as kids say it - feb 18

This were the kids' responses when I let them guess on the names of places.

Teacher: This place starts with letter C, where you go every Sunday.
Kids: Car, Cebu (Every Sunday to Cebu? That would be nice.)
Teacher: This place starts with letter H, where you go to everyday and stay.
Kids: Hotel. (Wow, nice home.)
Teacher: This place starts with letter P, where you could have a picnic, run around, play with friends and family, maybe have balloons and anything else.
Kids: Pizza. (Now the pizza is made into a place.)
Teacher: This place starts with letter M, where you go to watch movies.
Kids: Market. (Ohh??)
Teacher: This place starts with letter B, where you go to when you want your hair cut.
Kids: Beach. (Huh?? Beaches now has barbershops? Maybe they always to go Bora.)
Teacher: This place starts with letter O, where your mommies and daddies go to work.
Kids: Ocean. (Wow, they have parents who are oceanographers and maybe marine biologists.)
This one is nice.
Teacher: This place starts with letter L, where you can find lots of books.
Kids: National Bookstore.

as kids say it - feb 3

The class was on Community Workers and I was letting them guess/answer some of the workers we know.

Teacher: Who builds our houses?
Pax: Architor (Architect)
Teacher: Starts with the sound /k/.
Pax: Cat.

Teacher: Who wants to be a soldier?
Some kids: Me.

Teacher: What do you do when you work is a pilot?
Kids: Be dead, because of the war.

as kids say it - feb 2

These are sentences made by my kids using "My, Your, I am and You are".

My toy is new.
My food is healthy.
Your toy is new.
Your toy is in the box.
I am 6 years old.
I am a friend.
You are eating.
You are a swimmer.

Getting there. Brilliant kids.

as kids say it - jan 31

I was hyping up my student for his quarterly oral exam.

Teacher: You are going to have an oral exam. Do you know what an exam is?
Newel: Yes.
Teacher: So what is an exam for you?
Newel: Like this.

He was correct.

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Choy-choy reads.
"Black Sea. Red Sea. Do seas have colors?"