"Well, children, we are going to make an ocean.
With fish and seaweed and everything!
Who knows what animals live in the ocean?"
"I do, I do I do IdoooooIdoooIdooooo!, IIIIIIIIdooooooooooo!! "
1st student: dolphins
2nd student whales
3rd student fish
1st student's turn again.
She says, "shar....
2nd student interrupts, "SHARKS!"
1st, "HEYYYYYY!! She can't copy me, I was saying sharks, but she started copying me and then she said sharks when it was my turn and it was MMMYYYYYYYYY!!!! TURN TO SAY WHAT ANIMAL...and anyway she was copying me and THERE'S NOOOOOO COPYING!!!!!"
Sometimes I don't realize how many rules there are, but my students certainly do and if they don't, they make it up according to their personal needs. (wants).
10 minutes later, with huffing, tearful children ready to go on, although there is some left over glaring. "I will not have glaring at my table!" I warn. Frankly I've had it.
Do you understand that this was merely a DISCUSSION about the ocean project?
I'd better make enough sharks, whales, fish,
and whatever else for everyone to get 2 or 3,
just in case there is an accidental, not on purpose, mistake.
"HEYYYYY, she got pen on MY WHALE!!!!
Hopefully we'll get this mural up
before it comes to fisticuffs!!
And hopefully it will be wonderful!
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