I asked a 6-yr-old what her favourite food was (we needed a rhythm for a particular piece).
Girl [thoughtful]: Ooh... Um... Chocolate sundae.
Me: Yum, what do you like in your chocolate sundae?
Girl [quite animated]: Ice cream... and chocolate sauce... and nuts... and whipped cream... oh, and a strawberry on top. [knowledgeably] Strawberry is a fruit, so it's healthy!
I kind of choked, trying not to laugh too much.
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Thursday, 13 December 2012
Monday, 12 November 2012
Accent
Teaching a girl in grade 1, whose maternal grandparents are Greek, we came across an accent (>).
Me: This is what we call an accent. Do you know what an accent is?
Girl [looking at me oddly, raised eyebrow]: Ummm, yeah...
Me: Oh good - what is it? [As soon as I finished that sentence I could see where her brain was going with this but couldn't do anything to stop it]
Girl [in all seriousness, with appropriate hand gestures]: It's-a when you talk-a like-a thisss....a...
Both her mum and I lost it. Eventually, we calmed down enough to explain this other type of accent.
Me: This is what we call an accent. Do you know what an accent is?
Girl [looking at me oddly, raised eyebrow]: Ummm, yeah...
Me: Oh good - what is it? [As soon as I finished that sentence I could see where her brain was going with this but couldn't do anything to stop it]
Girl [in all seriousness, with appropriate hand gestures]: It's-a when you talk-a like-a thisss....a...
Both her mum and I lost it. Eventually, we calmed down enough to explain this other type of accent.
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