone...
Me: Ok
Kid: I have a tiger spirit
Me:..............what can you do with a tiger spirit?
Kid:Protect innocents
Me:....That sounds like a good choice...keep up the good work

Samurai #1

Kid: Ms. X  I have to tell you something really important
Me: What is it?
Kid: I'm a samurai
Me: A samurai?
Kid: Uh huh
Me:...Congratulations
Kid: My mom was worried she said I'll get hurt, but I said "I can DO it mom" and I decided not to listen to her and become a samurai.
Me: Well I believe in you, just remember hands to yourself in school, ok?
Kid: You got it Ms. X!

Off to a good start this year...

Kid: "Hey I like that blue turkey"
Me: "That's a peacock not a turkey, what animal group does he fit into?"
Kid: "The turkey group"
Me: "That's not one of the groups we learned about"


Student: Ms. X, you should probably get a job
Me: You're right I probably should...


Me: And what was the big party that the pilgrims had called?
Kid1: The Publishing Party
Me: No, that's something our class has. What did the Pilgrims have?
Kid2: A stick party.
Me:....I don't even know what that means. THINK guys you know this!! What was the party they had with the Native Americans called!?!
Kid3: Thankgiving!
Me: Excellent! And what were they thankful for?
Kid2: Thanksgiving CAKE!
Me:.....yup.

(Teaching about adaptations we have just learned what an anteater is and how his long tongue helps him to eat ants from the ground....)
Kid: Does it eat people?
Me:No its fine to you if you are a person, just not if you are an ant. Its an ANTeater.
Kid: (Thinking this over...dead serious) Ms. X if you were dressed as an ant for Halloween and you saw this thing he would try to eat you.
Me:....maybe...

Thursday, December 1, 2011

A Quick Recap of Some of Last Year's Best

Me: (After reading a book called The Stubborn Pumpkin) “What do you think they will do with the stubborn pumpkin when they pick it?”
Kid.: “They will make an apple pie!”

Kid 1: “Hey there is Sophia over there.”
Kid 2: “I know”
Kid 1: “Hey! Tell Sophia that you are student of the month! Then she will like you”

Kid: (After finding his button came off his pants) “My pants are broke, I need some tape.”

Me: “The pilgrims came on boats that had no engines, they had to use sails.”
Kid.: “They came on seals?!?”

Me: “Who discovered popcorn?”
Kid: “Not me”


Kid: (While playing air guitar) “If I was young I could be a real rockstar.”

Me: (When trying to pick a topic for a weather project) “Honey, why don’t you just write about clouds?”
Kid: “ Clouds just aren’t my thing…”

Me: “Use the word last in a sentence.”
Kid: “Optimus defeated the last of the Decepticons.”

Kid.: (Holding a picture of a toy top for word study) “Is this a top?”
Me: “Yes”
Kid: “Like Top Model!”

Me: “What is that noise?”
Kid: “I was teaching John how to say “hello” and “food” in cat language.”

Me: (Showing a word study picture) “This is a shadow.”
Kid: “In the dark shadows of the city an evil plot is brewing.”

Kid 1: “Is Peter’s mom named Catherine?”
Peter: “No her name is April.”
Me: “What’s your mom’s name?”
Kid 1: “Uhh…October!”

A Bit About What I Do

I teach first grade special education in NYC and it is literally the greatest job ever. Children are awesome and brilliant and hilarious. Sometimes I have to share my stories with others. Any names that are used here are fake. Enjoy, because I sure do!