Here’s something months-old from my draft folder. It’s all I have the energy for. My youngest is six, so I am very surprised to find myself in the woes of a first trimester all over again. I’ve not been so attentive of mine or other’s blogs lately. Please forgive me.
Girl Student (teary eyed): My finger really hurts…
Me (blowing a kiss onto her finger): There we go! When I taught kindergarten a couple years ago, every time I blew a kiss on someone’s owie then it healed VERY soon. My students said my boo-boo kisses were like magic! I sure hope I still have my touch!!
Girl Student (rubbing her finger): Nope. You don’t have it anymore.
(A few minutes later…)
Girl Student (smiles apologetically and whispers): Oh, never mind what I said…I guess you really DO still have the touch!
Me: YAY!!! I’m so happy to hear that I haven’t lost it!
Girl Student: Alright, Tiger, now don’t get TOO excited!
Having just finished our Oregon Trail unit before spring break, I took down the posters and returned borrowed items to teachers to start fresh after break. One of my boys brings a piece of an old prairie schooner wheel and a few other Oregon Trail related things to share today, our first day after the break. He says to me, as he’s packing up, “When I get really interested in a unit we’re studying **I** will be the one to decide when we’re done studying it!”
One of my girls brought a paper snowflake she’d made to show me. Me: Wow! That’s beautiful! Is that the first one you’ve ever made? Girl: *sighs* No, I’ve actually made a few at home and tried to put them on my cat for clothes, but she doesn’t want to wear them.
Motherhood and Martial Arts 
First. 🙂
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That first one is especially funny!
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Glad to hear you haven’t lost it.
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I wish I could say that, but these stories are from a teacher friend of mine. She used to teach kinder, so scattered throughout the blog I have “As heard in a kindergarten classroom” as well. Those kids are a real crack up.
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Hehehe…you got me laughing here! Parenting (or being teacher) is indeed funny and kids are amazing 😉
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Kids are always good for a laugh. Thank you for visiting!
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My youngest came home with an ant bite on her little finger. I asked. ‘How did you get that?” She says, “I dont know”. Her and her friend were playing in an ant hill over recess. … Nice post Betsy. don’t these kids keep you young at heart?
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Haha! Ah, kids. Young at heart–yes, I hope so. They keep things interesting!
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Come on Tiger, THIS, is funny stuff! And ***I*** will determine if it was funny or not. Yes. It is. OMGolly!!!
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🙂
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First trimester of school? Or of…yay, congrats!?
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Thank you, Robert. I’m not talking about school. You are the first person to pick up on that!
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The amazing power of mommy kisses (even if you’re just the stand-in during school 😀 ) Kids say and do the darndest things… And then they turn into teenagers. Have a great week!
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My 11 yo feels like a teenager sometimes. {shudder}
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Great post.
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Thank u
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That was super sweet of your student to say, and I love her come back
Are congratulations seriously in order, or are you merely trying to say you’ve been absent-minded / chronically tired (aka being a mom) lately?
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Congratulate the heck out of me! 😉
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Well then CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Aren’t you just having a banner close to the year.
(and my commiserations – I don’t miss the first trimester at all)
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Yes, THANK you–First trimesters are the worst! My youngest is six, so this whole thing is a shock, and I must say that I didn’t miss it! 🙂
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At least she is old enough to pitch in (we’ll attempt to pitch in) when the time comes
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Yes. I’m grateful for that.
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I loved these stories. They took me back to the years I taught 4th grade and enjoyed my students when they were funny on purpose or accidentally. How wise you were to record the things your students said.
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Actually, I can’t take credit. These are from a friend of mine. In earlier installments from her, I made it clear they came from her. I slacked this time. But glad you enjoyed nonetheless!
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I don’t know if I ever mentioned it on your blog, but some decades ago after I had a chuckle over something my 3 YO niece said, I started musing about how laughing at children’s expressions is a version of moron jokes. Apparently the reason we take them differently than if actual morons were involved is because we all go thru the “moron” stage & are expected to grow out of it. Also because knowing actual morons (or demented adults) is a sad thing, and extracting the few funny moments from them doesn’t quite have the same feel as doing the same w children, because knowing children is not a sad experience.
But now I’m reminded of the fun I made of my adult students’ unintentionally funny writings — and there are collections out there from lots of other college teachers — and it’s a different take because we expected them to have already grown out of being “morons”. It’s more a matter of laughing AT them then, because we have the sense that they’re not actually stupid but inattentive or unmotivated.
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Wonderful post! “Alright, Tiger, now don’t get TOO excited!” Best line of my day. Thanks for the laughs.
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What I’m here for.
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Off topic … Wishing you and your family peace and joy of the season.
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You too, Frank! Thank you. Have a blessed Christmas!
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Noticed you haven’t posted or visited in a while, so I had to stop by to deliver some holiday cheer. 🙂
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Thanks, Frank. Being pregnant saps my energy for anything non-essential. Well, saps my energy even for the essentials. 🙂
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Oh my …. I didn’t know you were expecting. Due date?
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It was a surprise for me too! 🙂 July 1. Waiting on this first trimester yuckiness to end. Hopefully any day now.
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Hahaha – this is awesome! I have some interesting conversations with my third graders as well. Kids are pretty fabulous. 🙂
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They keep life interesting, to say the least! 🙂
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Don’t ya just love the innocence and blatant honesty of kids????? Precious. Just precious. Thx for sharing. 🙂
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🙂 My pleasure.
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Wait, you’re pregnant! I haven’t done any blog visiting for a while, but just doing the rounds a little bit this morning. I saw mention of first trimester at the top, and thought of pregnancy, but then when you went on to the school thing I thought I must have misunderstood, but then reading the comments, it was confirmed! (Not sure why I sometimes feel the need to relay my full thought processes to people!). Anyway, huge congratulations to you!!! Glad I stopped by 🙂
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Thanks, Vanessa! Ca-razy!! Who knew? But, yea, I was a little cagey about it. Good work figuring it out. And thanks for coming by. Always a pleasure!
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Haha those were fun moments!! 😀
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🙂
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Love hearing stories from the classroom! I miss teaching. Fourth grade is the best!
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Awh, I’m glad you stumbled upon these. There are others in the fourth grade series on here, as well as a bunch from “a kindergarten classroom,” which are also a hoot. Have a great day!
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