Kids say the darnedest things! This is a list of a few examples of the many silly things I have heard children at Summer School say!
* All names have been changed for the safety of the child
1. "This is my worst nightmare!"... "This is my dream!"
- Kindergartner, James*, sat down beside second grader, Sally*, at snack one day. Sally proceeds to look at James and say, "This is my worst nightmare!", throwing her head into her hands. James then pats her on the back and looks up at the ceiling and says, "This is my dream!"
2. "Can you protect my water because it is flavored and important?"
- First grader, Billy*, brought a flavored water from home, and was extremely concerned about someone else drinking it while he played on the playground. He told the teachers that this water was more important than regular water because it had grape flavor.
3. "Oh! That is so much better!"
- When little Michael* fell on the playground and skinned his knee, he thought the world was ending. A teacher took him inside to clean a very small cut and to put a band-aid on it. After the bandage was placed, Michael says "Oh! That is so much better!" ---The power of a little band-aid!
4. "My mom said I'm not supposed to watch a lot of TV, and I think this is way too much.."
- During the day at Summer School, we set the children up to "play" reading games on a Board of Education approved website. After playing this game for roughly five minutes, George*, raised his hand and called a teacher over to say "My mom said I'm not supposed to watch a lot of TV, and I think this is way too much.." The teacher smiled and told him that this was just a fun way of doing school work.
And last, but not least, my personal favorite...
5. "This is what happens if you play with chainsaws!"
- Billy was standing in line waiting to go back to the classroom after snack, when a teacher looked over to see him with his hands and arms tucked inside his shirt. When she asked him what he was doing, he replied, "This is what happens if you play with chainsaws!"
