Kindergarten teachers should really have their own reality TV show!  Really!  If you don’t believe me check out some of these anecdotes.  Keep in mind that these are all from the first week of school!

1. Unlike ducks, kindergarten students do not follow behind their momma!  Enough said…
2. Names I have been called this week:  Mrs. Kickermon, Ms. Beth, Mrs. Kickers…the list goes on!
3. Bathroom breaks are always an adventure.  This year I have a bathroom in my room, which only adds to the adventures!  Several times I have had students walk out with their pants down to get a drink of water.  I have also had students scream at me about how they had to poop, while I was trying to teach.  The best was a story about a little girl.  She had been in the restroom for ten minutes when I decided to go check on her.  Upon opening the door I saw that she had taken her shoes off and she promptly told me how she had to poop.  I left and returned ten minutes later to find that she had now removed her pants.  Again, leaving and returning a few minutes later to a completely naked child.  Who gets naked in a kindergarten classroom bathroom?  Apparently this young child!
4. Fire drills are always an experience.  This year our alarm is extremely loud, almost deafening.  Of course when the kiddos heard it the first time they all held their ears (no tears surprisingly).  When we returned to the room one little guy asked if he could use the bathroom.  I let him go and he was in there for a few seconds before he came running out.  He asked me if the alarm was going to ring again.  He was scared that he would be in the bathroom when the alarm was going to go off.
5. It is also not strange to be interrupted in the middle of a lesson for a student to shout out a random thought.  I had one kid interrupt me during calendar to tell me all about Transformer World that he apparently visited this summer.  He was full of detail about his experience and the things he saw.  (Side note – there is no such thing as Transformer World).
6. I got an email from a parent on day one that mentioned three things.  One – her child was scared of the automatically flushing toilet (what four/five year old isn’t).  Two – The family would be moving soon and they just wanted to make me aware.  Three – They wanted to let me know about Ropey and Ron, the child’s best friends.  These aren’t ordinary friends, they are imaginary friends!  They are allowed at her house, but not school.  Apparently there are family members and more friends along with these two.  Only in kindergarten world!

Of course this is just the beginning.  Tomorrow begins week two and I am sure there will be more Funny Moments to share!  But for now, I must venture to bed!

Tags: kindergarten, teaching

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