Who knew I would learn so much from preschoolers. I subbed for the preschool teacher this winter.
I learned that dark and orangible are colours. Most girls choose pink and purple as their favourite colour. They wish they could see rainbow coloured animals. Sometimes its hard to change even if you are four years old. No wonder I have a hard time at my age…
We should always have someone pack us a snack to eat at 10:15 and 2:15. Sometimes you don’t get cheese and crackers in the little package because they aren’t on sale.
And as to how many teeth we have in our mouths – some say one, some say five, some say onehundredninehundred and one little boy told me we have “three two, I don’t know how to say that number” teeth in our mouth.
And when it is time to get dressed to go home, you should just be able to lay on the floor and have someone else dress you.
I also learned that teaching three and four year olds can be exhausting!
But we did have fun…
I remember when these little preschoolers fit in the palm of their parent’s hands. I was lucky enough to have been there to capture these moments. Now it is three years later and it amazes me how fast they have grown and all that they know.
“So let them be little ’cause they’re only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little.”
