BoosterBronze
03-26-2007, 10:17 PM
OK... I was serving as a Kindergarten aide today.
In the morning class, I had to help kids read a book called "Pat on the Mat."
"Pat." "Pat sat." "Pat sat on the mat." End of book. Good times. Not challenging for me, a man months away from his Masters degree, but challenging enough for a five year old. And nice pictures, which I dig.
So this one little girl is reading, and she gets to page three, the challenging "Pat sat on a mat" page. She doesn't know the world 'mat' but she looks at the picture and guesses that Pat is sitting on a carpet.
I encourage her to sound out the word she doesn't know.
So she says "Pat sat on the C-AR-P-E-T." pretending to sound out the word. She was trying to decieve me, but it was the most precious thing I'd ever seen.
UNTIL after lunch. Now it's tied as the cutest.
The second group of students were all sitting on the carpet after art time. One boy sat down... and then he put his hands together and put them next to his head, like he was sleeping, but his eyes were open and he -was sitting "criss-cross applesauce" (Indian-style to my generation).
Two girls sit next to him and say "Look, Carlos is sleeping!" and suddenly the whole class rushes over, takes their spots, and just STARES at him in wonder as he sits there, his little hands by his head, trying not to laugh at how terriby cute he is, and they all whisper "he's sleeping. How is he sleeping?" in genuine confusion.
I've been on cloud nine all day. Kids can be so cute. Such a nice way to make an adult.
In the morning class, I had to help kids read a book called "Pat on the Mat."
"Pat." "Pat sat." "Pat sat on the mat." End of book. Good times. Not challenging for me, a man months away from his Masters degree, but challenging enough for a five year old. And nice pictures, which I dig.
So this one little girl is reading, and she gets to page three, the challenging "Pat sat on a mat" page. She doesn't know the world 'mat' but she looks at the picture and guesses that Pat is sitting on a carpet.
I encourage her to sound out the word she doesn't know.
So she says "Pat sat on the C-AR-P-E-T." pretending to sound out the word. She was trying to decieve me, but it was the most precious thing I'd ever seen.
UNTIL after lunch. Now it's tied as the cutest.
The second group of students were all sitting on the carpet after art time. One boy sat down... and then he put his hands together and put them next to his head, like he was sleeping, but his eyes were open and he -was sitting "criss-cross applesauce" (Indian-style to my generation).
Two girls sit next to him and say "Look, Carlos is sleeping!" and suddenly the whole class rushes over, takes their spots, and just STARES at him in wonder as he sits there, his little hands by his head, trying not to laugh at how terriby cute he is, and they all whisper "he's sleeping. How is he sleeping?" in genuine confusion.
I've been on cloud nine all day. Kids can be so cute. Such a nice way to make an adult.