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First Graders
By Kathy

First graders are just great--a new laugh every day!! Of course, you have to have a straight face in response to some of their little "gems", but they always come up with something to bring a chuckle. Some of my favorites:

#1
One little girl (an only child)was working on cutting out objects for a craft. She looked up at me very seriously and said, "You know this would go a lot faster if you helped me a little."
#2 One child brought me a pair of gloves for Christmas. As I was oohing and ahing over them (genuine "oohs" as I really needed gloves that year), she piped up, "Well, we didn't buy

them. We just had them."

#3 A couple children were helping me pick up some cards and one little boy piped up, "Look, teacher, we're helping. I'm picking up all the white ones because I'm white and Shawna is picking up all the black ones because she's black."

#4 I love it when first graders ask you (all the way across the room) what a word is--must be convinced that teachers have bionic eyes.

One day one little girl came up to me, "Teacher, what is this word? I just have no idea!!!"

#5 I had a large standing Jesus on the door (I taught in a church school) and as we were lining up, Erik piped up, "Look teacher! I'm as tall as Jesus." He put his hand from his head to Jesus' head to prove it. Then he looked up at me and said, quite seriously, "Well, if he was here in real life, I guess I'd have some growing to do!!"

#6 Then there was my little livewire who came in at noon. Her little friend had gotten her name on the board for talking during worktime. (I used Assertive Discipline in those days.) She looked up at me with an impish grin. "Guess it was a good thing I wasn't here this morning. My name would be on the board too!" (Undoubtedly true!!)

#7 Then there were the infamous "surprise" birthday parties. First graders are not very subtle as they quiz you to make sure you are going to be out of the room at a certain time all the time trying to keep things a "secret."

One year one little girl said she needed to go see the secretary. When I asked her why, she said, "To give her money for your birthday gift." When another child got upset, she said, "Well, she asked me!!"

First graders--you just have to love them--they brighten up every day. (I teach third and fourth now so don't get quite as many chuckles as I got in my "first grade" days but they're still fun!)