Teaching the children about Bob Marley

In one of my pre-school classes the teacher has this amazing book based off the song "One Love" by Bob Marley. I always pick it to read to the kids. Last week I was reading it to two girls and I noticed that there was picture of Bob Marley on one of the pages so I showed the girls the picture. They noticed that on the next page there was another picture of him. So for the rest of the book they tried to find Bob Marley on each page. It was adorable hearing a two year old say (in her tiny toddler voice), "Where's Bob Marley?" Later on in class I told one of the girls to go ask her other teacher where Bob Marley was. She followed my orders very diligently and asked her other teacher where he was. She received a strange look and some redirection from the other teacher. I can imagine the confused parents when their child went home that day asking about Bob Marley. :)

When kids learn about bodies

Recently one of my preschool boys was using the bathroom and I had to be in the bathroom also to help another boy. Boy #1 looks at me and says, "Miss Ammie, You don't have a peanut". I agree with him and say that he is right- I don't have a peanut. "But I have a peanut."

Also this week- a preschool girl has a doll up her shirt. This happens a lot in this class because their teacher is pregnant but today I noticed that the doll us higher up on the chest and the girl is giggling like mad. I ask her what she is doing and she shakes her head and won't tell me. I am sure I know what she is up to but I want to hear what she has to say about it so I keep asking her. Finally she says, "She is eating off my boobies." 

How do kids learn the things they do??? 

This video makes me want a baby. It is beautiful! 

Pure perfection! 

Why I work with Kids

Kids are so awesome! In the last few years I have worked a lot with different kids in different situations. I have a Smashbook that I keep all of their funny/sad/ridiculous quotes in and I think today I should share a few of my favorites!

-Miss Ammie: What is your favorite song?

-Four year old girl: Pitch Perfect.

-Miss Ammie: Oh, what song on Pitch Perfect?

-Four year old girl: The barf one! 

-Six year old boy in Transformers costume: Miss Ammie, does this costume make me look skinny? 

-Fourteen year old girl: I'm sorry I coughed in your face. I just didn't want to cough on the spider! 

Background info: It's lunch time and I am cooking in the kitchen when I suddenly realize that I am sicker than I thought. I can't make it the the bathroom so I puke in the kitchen garbage can. 

-Five year old boy and his sister: You need your mommy don't you? 

-Me: I do but I don't live with my mom anymore. 

Background info: I call my supervisor and she comes to help me. 

-Fiver year old boy and his sister: Her mommy doesn't love her anymore. 

Background info: We've been practicing for the church childrens program for two weeks. Today we've been sitting in our chairs for about an hour

-Seven year old girl: I am SO done with church. 

-Five year old girl: God only has one rule about littering...NO LITTERING!!

-Me: You silly pumpking

-Young girl: People don't say that! They say silly goose!

Background info: Caleb (my husband) has long hair. 

-Seven year old girl: I've seen a boy with hair like that! It was on Mulan! 

-Another seven year old: Boy's don't usually have hair that long. My daddy gets his cut! 

Me: Do you need to go to the bathroom? 

5-6 year old boy: No, I was just moving my penis. I didn't want my penis to get stuck to the side of my leg. 

Background info: We are getting lunch ready and I ask the kids what they want to be when they grow up. 

Young boy:  Can I be two things? Because I want to be a dad and a hot dog cook! 

Okay that's all for today! I hope they make you laugh at least a little bit. Some of them are not near as funny when I say them. You just gotta hear those sweet little souls say these things and then they really sound adorably funny!