kindergarteners are special

I subbed for 2 different kindergarten teachers on Thursday, one in the AM and another in the PM.

The morning was great! The kids were super listeners and had so much fun with our new "count by 2" chant. We got a lot done and had a good time together!

Then the afternoon rolled around and the next 2 & 1/2 hours of my life were out of control.

The teacher warned me on her way out that this was an "ecletic" group, so I tried to mentally prepare and keep an open mind.

After I realized 4 kids were absent and it was still monstrously loud I knew it would be a fun afternoon.

"Lord give me strength and patience & patience & patience...." was my new motto, because these kids were just down right ultra silly and talk talk talkative!

It wouldn't have been so bad if they were just talkative, but more than one had little potty mouths and they thought potty humor was HILARIOUS!!

For example, I asked the class for an example of a question and one little boy said "How do you go...ummm....POTTY?" The entire class roared with laughter. I stood straight faced and as scary looking as possible, because although that is a question, it's hardly appropriate and I'm 99.5% positive that kid knew it.

I know, I know, all kindergarteners think farting, peeing, pooping, going to the bathroom, etc. is so very funny. I'm not saying I'm suprised -- it was just thoroughly out of hand.

So as I was reeling them back in, the little boy who asked the question started screaming and whinning and asking me why I hated him so much and that he hated me! This was probably the 5th time in the last hour he told me this.

It always makes my day when kids tell me they don't like me and want me to leave :0) Thanks new little friend.

I tried everything with this group, singing, story reading, game playing, they managed to blow it all and I know it wasn't just me, because I used lots of different techniques and approaches and being nice and yelling and being mean and then being nice again and they just kept looking at me and talking to one another!

After the craze, the kids finally started to get called for their busses. There are 2 groups that get called: Group A and Group B. I only had 3 kids left when the Group A busses were about to roll out. They were super little busy bees working and working getting the room all freshened up for the sub they were going to have tomorrow {not me!}.

Just as the doors on the busses were starting to close one little girl asked one of the 2 boys left "aren't you in group A?"

Boy: "yay"
Girl: "what?" {very very loudly in my ear}
Me: "are you serious? get your backpack and get out of here....NOW!!"

This all happened just as he was getting done saying his teacher never lets him stay and help clean the room. Now I know why....he's usually on his bus!

Hahaha.

I guess the teacher warned me.