I work full time teaching 4 and 5 year olds. I try my best to keep a straight face, but sometimes it is just too hard. Here are some of the gems I hear each day.Tumblr (3.0; @sh-tpreschoolerssay)http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bpkklhJr1rnq0a0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://heygirlteacher.tumblr.com/post/19960400006" class="tumblr_blog">heygirlteacher</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Submission: Lindsay</p></blockquote> <p>Yes!</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19993910975http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19993910975Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:41:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8dnup7S91rnq0a0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19939552317http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19939552317Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:10:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzienuYbJt1rnq0a0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heygirlteacher.tumblr.com/post/19406848071">heygirlteacher</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Submission: Mary</p> </blockquote>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19938922218http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19938922218Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:56:59 -0400<p>Girl 1: I have a piggy bank with money in it.</p> <p>Girl 2: Well, I checked my piggy bank. I have more money than anyone in the world.</p> <p>Can I have some help with my student loans??</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19647603571http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/19647603571Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:54:18 -0400<p>Girl: Miss Erin - you look just like Cinderella!</p> <p>I take this as the highest form of compliment from a 4 year old girl.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18594778132http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18594778132Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:20:32 -0500<p>Little girl showing an &#8220;I am Special&#8221; board to the class:</p> <p>Girl: This picture is of my mom.</p> <p>Me: Where was this picture taken?</p> <p>Girl: America. This is a picture of my dad.</p> <p>Me: And where was that picture taken?</p> <p>Girl: &#8230;.Shamerica&#8230;.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18413377630http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18413377630Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:01:24 -0500<p>Girl working at construction zone (hammer, nails, and wood): Whew&#8230; This is hard work! If I had to work like this all day I would need a break!</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18154399229http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18154399229Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:37:01 -0500<p>A little girl draws a very elaborate picture. She says she is finished and wants me to write the words for her. She says:</p> <p>&#8220;I am thankful for the stars because they shine on the world so no zombies come.&#8221;</p> <p>Thank goodness for stars.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18112676726http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18112676726Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:45 -0500<p>Boy: Erin, I have to tell you a secret</p> <p>Me: Oooo I love secrets!</p> <p>Boy: (Looks out window) It is sunny so I can tell you my secret.</p> <p>Me: Exciting!!! What is it?</p> <p>Boy: I think you are the most beautiful, nice, cool, nice beautiful teacher&#8230; and you have beautiful hair.</p> <p>Me: Wow (child&#8217;s name), that is a very nice thing to say! Thank you!</p> <p>Boy: So&#8230; what do we do now?</p> <p>Me: ummm, well, you said a nice thing so I said thank you!</p> <p>Boy: No, no, no&#8230; what do we do now? Hold hands, or hug?</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18112577417http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18112577417Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:59:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztepqmghg1rpmoxho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Winter 2011</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18090432506http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18090432506Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:05:50 -0500<p>Boy: Can you hear this?? (loooonnnng silent pause)</p> <p>Me: No I didn&#8217;t hear anything&#8230;</p> <p>Boy: That&#8217;s cause I was talking in my brain.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18090198473http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/18090198473Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:30 -0500<p>Me: Tell me a word that starts with the letter &#8216;B&#8217;</p> <p>Girl: Boba fett</p> <p>Me: Fair enough&#8230;</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17995399233http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17995399233Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:52:56 -0500<p>Boy (leans his clothed front up against the writing table): Hey look, my penis is on the table.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851225546http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851225546Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:06:10 -0500<p><span>Boy (holding a marker): What is this color?</span><br/><span>Me: It&#8217;s called magenta. It&#8217;s kind of like a dark pink.</span><br/><span>Boy: Oh, I like it.</span><br/><span>A few minutes pass and he asks me to write the words for his story page.</span><br/><span>Boy: That&#8217;s the throw up germ!</span><br/><span>Me: Which color germ is the throw up one?</span><br/><span>Boy: Ummm&#8230; I think it&#8217;s called&#8230; Vagina?</span><br/><span>Me (flustered, shocked, holding back laughter): Ohh, the MAGENTA ONE&#8230;.</span></p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851159475http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851159475Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:04:59 -0500<p>4 y/o: I&#8217;m painting a world where the dinosaurs lived.</p> <p>Me: Ooo, I can see green for trees and brown for the ground!</p> <p>4 y/o: Yes. I believe the T-Rex is from the Peracious period of time.</p>http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851037554http://sh-tpreschoolerssay.tumblr.com/post/17851037554Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:02:46 -0500