I was asking one of my kids at Greenwood a series of “when” questions. Seems we need to work on time concepts, too.
-I asked, “When do you do your homework?” He said, “10:15”
-Next, I asked “When do you go to bed?” He said, “9:15”
On my first day back to school after our trip to Hawaii, I showed the kids pictures from a Hawaii calendar so they could see where I’d been. I showed them one beach shot with several palm trees and asked if they knew what kind of trees those were. One exclaimed, “Yeah, that’s a Oak-a-nut tree!” (as in coconut-too cute!)
One of my groups at the elementary school consists of 2 rather active boys who never stop talking. I overheard this conversation while they were supposed to be working quietly.
Boy 1 (singing): Love stinks!
Boy 2 (dead serious): No it doesn’t! Love is beautiful!
My kids aren’t the only funny ones. Here are a few stories from LuAnn, one of the other SLPs I work with at Westwood.
Remember my client who told me dinosaurs lived in the 1840s? LuAnn has a little boy who gave us a bit more insight. He said (with his w/l substitutions), “Dinosaurs wived a wong time ago, but now they stink.”
(Translation: Now they’re extinct).
LuAnn: I like those shoes. Are they new?
Boy: Yeah! They run and walk and jump.
LuAnn: Do they run and jump and walk by themselves?
Boy: Yep, they do everything!
Kid (pointing at LuAnn’s wedding ring): What’s that?
LuAnn: It’s my wedding ring.
Kid: Who gave it to you?
LuAnn: My husband.
Kid: He can’t do that!
LuAnn: Why not?
Kid: It’s bad! My Nana said that. It’s bad!
LuAnn: It’s bad to get married?
Kid: Yeah, it’s bad!