first grade shenanigans...

it is fire safety and prevention week at our school. the kiddos have had visits from the local fire department, were able to walk through their trucks and even go through a simulation smoke room to practice crawling. today i taught a lesson on how to safely escape a fire from your home. my kiddos talked about how they could escape from their home if a fire ever started. i asked them to draw fire escape plans to detail their escape. as i walked around the room, it quickly dawned on me this activity may have been a little much for their whimsical imaginations. here are some of the explanations i heard when i asked students to explain their emergency escape (mind you, in all seriousness):

kiddo: "here is where i plan to dig a hole in the ground. then i will crawl through the hole to dodge the fire." (his picture showed about a 5 ft deep hole in the ground that extended about 10 ft from the house). me: will you have time to dig this hole in order to escape? kiddo: "yeah. that's why i'm digging the hole. to get away from the fire!"

me: how are you planning to get out of your home? student pointing: "right here. i drew a magical door." (floating door in the middle of his living room)

another kid responding to my same question: "i have an imaginary pathway."

geez i love them.

and a funny story to close with: one of my students ate a packet of ketchup for snack. true story.