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Comedy Highlights from Room K-1!
Kindergarten is fertile ground for harvesting a crop of cute anecdotes!
by Sue Gruber, M.A.
Barbara Gruber Courses for Teachers
www.bgrubercourses.com
Continued from page 1
May 1, 2009
  1. During D.I.B.E.L.S. assessment (don’t get me started…) I pointed to a picture of a mule* and asked a child what sound the word mule begins with. He looked at me like I was crazy and then replied in a matter of fact manner, “Heehaw!”
    *Why on earth the D.I.B.E.L.S people decided to use a mule instead of a mouse or a monkey as an example of a word that begins with “m” is beyond me!
  2. One morning I remarked to my teaching partner, Kathy, that the traffic had been especially bad on my drive to work that day. One of my students turned to me with a stunned look on his face and said, “Work? Where do you work? I didn’t know you had a job!”

  3. Don’t you just love it when kids say strange things totally out of the blue? I was working with one of my students individually and he suddenly turned to me and asked, “Do you know my dad?”
    I assured him, “Yes, I know your dad.”
    “Well guess what?” he said.
    “What?” I asked.
    “He’s covered with hair! It’s everywhere!” my student declared.
    For some reason, I just can’t look that dad in the eye anymore!

  4. Drum roll, please! My absolute favorite of the year was when a mom of one of my students told me that her daughter was very confused about exactly what happened with the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. I asked the mom to tell me more. The mom set up the story beautifully. She reported that her daughter was rummaging through the cupboards looking for canned food to bring to school for the holiday food drive. The mom asked her daughter why we were collecting the canned food. The daughter was stunned that her mom didn’t know the reason! She looked right at her mom and told her that the canned food was for the Pilgrim children. The poor kids were tired of the food on the boat!”
As you wrap up your school year, take a moment to reflect on those moments that helped you make it through the day. Maybe we should all meet at my house this summer with our stories and write them down? We’d have a bestseller on our hands—guaranteed! You just can’t make up stuff this good! Here’s to a wonderful summer ahead! Enjoy every minute!

Sue Gruber
Barbara Gruber Online Courses for Teachers
www.bgrubercourses.com

Copyright 2009: Barbara Gruber Courses for Teachers



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About Sue Gruber...

Sue Gruber, M.A.
Barbara Gruber Online Courses for Teachers
Sue@bgrubercourses.com

Sue Gruber taught the upper grades for years. In a moment of wild abandon, she decided to take the plunge and teach the grade she feared most—kindergarten! Sue just wrapped up her eleventh year in kindergarten and loves it. Who knows, the next grade level change might be to sixth grade!

Sue Gruber and Barbara Gruber, a mother-daughter writing team, have created dozens of products for Frank Schaffer Publications, Scholastic, The Education Center and other publishers. Barbara is a former teacher who was employed by Frank Schaffer Publications from l980 to l996. She developed and presented curriculum seminars nationwide for K-6 teachers.

Sue and Barbara launched Barbara Gruber Online Courses for Teachers in 2002. They personally write each course with today’s students and busy teachers in mind. Teachers can do coursework completely on their own, or, if they wish, interact on line with others. They can earn one, two or three semester units from University of the Pacific. Barbara and Sue provide practical strategies and ideas that can be put into action immediately without creating more work for teachers. Barbara and Sue have created exactly what teachers are looking for—teacher-friendly courses at affordable prices. You can find out about their courses at www.bgrubercourses.com

Sue teaches full time, manages Barbara Gruber Courses for Teachers and loves writing for the Teachers.Net Gazette. She lives in Sonoma County with her husband and son. Barbara consults for Barbara Gruber Courses for Teachers; however, she has “retired” from the business. Retirement for Barbara means she’s busier than ever in Healdsburg, California on a 25-acre working farm called Healdsburg Country Gardens. She and her husband are grape growers for local wineries, have three guest houses for visitors and host wine country weddings.


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