charades

i watched as connor lightly touched his forehead and then nodded his head vigorously a few times (picture it.) after he did it the second time i asked if everything was ok. he smiled at me sheepishly and said, "i'm a bobblehead."

vote

we were getting ready to play a game about hannibal and the second punic war and each group was in charge of choosing which player went first. most groups argued a bit before settling on a player, but one group, being the diplomatic kidlets they are, decided to vote. in our class, some things are decided by vote and it's always a secret vote. they followed our usual voting procedure and all 4 students put their heads down. dante, with his head down, led the vote and called out the players' names. each player dutifully voted and did not cheat by looking up during the vote. when the vote was over, they all lifted their heads and said, "who won?" this was met with few shrugs and some confusion. in their excitement to vote, they hadn't designated a counter and so the results were secret even from them.

spelling

we were reviewing spelling concepts and i asked the group what they remembered about cvc (consonant vowel consonant).

i got 27 blank stares. so i tried again.

"does anybody know what cvc stands for?"

joey ventured his best guess: "professional wrestling?"

wasted

this conversation was generously shared by a teacher friend:

student: i think my dad is quitting his job.

teacher: why's that?

student: i actually think he's getting fired.

teacher: laid off, maybe?

student: no, i think he's getting fired. it's for a dui.

teacher: really?

student: yeah, but I don't think he was drunk. he said his level was like 1 point something, and i don't think that's bad. i think he was just drowsy driving. he's always tired.

fairy

mollie wrote me this note:

i got a cute little tooth box from the tooth fairy. i think she likes to recycle. she gave me a colorful pill bottle.