funny moments

• scenario: while in a whole group activity, a boy whispers into his friend's ear that he's in love with one of the girls in our class. the friend impulsively yells out while pointing his finger, "He's in love with you!" The girl reacts saying, "Disgusting." The boy in love buries his head in his hands in embarrassment and rejection. Then the girl feeling a little guilty for her strong reaction, places her hand on her chest and says very earnestly, "I mean...it's just that I'm so young."
• I mentioned my mom in class one day and nearly all of my students' heads cocked to the side with bewilderment. Then four or five of them yelled out, "silly mrs. watt, we know you don't have a mom!" my students believe i live in my classroom, orphaned, and do math worksheets in my free time for fun. love it.
• each morning the kids have a "mystery number" to guess. I give them lots of hints, such as "this number has 5 tens, it is greater than 56 but less than 58". the other day i gave a hint for a mystery number (the first hint): "this is how old my sister is..." immediately, hands shot up in the air to guess (with much enthusiasm and certainty might I add) "65!" I responded, "not that old..." another kid guessed "61!" now, my students have never seen a photo of susan, but only have me as a reference. my last class guessed i was still a teenager...i guess i've aged 40 years since... ha!