Another Funny Thing I Heard...

One of the best parts of teaching first grade are the first graders.

They are a lot of work, but they are a lot of fun!

And they say the darndest things!

On Friday I was explaining to the 1st graders that we would be having 4th grade buddies.  I told them what fun things we would do with them and how they were so excited to be their buddies.

So I started telling them the names of their buddies.  (Now, keep in mind this is my 1st year at this school and I don't know any of the kids here and since I didn't get last names, I didn't even know if any of them were siblings).  Every once in awhile I would ask if they knew the buddy who they were assigned.  None of them said yes.

Then it came to this one 6 year old boy.  Upon telling him the name of his 4th grade buddy he shouts "Yeah!"

I'm thinking...yeah means he knows this boy.  So I asked, "Is he a friend of yours?"

"No," he answers, "I just like the sound of his name."

Seriously!  This is what this 6 year old said!  Are kids getting older these days or what? lol

The Things Kids Say...part 1

So I have to share...

Keep in mind I teach 1st grade and most of my students are 6 years old....

Yesterday in class we were settling down to the carpet to hear a story.  One little girl was looking at her leg and when I asked what was wrong, she said she needed a band aid.

I told her to go ahead and get one from the boo boo strip cup on my desk.

She walks over.  Picks a band aid out of the cup and turns to me and asks:

"Mrs. C...are these band aids Latex Free?"

I didn't know how to answer that one! :)