Hump Day Humor! Round 2!

Happy Hump Day!!

I could not be more excited that today is Wednesday---that means tomorrow is Thursday, which is our last day of school before SPRING BREAK!!  Wahoo!!  This teacher needs it!

If you read my first Hump Day Humor post (here), I explained in detail about my new weekly posts.  The point is to spread teacher cheer to all!  :)

Ok, that sounded a little corny...but really though, teaching can be tough.  So instead of curling up in the fetal position under a desk (you know you've done it before), let's choose to laugh our stress away instead.

There are many moments this week that made me smile or laugh out loud (literally).  Here are my Top 5!


We have been learning about St. Patrick's Day, so two of my funny moments have to do with that:

1.      When we were discussing St. Patrick's Day, we talked about things we think of as being associated with St. Patrick's Day (shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows, green, etc.).

One student (one of my most innocent sweetie pies) raises his hand.

Student:  'I know something else to do with St. Patrick's Day.'
Me:  'What's that?'
Student:  'I always see people on their porches drinking beer.'

Well.....that does go along with St. Patrick's Day festivities I suppose....

2.   I love kid writing.  This was made for our St. Patrick's Day bulletin board:

'I would go to the store and buy a girlfriend.'  

He was very serious about this. 
I'm not sure it's that easy kiddo...

(This activity is part of my St. Patrick's Day Pack.)

3.   Speaking of hallway hangings, we made Cat in the Hats to have up for conferences.  We had the students respond to the prompt at the end of the story where it asks, 'What would you do if your mother asked you?'

The problem is most of mine said they would lie!!!  So I had a bulletin board up for all parents to read that was their kids saying what lies they would make up.

At least they were honest about the fact that they would lie....?

 'The cat broke in that is what I would say.'

My favorite response came from a student in my teaching partner's room though:

'I would tell the truth because so I do not get a whippin.'

Excellent reasoning!

(I made the writing prompt, but the cute Cat in the Hat crafts are from First Grade Blue Skies!)

4.  This literally made me LOL and say Amen at the same time:

I think it is so funny cuz it's true!  Story of my life!

5.  And finally, this is probably tied with #1 for my favorite funny of the week!  This one is also from one of my teaching partner's students.  

We have had caterpillars in our rooms, so we have been observing them and keeping Daily Butterfly Journals.

Here is what this little girl observed on Day 12: 

'I saw a caterpillar poop.'

I cracked up when I saw this!  What an observation.  And the illustration kills me.  Too stinkin funny.

(These journals are part of my Butterfly Unit.)

Well there you have it, my favorite funny stories for the week!  I hope they made you smile!  I would love to hear yours in the comments!

The First Ever--Hump Day Humor Post!

Hello everyone!

So I don't know about you all, but I LOVE to laugh!  If I meet someone that can make me laugh, we are probably best friends in about 10 seconds flat. 

It is also what makes working with children every day so fun--you truly never know what one of them is going to do or say!

Laughter is honestly what gets me through most days, especially the tough ones.  Some days it seems your only two choices are to either laugh or cry (I can't be the only teacher that has these days right??).  Well, I choose to laugh!  Most days anyway..... we have all had a mental breakdown or two  ;)

I remember my first year of teaching when all these CRAZY things were happening (it was quite the first year--I got broken in quickly!!).  All the veteran teachers at my building were tell me I needed to get a spiral notebook and write all of these hilarious things down.  Some even said I should write a book!  I remember thinking it was a great idea, but with the chaos surrounding me I never got around to it.  I figured I'd remember it all--it was so crazy and hilarious how could I forget right??  Well several years and hundreds of kiddos later, your memory does tend to fade.  I now wish I had started that journal!

Sooooo....along comes this blog!  My first reason for starting this blog was to share ideas and connect with other educators.  My second was to share the daily humor that is teaching (hence the name)!  I want to make people smile, laugh, and most of all remember why we love teaching!

And so each week, I will be doing a Hump Day Humor post where I will be featuring the Top 5 things that made me laugh in the past week!  These could be things that happened to me/my co-workers, things students did/said, funny memes.....I really am not limiting it--whatever made me (and could make you!) smile!

I thought Wednesday would be the perfect day for these posts--I know I personally need a pick me up around Wednesday/Thursday for that little push to make it through the rest of the week.

So without further ado, here are my Top 5 Funnies for this week!

Number 1:

So this was totally me last Friday and my kids definitely noticed (I normally rock that mascara/bronzer in the car on the way to work look--sexy, I know.)  That day I had full makeup, curled hair, and a cute outfit on.  In my defense, it wasn't just for pictures--I was headed straight to the Blake Shelton concert after school that day.  (Which was amazing BTW!!)

The first student that walks in my room that morning looks at me with his head cocked to one side and stares.  After a few seconds:

Student:  'Miss Murphy, you look pretty.'
Me:  'Well, thanks bud, that's nice to hear.'
Student:  'Today.'
Me:  'Oh, so only today?'
Student:  'Yeah.'  *Walks away to go hang up backpack*
Me:  *Sad face*  'Oh.'

If you ever need a confidence boost (or reality check), talk to a 5 year old!

Number 2:

Speaking of picture day, check out this guy's pic day outfit--new glasses, tie, and shoes.

 

2 Words:  Stud.   Muffin.  I could not help but smile every time I looked at this little cutie that day.

Number 3:

As I'm tying this kiddos shoes:

'Miss Murphy, when you tie my shoes you make it really tight.  Then when I get home, my mom can't get them undone so it makes her say bad words.'

I might make just myself a Brag Tag for 'Mad Shoe Tying Skills.'

Number 4:

During our MLK/President's Day studies, I had to touch on what it meant to be 'assassinated' or to 'pass away'.  We talked about what happened to each of the president's we studied, and what was the difference between the two terms.

Apparently this lil guy needs a refresher:

Student:  'Miss Murphy, can I tell you something.  It's kind of sad.'
Me:  'Sure, buddy, what's up?'
Student:  'My dog got assassinated last night.'
Me:  *stunned, trying to hold back laughter*  'Ohhhh, do you mean your dog passed away last night?'

Number 5:

 
And finally, when your caterpillars unexpectedly arrive weeks early--so you have to rearrange lesson plans on the fly and teach the butterfly life cycle in February!  Sorry Dr. Suess, you had to be bumped!

It may still be winter outside, but inside room 6, spring is blooming!  :)

Nothing like scrambling around on a Friday trying to get your butterfly unit ready for Monday!


I hope you got a good laugh or at least a giggle from this post!  I would LOVE to hear your funnies from the week in the comments!

Until next Hump Day!