The Colorful Classroom

I'm just a preschool teacher with lots of stories to tell || Main blog is gryffindorcls

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Student: My mom has a new job!

Me: That’s awesome! Do you know what she does?

Student: She pays bills.

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Not me thinking that one of my students said “I like your shoes” and me responding with “thank you” only for me to quickly discover that she’d actually said “Can I touch your shoes?” when she knelt down and started petting my shoes

No words.

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Art Teacher: Do you have pieces of paper in your shirt?

Student 1: …no?

*paper falls out of shirt onto floor*

Student 2: *whispers to me* It was in her bellybutton.

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Student: My sister told me your lungs are cute.

Me: My lungs?

Student: Yes.

Me: T-thank you?

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Things I never thought I’d say: Friday Edition

“Please take the Legos out of your pants.”

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Student: What are those bees that glow at night?

Me: F-fireflies?

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Student: *calls cowboy a “yee-haw”*

Me:

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Student: *walks up to me* Hi! How are you doing!

Me: Hello, friend! I’m doing great! How about...

Student: *cuts me off* I wasn’t talking to you.

Me: ...

Student: I was talking to my shadow.

Me: ...

Student: I talk to my shadow a lot.

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For those days when you hear your name called ONE TOO MANY TIMES lol

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Student: I need to change my pants.

Me: Did you get something on them?

Student: Yeah.

Me: What is it?

Student: They’re wet.

Me: With what?

Student: I don't know.

Me:

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Me: *sitting in classroom alone while students are at gym*

Fellow teacher: *is teaching next door*

Fellow teacher: I'm sorry but you cannot shove the paper towel back into the paper towel holder.

Me: *is not even surprised*

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Me: *hands student turkey craft*

Me: Alright, friend, today we’re going to make a-

Student: IT’S A CHICKEN

Me: Actually, it’s a-

Student: TWEET TWEET

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After six months, I am finally back in the classroom with a whole new crew of wonderful students! One of the routines in my classroom is to have the second person in line become the door holder, and we’ve been learning what it means to have that job during the first week of school.

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Me: *to student* Are you ready to be our “big strong door holder”? Student: *flexes muscles* I WAS BORN READY!

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me trying to organize my life

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This is literally what it’s like to teach preschool.

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Day 5,763 of Teaching Remotely During Quarantine

Student: *shows up to Google Meet in pillow fort*

Me: *thinks to self* This kid is going places.

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Me: *uses sharpie to write student’s name on craft*

Student 1: Did you know that kids aren't allowed to use Sharpies?

Me: It's okay. I can use the Sharpie for you.

Student 1: No, you can't.

Me: Am I a kid or a grown-up?

Student 2: You’re a kid.

Me: No, friend, I'm a grown-up.

Student 2: No, you're not. You still have a mom and dad!

Me:

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That moment when you post your teaching stuff on main instead of reblogging it there. 🤣🤣🤣

It's been a morning.

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Me: *watches student wipe his nose on his pant leg*

Me: Please go get a tissue.

Student: *gets tissue and blows nose*

Me: *watches the same student sit down and lick his shoe*

Me: