some more small

After more thinking (after the whole "I'm good at being small!" comment), Jeanne came up with, "I am good at making silly songs." She wrote that below the picture and then wrote down one of the silly songs that she had made up a while back. She sang it to me a month or so ago. TOOOO funny!!!! I'd post the video of it but don't have her permission. Maybe I'll get her to sing it and just get the audio of it. :)

"I am little I am small
and I talk a little bit
and I am very very cu te
and I am a butt shaker".

small

One of my students, Jeanne, was doing a page in her writing home study book. The topic was, "What Are You Good At?" with space to draw a picture and a few lines to make a sentence or two about the picture. She wasn't sure what to do.
Jeanne: What am I good at?
Me: What are you good at?
Jeanne:.............ummmmm.
Me: Well? What are you good at?
(insert lightbulb over her head here and an 'I got it' look)
Jeanne: I'm good at being small!!!!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Jeanne is in grade two and is the second smallest in her class. Too funny.

learning to write...

This is when correcting students' work is actually fun. 4 yr old Lindsay was to trace the word giraffe and then write 'gems' and 'gel'. As she is still just learning to write the letters, THIS is what her 'gems' looked like:

Journal Writing - topic - Teachers

Here is what some of my other kids had to say (all grade 1 / 7 years old (now Korean age 9))

I have got a lot of different teachers. Three of my teachers are Miss Laura, Miss Kim, and Mr. Cookey. Miss Laura is my English teacher. She is a very patient and angry teacher and we don't have break time. ...

I have a lot of different teachers. Laura and Aron. Laura is kind and patient. Sometimes she looks stern, but not too often! When we have time at the end we go to the Gym, draw, read or do homework. Sometimes we are interested in her pictures of her pets. I like Aron teacher, too. He is funny often. When he comes to our classroom to talk to Laura, we will shout "The farmer!" And he will do a funny farmer dance before he goes out of the classroom. I'm glad I have two best teachers.

I have three best teachers. They are Laura, Cookey, and Abby.
Laura teacher is a very kind teacher. She knows about lots of countries; even Korea. I am lucky to have her as the present teacher. She is a girl. She remembers things well.
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I think Laura is the best because if teachers do funny things, it's a little bit bad thing. Laura teacher remembers things and teaches seriously, so I think she's the best of teachers!

I want to tell about Laura teacher. My teacher is Laura. She is very kind. She tells us all of the subjects. She gives us a lot of play time. If we have time left, we see a movie or play at the gym. I love her very much.

My Teacher "Laura"

One of my (grade 1 / 7 years old) students' journal entries (they were to write about teachers)

My teacher "Laura."
Laura teacher is very nice. She is pretty too. She is good at learning students! She is very patient teacher and she is excellent at explaining things to us. I like Laura teacher! Today, she was more prettier than everyday. She is always pretty. I like to study with Laura teacher. Today, she give us a Jelly Worm. She give two (2) of them. I love that. She is very nice. Because she share things with other people. I want to study with Laura teacher everyday! We do not go Sunday and Saterday. :(
New Year blessing many get.

descriptive writing

Assignment: write a descriptive paragraph.

My Teacher
She smells good and delicious. She looks pretty, her hair is yellow-light and her face is like a model. She talks clearly. She doesn't taste like anything but she feels smooth.

(grade 1 / 7 year old student)