Two Pickels Make a Lime...and Other Things That Make Me Smile

on the way to lunch one day...
Kira: "Did you know that human-made people don't have belly buttons?"
Joanne: "When have you seen a human-made person?"
Kira: "Oh."


Jonah T: "Do you think Prince Caspian was a gringo? He looks like it."


Josh: "How does a cookie feel when he is sick? .... Crumby!"


On Valentines' Day we had a few minutes left at the end of the day and were talking about what we were thankful for...
Daniela: Parties
Josh: Family and friends
Esteban: Everything
Jeremy: You (pointing to Joanne)
Wil: Everything and you
Esteban: Everything and you
Josh: Family and you
Joey: Everything and you
That wasn't what I was going for...I started turning red.



This reminds me of when I asked them what words they wanted to add to the Word Wall.
Joanne: Are there any words you want to write, but aren't sure how to spell?
Daniela: animal
Mackenzie: party
Wil: sleepover
Mackenzie: Miss Cadwallader
Joanne: You want to put my name on the Word Wall?
ALL: Yeah!!!
Everyday when we chant Word Wall words (say the word, spell the word, say the word) the kids look at me and get the biggest smile on their faces when we get to my name. They are very excited that they know how to spell a word that long.
Josh: How come you laugh whenever we say your name? Sometimes you turn red.
Joanne: Well I just feel a little funny, like if people are walking by and think I put my name on the Word Wall so you would all know how to spell it.



Josh: looking at the Valentine I gave him.... "I can't read this Valentine. It's in cursive. Maybe my Dad can read it to me later. I bet it's REALLY encouraging!"


Recently we played a Math game that involved trading five pennies for a nickel and two nickels for a dime. I decided to incorporate this content into Calendar each day. To make it fun we made it into more of a chant/dance. I call it the money dance. One day I thought Mackenzie said, "Five pennies make a PICKLE" when he was chanting. "Not a PICKLE, a nickel!" I corrected him, laughing. Since then Andrew has taken it upon himself to lead the class in chanting, "Five pennies make a PICKEL, and two PICKELS (nickels) make a LIME (dime)!" They crack up each day at calendar and try to say the food related chants louder than I say the money chants... Of course they usually drown me out cause there are more of them, but I don't think they will forget how many nickels it takes to make a dime, so everybody wins!