So, I have a few gems from today’s trip. Then I have a few gems from the spring, when I was in a bad blogging funk and just had the quotes on slips of paper. I have had them hiding on my desk waiting for me to get in the blogging mood again, and I recently found them. So here it goes (today’s only, I will try to get the past ones with tomorrow’s quotes, I will be at the preschool again) :
I was on the floor playing puzzles with Girl M (2 y 11 m, and is often being told to “walk away” because we don’t hit our friends, take from our fiends, throw rocks/sand at our friends, push our friends, but she is super smart and very energetic, so I was happy to give her one-on-one positive time), when Girl A (3 y 9.5 m) walked through, who also is often told to “walk away” for being bossy and not listening.
Girl A: Excuse me M.
Me: That was very nice of you A.
Girl M: Excuse me, too! (with that tone of “please compliment me too!”)
During free play Girl J (3 y) and Girl EM (3 y 6 m) made it a point to come up to me: Me and EM are going to the store to buy dishes for the party.
Me: Sounds fun. (But I don’t know if that was my invitation, or if they wanted to make sure I knew there was a party I was not invited to…. Knowing them, I think it was my invitation.)
Boy M (3 y 5 m) came running past us then: The bus is here! Choo! Choo!
Morning meeting:
A couple weeks ago Mr S was telling the kids about the ants in his yard moving to another part of the yard, and how there were ants carrying eggs. Today Mr S was having them answer questions or do research on the list of questions they had come up with. One of the questions was about if insects take care of their babies. Some of the kids remembered Mr S’s ants
Boy A (4 y 6 m): We should take a trip to your house and see the baby ants.
Mr S: We don’t need to go to my house, we have ants here on the playground.
Outside in the sandbox:
Boy MM (3 y 5 m) and his baby sister Baby E (1 y 2 m) were playing quietly in separate corners of the sand box (this boy is also very often told to “walk away” for many of the same reasons Girl M is told to). MM walked up to Baby E and kissed her on the forehead, and then just looked at her and talked to her for a few min. It was heart warming.
Then Girl M: Where is my mom and dad?
Me: At work?
Girl M: My mommy plays in the garden
Me: What does she do in the garden?
Girl M: I don’t know
At the of nap time I was holding Baby J (6 m) and Girl T (4 y 7 m) wanted to talk to the baby
Girl T: I am going to spell my name for you, * * * * * *. (Then she proceeded to tell her about the good places to visit when she is older.) Something something something, Myrtle Beach. My family went there when I was 2, almost 3.
Me: (I know she wasn’t talking to me, but I asked her a question anyhow) Did you like Myrtle Beach?
Girl T: Yes, it was fun. We played on the Beach until I got a bad sun burn. Ouch!
After the kids all woke up Girl T and Girl EH (5 y 1 m) were cutting pieces of paper asking everyone if we wanted tickets.
EH: Do you want a ticket?
T: Get your free tickets here
Me: Are they traffic tickets?
T: No, they are train tickets
Miss A: Oh, I can’t ride the train I get sick
T: Do you want a ticket to go on the log ride?
Miss A: Is there water?
T: No, it just feels like a log
Little kids are so fun to listen to. I’m glad you post this conversations you hear or are a part of when you are working.