Day Six of the Ten Days of Giveaways

I swear that every day is an adventure in kindergarten.  They seriously crack me up!  Last week, I had a band-aid on my ankle.  One of my boys that sits by me on the carpet during read alouds (and obviously studies my legs) noticed my band-aid, and asked what had happened.  I explained that I cut myself and scraped my skin off while I was shaving my legs.  He gave me a confused look, and asked me why I shaved my legs.  I told him because I didn't want hairy legs.  He seemed to be satisfied with that answer.

So, we're on day six of the ten days of giveaways.  If you were here for day four, you were able to pick up my counting by 2s freebie.  Well, here's the companion to that freebie.  Again, I can't find the Pinterest pin that I found this idea, but if it's yours, thank you for helping me teach my kinders how to skip count.  I am giving you my cute little toes for skip counting by 5s.  I formatted them to print in an AB pattern to highlight how the numbers end in 0 or 5.

The 120 chart is a Facebook Fan Only Freebie, so "like" my Facebook page to pick that up (and a bunch of other goodies).

Click on the picture, or click here to download the cute toes.

And, don't forget about the Educents kindergarten curriculum bundle!  Over 1,400 pages for just $29.99.  It really is a great deal.

My Funny Kinders

One thing that I just LOVE about teaching kindergarten are the random comments from the kids.  They seriously crack me up!

Here are a few from this week:

Student 1: "My lip hurts right here."
Me: "Oh, I'm sorry. It looks like you have a little cut. It just needs some time to heal."
Student 2: "Do her lips hurt? Does she need chopstick?"


So, we've been learning about nutrition in health/science. Today, I started teaching how to identify 1/2, 1/3, and 1/6 in math. I said, "Which cookie would you want?" One of my students raised his hand, and said, "I want the 1/6 because the 1/2 is WAY too much sugar."

"We had caterpillars at our preschool. We had to watch for them to hatch out of their raccoons."


I try to post my favorite quotes on my facebook page, so make sure to follow me. :)


I'm linking up with A Turn to Learn, so hop over there to get some more funnies.

Thank you, Mrs. Leeby, for the suggestion.

How Do You Know You're a Teacher?

One of my teacher friends had this posted on her page, and I seriously laughed out loud!  I tried to find the original post with Jeff Foxworthy's words, but I didn't have any luck.  I met Jeff Foxworthy, and he is an extremely nice, friendly guy.  He also understands teachers better than most.

"How You Know You're a Teacher" by Jeff Foxworthy

1. You get a secret thrill out of laminating things.
2. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.
3. You walk into a store and hear the words, “It’s Ms./Mr. ____________ and know you have been spotted.
4. You have 25 people who accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.
5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under 25 minutes.
6. You’ve trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day, lunch and planning period.
7. You start saving other people’s trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.
8. You believe the Teacher’s Lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.
9. You want to slap the next person who says, “Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off”.
10. You believe chocolate is a food group.
11. You can tell if it’s a full moon without ever looking outside.
12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, “Boy, the kids are sure mellow today.”
13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.
14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.
15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.
16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.
17. You can’t pass the school supply aisle without getting at least 5 items!
18. You ask your friends to use their words and explain if the left hand turn he made was a “good choice” or “bad choice.”
19. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.
20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.
21. You understand, instantaneously, why a child behaves in a certain way after meeting his/her parents.

I had to laugh because I have about 100 toilet paper tubes in the back of my room.  They are located next to about 10 Crystal Light plastic containers.

I also had to laugh while I was at the store today.  There were about 5 boys hanging from the metal shelves at Sam's Club, and climbing on the food pallets while their parents were looking at the boys and having a conversation.  It took all of my willpower to not correct their behavior (See number 13).  Then, I thought about number 21.  :)

Have a relaxing weekend.