Funnies

Thought I'd take a second to throw a few funny lines on the blog.

The first is something I already posted on Facebook, but wanted to record here as well since the blog has become a place to preserve thoughts, images and memories for when I lose my mind! :)

Delia: Mom, it's Friday.  Today I had show-and-tell.
Me: Oh no!  We forgot to put something in your bag didn't we?  I'm sorry.
Delia:  Don't worry, it's okay.  I just stood up front and told jokes instead.

The second may require a bit of explanation.  In preschool we always try to focus on the positive over the negative.  For example, if my students are running around the classroom, I will say, "Please use your walking feet!" instead of, "Stop it!  Don't run!"  Since kids are so quick to catch on and label a classmate as "the naughty one", we also try to avoid calling out bad behavior with a student's name in public.  Instead I'll point out all the students who are doing the right thing.  So that explains why a Carpet Time music instrument lesson had me uttering possibly the strangest line I've ever spoken:

"Thank you and good job to all the boys and girls who are NOT putting the castanets down their pants."