Taught 1st grade Friday. Great group!! One boy left his lunchbox on the grass after lunch then put it in his backpack. Getting backpacks to pack up and go home he discovered (gasp) it was all just covered in swarming (halloweenie) ants!! I had him dump most of the food, rinse out the lunchbox, and told him to zip the back pack closed. I was really impressed with this kid's calm under a (mini) crisis.
He showed me a half of a sand dollar, kind of tinted tourquoise.
"This is gonna get me thru," he said, fondly grasping the shell. As we walked over to the bus line it turns out another first grader ( a tiny little girl) took his shell, and he was getting upset now.
"You have to give it back," I told her.
"I gave it to an older kid," she replied looking up with big blue eyes.
"Well we will have to find something else for you," I said as a little group of kids gathered around.
"A rock?" someone suggested; no he did not want a rock...(Who would!)
"How about a green apple scented marker?" a 5th grade girl suggested. His face brightened. She handed it to him. It was all good again.
"That was really kind of you," I said. She smiled.
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