I stopped by the kindergarten classroom to briefly chat with a teacher. The students were already in jackets and boots ready to head outside when I heard a little voice say:
I like your sweatshirt
I was wearing a grey knit dress that to a 5 year old may have looked like a sweatshirt. On this cold October day it did feel as cozy as a sweatshirt so I took it as a compliment, much like anything a kindergartner might say to you! She looked up at me in awe as I responded with my thank you. She then replied
You look like a great blue heron.
I chuckled as she ran out the door eagerly awaiting recess.
The teacher caught up with me and I stood on one leg and asked her if I look like a heron. The teacher was puzzled by my question until I relayed the heron story to her. We laughed together as I stood in the hallway telling her that I much prefer being thought of as a heron compared to what I was once called in high school, a daddy long leg! Oh the joys of being tall and long legged! I think there is a poem hiding in this story somewhere!
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I love it! Students really keep us thinking.
Yes, yes, yes! It is absolutely a poem. Your title drew me right in. I absolutely love the Great Blue Heron. I was actually impressed to hear that a kindergartner used that as a description. 🙂
I agree that it is amazing that a kindergartner made that comment. I want to circle back around and ask her how she knows about herons!
Great blue herons are one of my favorite things in the whole world–what a compliment! lol Thanks for sharing this moment. It brought a smile to my lips and a bit of nostalgia for my days teaching first grade.
Kid sayings can always bring a smile to my face (well usually). I love spending time with my grandkids ages 2, 3, and two 5s. I keep a notebook so I can remember them and share them with the kids when they get older. I wonder what the kindergarten students at my school might call me…lol.