I should have never bought that book

Last week our school had it's Book Fair. Our Media Specialist did a wonderful job in creating a "Jungle" theme in our Media Center. It was amazing.


During the week, teachers can make our slips for parents to buy books if they would like to purchase them for our classroom. I usually don't ask for things. If parents want to buy a book, I'm very grateful. However, at our last Book Fair, many parents were upset with me for not choosing books, that this time, I went in and selected a few. I have wonderful and generous parents and all the books were donated to our classroom.


There was one particular book I thought was very cute and it goes along with one of our themes in our Reading Units. I really didn't have time to read them over before selecting. I figured it was Scholastic so it couldn't be that bad.  I chose a book that had to do with fish. I can't recall the title off the top of my head right now. I can post it later.


Today, we had some free time, so I asked my intern if she would like to read a book to our class. I told my students that this book was donated to us from the Book Fair from one of the students in our classroom. Everyone was VERY excited and could hardly wait to hear it. 


The story is about a hungry cat who wants to have dinner. She sees some fish and selects them. When she finds the first fish (male), she named it Lunch and put it into a fishbowl.  She selects a second fish (female) and decides to call this one Dinner. 


The story continues with the Cat telling the fish they were going to be eaten. However, at the end of the story, the two fish fall in love in the fish bowl and make a giant heart out of their bubbles.


Student who selected the book: I can't believe I bought this one! This is disgusting.


I could not stop laughing that they really understood the concept of falling in love. My little one was so disgusted, he made our whole class laugh.


It's amazing what I experience throughout my day as a Kindergarten teacher. Their innosense brings me such joy and laughter on a day to day basis. I really wish I had my laptop with me to captivate all their expressions and small quotes they share with me each day. They have really changed my life for the better. 

Ms. M gets BUSTED!

Behind my rainbow table (I call it that since it's like a shape of a rainbow and it's easy for the kids to understand what table I want things), I have a playdough play center. The kids can just make and do what they want during this time. It's fun for me, because this is the only time during our day when I can actually listen to my students be 5. 


We have this black thing on the top of our classroom. Since we opened our school, we have told our students that this is a camera that our principal can see what we are doing in our classroom. (I'm really not sure what it is, but a camera it is not, I teach at a public school).


Well, the boys were arguing about something and I usually have them work it out during this time. Play centers is a time to be social and problem solve.  I hear, "I'm not your friend anymore."  "That's fine, I'm not either." 


Curious as to what they are talking about, I turn around and ask, "What is going on? You are always friends in this classroom, no matter what. We are family and we must like each other."


Student 1: "Well, he pushed me."
Student 2: "No I didn't."
Me: "Well, I didn't see anything but I'm sure that if someone did do something the other one is sorry. Let's just let this one go and tomorrow is a new day."
Student 1: "Wait, Ms. M, that thing up there. It's a camera right?"
Me: "Yes"
Student 1: "Well, you can go to the principals office and replay the tape and see, he really did push me."
Me: Speechless.......(remember, there is NO camera and I couldn't believe he remembered it....I haven't mentioned this since November!!!)
Student 1: "Yeah, she's gonna see the tape (looking at his friend) and she's going to know you weren't telling the truth....."
Me: Looking at student 2: "Do you need to tell me something before I look at the tape?"
Student 2: "Um, I'm sorry?"
Me: "Thank you, now go tell your friend and we will go home."
Student 2 to Student 1: "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for pushing and I'm sorry for not telling the truth."
Student 1: "Well, I'm gonna go with Ms. M and still see the tape!"
Me:  **Frustrated** "I don't have time to see the tape  today.. I have to drive to Tampa. He just said he was sorry so we're done here....


I just could NOT believe that they remembered the "camera".  I almost busted myself....he was really going to follow me to the office to see it.