Ears are Old

One day at school, a child came up to me to share some wisdom. He looked up at me and said, "Miss Rachel, ears are reeaaalllly old. (pause). Even people in Egypt had them!"

Bottles or no Bottles?

While having dinner with some of my best friends and their children, the topic of where milk comes from and breast-feeding came up. Toward the end of the conversation, their six year old daughter said that she and her brother didn't have bottles when they were little. Then their four year old son piped up and clarified by saying, "Mama, you didn't give us bottles... because you thought they weren't as good as cups!"

Pajamas

During one of our parent meetings, I provided child care for the children and we had a pajama party. The children knew that it was going to be a pajama party and that we would have a spaghetti dinner, some quiet games, ice cream sundaes, and a bedtime story. The day of, it was all they talked about! They were so excited to come back in their pajamas and they giggled about seeing Miss Rachel in her pajamas!

At one point, just before going home for the school day, one little boy said to me, "Miss Rachel... I have a little problem. You see, I wear boxer shorts these days instead of pajamas." He paused, then continued, "But my mom says she's got me under cover!"

Kindergarteners and the Super Bowl

Among the Waldorf kindergartens at school there really wasn't much talk about the Super Bowl. The children are too young and we are a community that is pretty media-free (especially with the very little ones.) Only a few children shared bits about the Super Bowl- a fun party playing Candy Land with real candy! and a few mentions of which team they were "voting for", as one child put it.

My favorite comment was one from a 5 year old boy. While out on the playground he excitedly shouted to me, "Miss Rachel!!!! Guess who won the Super Balls!?!?!!?"

Chivarly is not Dead

We needed eggs to make a cake at school today and didn't have any, so I went with one of the boys in our class to ask some other teachers if they might have any. As we were leaving our room, the little boy ran ahead and opened the door. As I walked toward the doorway, he looked up, flashed his most charming smile and said, "ladies always go first."

Problem Solving

While I was helping the children get ready to go outside one morning, I all of a sudden heard a child shout, "I'm bleeding!!!!" So I turned to the child, saw his cheek was bleeding (where a scab had been) and asked him what had happened. He replied, "I didn't want my ouchie on my face anymore. So I tear-ed it off."

To Buy a House

One morning, as I was sitting with the children while they were coloring, the little boy who was sitting next to me looked up and said, "Miss Rachel, guess how many dollars I'm going to pay when I'm a grown up to buy a house?" I asked him how many and he very matter-of-factly replied, "A hundred and two!"

Wouldn't that be nice!?!