Working with children leaves one with an unlimited amount of stories. While some of these include lessons, for me the most memorable ones are the stories which leave me with a big smile on my face. Currently, the logic and reasoning of the two and three year olds I am taking care of provide me with a few good stories a week which is the reason for this blog. I got tired of letting these moments pass and decided that I needed to start documenting them. What better way to share them than through a blog? To start off here is an example of what I mean...
At the preschool where I am a teacher we have a little boy who is OBSESSED with drains. When I say OBSESSED I am not exaggerating. This little boy is constantly observing the way in which drains work. He will be in the bathroom clogging the toilets or at the sinks plugging and unplugging the drains. Sometimes we even catching him putting paper towels on the drains on the floors in an effort to try and clean the dirty drains.
At the preschool where I am a teacher we have a little boy who is OBSESSED with drains. When I say OBSESSED I am not exaggerating. This little boy is constantly observing the way in which drains work. He will be in the bathroom clogging the toilets or at the sinks plugging and unplugging the drains. Sometimes we even catching him putting paper towels on the drains on the floors in an effort to try and clean the dirty drains.
In the center of the playground we have a large drain which this little boy inevitably will try to put anything and everything he can get his hands on. From buckets of sand to mardi gras necklaces to leaves to broken pieces of toys. If it fits through the grate, it goes down the drain.
In addition to his skills of scientific observation, this little boy is also an artist. He will draw simple squares with circles in the center and intersecting lines going through this circle. When he is done, he will come up to me and tell me about his drawing. Each time it his description varies. Sometimes it is a regular drain. Other times it is a clogged drain. Still more, he will draw a drain with water going down it. When he gets bored with his standard drain he will take stencils and draw shapes with intersecting lines in them. Once he used a stencil to draw and apple and told me he drew an apple drain. Simple things like this. Now you know what I mean when I say OBSESSED...
In addition to his skills of scientific observation, this little boy is also an artist. He will draw simple squares with circles in the center and intersecting lines going through this circle. When he is done, he will come up to me and tell me about his drawing. Each time it his description varies. Sometimes it is a regular drain. Other times it is a clogged drain. Still more, he will draw a drain with water going down it. When he gets bored with his standard drain he will take stencils and draw shapes with intersecting lines in them. Once he used a stencil to draw and apple and told me he drew an apple drain. Simple things like this. Now you know what I mean when I say OBSESSED...
This morning, the little boy got dropped off. His mother told me that they had gone to the zoo. So I proceeded to ask him how his trip was. He told me that he liked the animals that he saw. When I asked him which animals he saw, he told me that he saw a lion. I asked him again and he said a kangaroo. As always, the third time is the charm. When I asked him what other animals he saw his reply was, and I quote, "I saw three drains like the this one!!"(pointing to the drain in the center of the classroom). I couldn't help but laugh at this three year old boy who takes intrest, not in the normal features of a zoo, but of the simple things that normal people overlook (like how many drains there are on the ground).
It's small stories like these that happen multiple times every day that can bring a smile to my face and hopefully to yours as well. I hope you enjoy my blog and the stories I have to tell about the little ones.
It's small stories like these that happen multiple times every day that can bring a smile to my face and hopefully to yours as well. I hope you enjoy my blog and the stories I have to tell about the little ones.
