“I don’t work”

Working with a 1st grader this morning and we were talking about holidays. He stated that he wanted to be a pilgrim. When told that Thanksgiving was over, we brainstormed things he could be for the next holiday. Here is the rest of the conversation:
Teacher: “what could you be for Christmas?”
Student: “Train”
T: “How about a reindeer?”
S: “I can’t fly! An elf!”
T: “An elf is cool.”
S: “No, I don’t work. Santa!”
T: “So you can help lots of boys and girls.”
S: “No, Santa doesn’t work either.”

At this point, the student was done talking. Apparently figuring out a Christmas character to aspire to was just too much work!

“Kids say the darndest things”

You’ve heard that old saying “kids say the darndest things”, and you if you spend any amount of time around kids, you know that they do. I work with kids aged 2 – 18 years old, and there are days that I have almost wet my pants in reaction to what some of my kids have said. So, I’ve decided to collect those sayings in one place, here. I would love to hear from you as well to what your kids have said that have taken you by surprise. Today’s laugh out loud moment:

5 year old kid: “I have to take off my shoes, because my socks are EXCEPTIONAL!”

 

Taken from a friend’s facebook post today:

4 year old daughter: “After my McDonalds, can I have a special treat?”

Mom: “In my book, McDonalds is a special treat.”

Daughter: “Not in my book.”

Mom: “Well, MY book overrides YOUR book.”

Daughter: “Well, MY book scribbles in YOUR book.”

Hope to brighten your day, one quote at a time!