It's about time for another installment of music class funnies. I know it's been a while, but, rest assured, the kids still entertain me on a daily basis.
That time I was compared to Grandma
One day, I was wearing gray tights with one of my cute teacher outfits (most likely from Ann Taylor Loft).
The kindergartners were quite concerned, "Why are your legs gray today?"
I explained I was wearing tights, that my legs weren't really gray.
"Oh yeah," said a little girl. "My grandma wears those!"
That time the kids thought I wasn't coming back
One of my 4th graders entered my classroom and immediately raised his hand.
"I heard you won't be here next year," he said when I called on him.
Did these kids know something I didn't?
"I'll be retiring someday, but that's not for nine more years."
I figured out that the 3rd graders had started the rumor. The class had taken an instrument pretest the week before.
"It's okay if you don't know all the answers. If you already know all the answers, I won't have anything to teach you, and I'll be out of a job, " I told them.
I guess, "I'll be out of a job" was the only thing they heard, and the 3rd graders told their 4th grade siblings.
Kids are so literal.
That time my students proved they know me quite well
After teaching the same students (and some of their parents) year after year for twenty-five years, the kiddos have a sixth sense about me.
For instance, one Friday a student dropped by my classroom toward the end of the day.
"Be safe this weekend," she said. "And don't stay in your office all day."
Great. They've figured out I'm a workaholic.
"Sit down," one of the little boys said.
"What?"
"You should sit down. You're going to get tired," he said.
I guess I'm not hiding my perimenopausal exhaustion very well.
That time imitation was a form of flattery
I project a rockstar chart for each class on my board. If they have a perfect day in music, they earn a star. Included with the chart is a bitmoji of yours truly striking a disco pose.
When I line up a certain first grade class, one little boy stands in front of the board and hits the exact same pose . . . Every. Single. Time.
That time Copy Cat ruled the music class (Hint: Pretty much all the time)
If you're a faithful reader of my blog posts, you know that I have puppet named Copy Cat who helps the kids find their singing voices.
He is way more popular than Mrs. Duggan. Even the 6th graders ask to see Copy Cat at the end of class.
And when we're busy rehearsing programs, the littles constantly ask, "Where's Copy Cat? Why doesn't he come see us anymore?"
When the kindergartners see me around the school building, they whisper, "How's Copy Cat doing?"
Copy Cat dresses up for special occasions like Talk Like a Pirate Day and Halloween.
When he's not in costume, one little boy cleverly came up with the moniker, "Default Copy Cat."
One morning, one of my colleagues covered a kindergarten class while I was in a meeting.
When the teacher dismissed the kids, one girl approached him with a very serious expression.
"You're supposed to be holding the Cat."
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