Rachel

Quoting kindergarteners word for word. Funny, weird, cute, or sweet, you never know what a kindergartener might say!

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Got a letter from one of my students last year:
"You are my best person. Also, you are the teacher that you are. You are very special also, you can come over to my house this summer."
#sweet #stillremembersme #realistic #youarewhoyouare #quotes #formerstudent

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Kid: my favorite movie is Strep. You know, the movie with the ogre and the princess who turns into an ogre at the end?
#notquite #shrek #kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

The answers are:
Diet Coke
Sushi
Elephant
Workout clothes
Decorations

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Can you decipher these kindergarten spellings?
Diyit coike
Sooshy
Elfit
Wrcoutclos
Dackuashin
#Kindergarten #quotes #spellingishard #spelling #what

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Kid 1 hits his nose on the table and starts crying
Me: well, that sounds like it hurts, let's take care of that!
Kid 2: naw, he just needs some more cartilage!
#notquite #Kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Overheard at playtime
Kid: yeah, well, your face is your mama!
#notquite #yourmama #Kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

The kids wrote letters to their moms. One kid wrote, "you're the best mom I've ever had."
Honey, she's the only mom you've ever had!
#Kindergarten #quotes #MothersDay #MothersDayWeekend

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Overheard at playtime
Kid 1: I play softball.
Kid 2: oh yeah? Well I play hardball!
#Kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

L: boy, I am red hot fire!
Kindergarten teacher's translation: boy, I am really hot!
#Kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

L: you weren't here tomorrow!
N: well, tomorrow didn't happen yet.
L: yes it did, and you weren't here!
#timetravel #notquite #kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

L: my mom's name is so simple
C: so simple? I've never heard of that as a name before!
#dadjokes #futuredad #kindergarten #quotes #lol

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

5th grader: don't be offended, but my coach is covered in tattoos, but they all mean something, and he's the classiest person I know, so his tattoos are ok.
#dontjudgeabookbyitstattoos #elementary #quotes #diversitymatters

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

We're learning the Fruits of the Spirit.
Me: what is Peace?
C: strawberries!
Me: what?
C: on the poster! Peace is on the strawberries!
#notquite #fruitsofthespirit #kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

When a former kindergarten student, now 3rd grader, knocks on your door to share one of his birthday cupcakes with you...😊
#thatswhywedothis #sweetkids #thoughtful #kindergarten #teacherperks

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

E: no one can run 5 miles an hour.
L: yeah, well, I can run ten feet tall!
#notquite #kindergarten #quotes

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Teacher problems: Eating your pudding cup with a knife because a kid forgot his spoon for his applesauce and you gave him the spoon from your lunchbox.
#teacherproblems #kindergarten

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

It was Western clothes dress up day, so we talked about cowboys
N: the scariest part of being a cowboy is running from those cactuses that chase you!
#Kindergarten #quotes #what #notquite

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

As a kindergarten teacher, I often return to my desk to find a collection of odd things my kids have deposited there.
#randomfinds #whyaretheseonmydesk #what #why #whatsonmydesk

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Overheard at recess:
Kid to friend: Where are you going? Dude, you have to pay attention to me when I'm talking to you or you won't know what to do!
#kindergarten #quotes #soundsfamiliar

[Rachel @quotingkinders]

Overheard at playtime:
Kid 1: it's a good thing Miss Clark was born or else we couldn't play this fun toy!
Kid 2: yeah, if she hadn't been born, we wouldn't have been born either!
#what #kindergarten #quotes #notquite