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Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Burning a hole in your pocket- redefined


The summer break is fast approaching, so I taught the song Summer Holiday to my class and they loved it.  
RN: Ma’am, we will miss you in the summer holidays.
Me: I’ll miss you all too.
AJ: Do one thing. Take our phone numbers, and call us when you miss us.
Me: That will burn a hole in my pocket.
AJ: Ehh..? Burn a hole in your pocket? What does that mean?
Me: Uhmm..I’ll give you a clue. What do you keep in your pockets?
FM: Purse?
SS: Mobile phone?
RN: Aaaaaaah! I know I know!!
Me: Ok...tell me.
RN: If you call up all of us (28), then your mobile handset will become hot. When you keep it in your pocket, it will burn a hole in your pocket..
Me: ....................


Wednesday, June 16, 2010



After introducing pronouns in my class...
Me: Identify the pronouns in these sentences.
Me: They went to Cairo. 
The whole class in unison: Theyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Me: He was born in Egypt.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Me: She made dinner for the whole family.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Me: It is yellow with black stripes.
Ittt
Me: Will you come to the party?
Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!
Me: (barely holding my laughter)- pretend anger now- Pronoun???
Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Me: We are well-behaved students.
Thank you, ma’ammmmm!
Me: (laughing so hard now, can barely get my words out.) Pronoun???????????
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........
I am all giggly now, and can barely think of a title for this posssssssssssssssssssssssssssst.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Compound Sports


During a lull in the Sports Day rehearsal..R- the most creative kid in my class remembers what he’s just learnt in English class- compound words
R: Ma’am..Pointing to Keagan his friend..Key and Gun- Keagan.
Me: Hmm.. now that’s interesting.
R with a renewed interest in the new sport, looks around for more ‘examples’ and finds Sandeep, Anand, etc. and continues his dissecting explorations. He turns his attention to Achuth.
Me: (Hit by a zillion sonic booms)
R: Misses Achuth and looks around for greener pastures.
Me: Phew!!