Does Santa Know What You're Thinking?

This week at school I read my third-graders a story about a girl who wouldn't tell her family what she wanted for Christmas. She insisted that, "Santa knows what I want!" I asked my students if they thought Santa could tell what they where thinking or if they had to say what they wanted out loud so he would know what they wanted. Their opinions were mixed, but I had one student who exclaimed, "Santa can't tell what you're thinking, but Jesus can! And He can tell Santa!"

My "Cute" Voice

Teaching 3rd grade I've definitely learned that "kids say the darnest things." Today at lunch recess I could hear a few first grade boys playing in the bathrooms. So I called into the bathrooms kind of sternly, "Boys, you need to go outside. We don't play in the bathrooms." Standing by me was this innocent little first grade girl who promptly commented to me, "You have a cute voice!" Haha, thanks! I'll have to speak sternly more often!

Bobbyisms

So I have this little boy in my third-grade class who is so funny. He doesn't really mean to be funny, but he just says the darnest things. I shouldn't use his real name, so I'll call him Bobby instead. Bobby is this sweet boy who has some challenges--mainly ADHD and some autistic tendencies. He takes things very literally.

The latest funny story happened a couple weeks ago. The day after picture day, the school sent home a flier saying "Make-up Picture Day, October 24th." After Bobby read the flier, he marched right up to me and slapped the flier on the table. Fuming mad, he exclaimed, "MAKE-UP!?!? I don't want MAKE-UP!! I don't wear make-up! No one in my family wears make-up!" And then he stormed back to his desk.

Once I explained to him that "make-up" is just another way to say "re-do," he was fine, but it was so funny!