Tales from Substitute teaching

I have recently started to substitute teach once in a while

Setting: First Grade Classroom

During reading groups, two boys were singing, "beat it...beat it... beat it..."

Mrs. Petersen- "Oh you two like Michael Jackson"

Student- "You know Michael Jackson hasn't always been gay."

Mrs. Petersen (chuckling yet trying to maintain teacher status)- "Excuse me?"

Student- "Ya, my brother told me that he used to like girls."


Ahhhhhh, the perks of teaching ;-)

Beware of a minature peeping Lilly

***Only happens to those who wear skirts or dresses***

Blues Clues- Compare and Contrast

Study the Blues Clues video starring Steve. Then watch Lilly(and sort of Drew's) interpretation of the theme song...then you can compare and contrast yourself


Comparisons:
1. Some of Lilly's hand gestures are "close" to Steve's version of the song
2. Drew does fabulous jazz hands at the end of the song like Steve

Contrasts:
1. Steve is not eating while performing the Blues Clues theme song
2. Steve does not purposely stick his fingers in his ears to avoid hearing the music(my voice is not that bad Lilly)
3. We don't have a Blue dog. Just a Frankie.

Comments:
Hey....its way better than Teletubbies

Little Kickers

We tried out this place for "little kickers" and even though we are old enough to do it, mommy and daddy thinks we need to wait a little longer before we become true soccer players.
I learned how to do an over head throw and was pretty good at it.

I followed this giant bunny around the entire field and demanded to get in every picture even if it was strangers I was posing with. I don't have a problem with strangers (its really quite frightening how much Lilly doesn't care where her parents are in large group settings)

Well...shouldn't the bigness get the biggest ball on the field?

I chased after hula-hoops and never quite figured out how to throw them like the big people

So what if all do at every fun event where there are a thousand things to do is play with balloons? There is nothing wrong with that.

As long as the Big White bunny wasn't near me or the jumpy house I had fun. I don't get why Lilly likes that huge white bunny. She can have it all to herself. I would rather jump in this house and fall all day long than be within 20 feet of the big bunny.

Big Towels

When you are almost two years old, you use adult size towels.

The Beach- take two

So it was a much nicer day this time we went to the beach. SEE...



Drew's reaction to seeing the ocean


Lilly's reaction to the same sight


Lilly seemed to do a lot of this type of activity during our time at the beach...


Even as mouth watering and tempting it might have been, no sand was eaten this day....besides the sand that blows into your yogurt or snack you are eating :)

More Beach

I started throwing bullpen to my dad.


The infamous throwing picture


Drew fell asleep on the way home as the only "nap" that day...


And mommy and daddy bribed me with Chocolate Chip cookies to stay quiet and not wake him up. It was a good day.