Too Big to be Little

A 3 y.o. that left my 2s class a few months ago came over for the afternoon.

"I was in your class. This used to be my room."

Yes, I know you were in my room, but now you're in Mrs. V's room.

"I'm a big boy. I don't know why I was in here 'cause I not little. I was in my mommy's tummy when I a baby. -giggle- But I wasn't in my mommy's peepee!"

Oh, man!

One of my 2 y.o. had a bathroom accident. We're in the bathroom taking off his wet clothes, as I pull of his shorts I notice his wet sock.

Me: L, did you pee on your shoes?

"Noooo."

Why is your sock all wet?

"Oh, man! Why I do that?"

Maybe I'm Out of My Mind

Helping seven 2 and 3 year olds all at once with diapering, pulling up pants, hand washing, and ushering them out of the cramped bathroom with 3 tiny toilets and a sink.

My only 3 y.o. suddenly turns from the sink and in the deepest voice he can sings: "I know you want it/ I know you want it/ ...Blurred lines."

Stifling my laughter: E, that's not really a good song for school. Let's choose something else.

All afternoon I battle with trying to explain to a 3 y.o. why Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines is not appropriate. All I could say was, 'I know you really like the song, E, but it's not a good song for at school. Please save it for home.'

Mixing Up Sand Dough and Bubble Dough During Nap

2 y.o. scratching at my arm while trying to get him back to sleep at nap: "What's that?"

Me: Oh, play dough.
 
"Why you say 'no?'"
 
PLAY - DOUGH
 
"I can play now?"
 
No, play DOUGH
 
"Why you got play dough?"
 
I played with play dough while you were sleeping.
 
Shocked and offended: "Why you do that?!"
 
If you take a good nap, I'll let you have some too.
"Oh, okay!"

It Made Me

Me: L, why did you just rip his paper?


Student: I didn't do it!


Me: You did. I watched you do it. I was standing right here.


Student: I DIDN'T DO IT! My brain did it!


Me: You control your brain, you need to make better choices.


Student: I can't control what my brain does.


Me: Well, then I think you need to tell your brain to make better decisions.

Scribbling

One of my students didn't work at all during journal time today so I said he needed to write during playtime at the end of the day (he'd already spit at someone earlier in the day, so he lost his playtime anyway).

During playtime: 

Student: I can't write anything.

Me: Yes you can, do your best.

Student: But I can't. 

Me: Why can't you?

Student: I accidentally scribbled all over the page with my journal marker.

Me: That's not an accident. You did it on purpose.

Student: But I still can't write because I might accidentally scribble again.

On the Radio!

-An announcement is made over the loudspeaker-

Student: Leah! I can't believe someone found a dinosaur bone!

Me: What?

Student: I wonder if it was big or small?

Me: What are you talking about?

Student: On the radio!

Me: Oh, okay. Ohh! You mean on the announcements. They said someone was missing a "white Android PHONE, not a dinosaur bone!"