Thursday, October 7, 2010

First Grade Dictionary

You won't find these in Webster's...

aminal (n.) - like a dog or a cat
"We are studying about aminals in school."

buhstead - but; except for 
"I like all vegetables, buhstead, not broccoli."

caddywhompus (adj.) - the way your pencil goes when you put it in the sharpener the wrong way
"My pencil's all caddywhompus in the sharpener."

calipittar (n.) - something that, someday, will turn into a butterfly
"We found a calipittar on the ground out at recess."

hanitizer (n.) - stuff that gets the germs off of your hands
"I brought my hanitizer, because my hands get dirty at school."

pasgetti (n.) - the only thing some first graders will eat
"My mom makes the best pasgetti."

pramantis (n.) - an insect that often looks like its praying
I have to leave school early, b'cause my dad and me have to go pramantis hunting."

Words of Wisdom from first grade:

Constitution Lesson
Teacher: They made a new country and they wouldn't have to listen to the king of England.
Student: But everyone has to listen to God!

Teacher: Our saying is, 'don't cry over spilled milk.' What does it mean?
Student: It means that, when you spill your milk at lunch, Ms. Lois will come and clean it up, so you   don't have to cry!

Student: I'm a vegetarian now.
Teacher: Oh really?
Student: Yeah, my dad was gonna do it too, but we have too much meat in the freezer, so he can't.

2 comments:

  1. Hahaha! :o) That was awesome! I love kids! :o) The vegetarian one is my favorite. How has teaching been going??? I want to see you so bad! How is it that this fall has filled up so fast?! I told Scott we should try to come up for a weekend in Nov. Not the first one, but one of the next two might work. Do they for you?

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  2. I had to read the first half twice because I didn't realize they were spelled wrong...

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