I put a new work out on the shelves at preschool since we're talking about "Mm is for Me" this week. I set out paint samples of every shade of skin tone and a magnifying glass so that kids can find their shade of skin. This is great for teaching color recognition, visual discrimination, that God made all of us different in a beautiful range of colors, and that really, none of us are "white."
Anyway, one little boy diligently looked through all the shades today. Excitedly, he called me over: "Mrs. VanLoon! Mrs. VanLoon! I found mine!" I went over to see, and it looked absolutely nothing like his skin shade. Very observant and literal, however, he had found the one with the first letter of his name on it. Maybe I should clarify my directions!
Also, I saw one of my students on Sunday at Sunday School. He ran up to me looking very confused. "Mrs. BanLoon!" (That's what he calls me. It's better than Balloon.) "What are you doing here? You belong in my preschool!"
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literal kids... get this. one time i stuck out my fist and said, "hit me" expecting the kid to present his fist and hit mine. he looked at me and said, "are you sure?" of course, i said yes. he wound up his arm and all out punched me in the gut as hard as he could.
that'll teach me.
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