Children say the funniest things. It’s priceless catching the moment. Everyone needs some type of comic relief, and I love sharing these little bits of nothing with my colleagues.
Vowels are so important in our language. The smallest sound changes the meaning of a word.
One young first grader was writing diligently in his book during writer’s workshop. When I conferred with him, Ernie looked up with excitement in his eyes. “Mrs. Gensch, I’m writing about bulls. When I was like two years old, I went to a RADIO and saw a bull-fight. Those bulls are mean. Their horns can hurt people!”
I smiled and applauded his enthusiasm. Radio. Rodeo. Close enough.
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Love those little moments. What a cute story. I’ve had a few mis-takes even with my middle school aged students.
And-thanks for the punctuation book review. It looks like a good addition to the skills books.
Funny! Moments like these are the ones we need to remember when parents and mandates start to get us down.
Hilarious! This reminds of the importance of consonants as well. I once had a student who wrote an entire paper about Will Smith’s rapping career. Only he didn’t know to double the consonant. It was an entirely different paper!
Interesting spelling from our kiddos are some of my favorite! Thanks for sharing!
These stories are my favorites. Thanks for making me laugh!
Stephanie
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I can hear his voice. Are you using something digital to capture these gems,
Bonnie
A friend of mine shared a story about an experience in Egypt where she taught for two years in a high school. One assignment was designed to help teacher and students learn more about each others religions through mutual exploration. One of her Muslim students presented a Power Point about “The Last Super.” My Christian teacher friend had a good chuckle.