Does anybody remember that old Sesame Street skit where a clueless Grover would be at a restaraunt, and the waiter would ask for his order, whereupon Grover would say, "I'll have a cheeseburger and a coke!"
When the waiter informed Grover that they didn't have any cheeseburgers, Grover would reply, "Well in that case, I'll have a cheeseburger and a pepsi!"
And so on, and so on.
I had a moment where I felt like the waiter today.
We were discussing the short /u/ sound, saying, repeating, and blending several words like cup, jump, run, bug.
I reminded the kids that once you know a word that has a short u sound, like bug, then you know most of the rhyming words also have a short u sound.
So I asked for words that rhyme with bug.
"Mud!"
"Run!"
"Jog!"
"January!"
Each time, I tried to stop and remind the class what RHYMING means. I told them I wasn't looking for just any word that has a u in it, even if it IS a short u sound. I wanted a word that RHYMED with bug.
Next kid -- "Astronaut?"
You know what has a short u? UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!
And for those of you with a devious mind (like me), yes I have already forseen a few mishaps later this week with a certain word in the "truck" word family. Or maybe I'm ok since my kids won't be able to rhyme anything with truck.
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This had me rolling and now you have inspired me to write my own post about a funny conversation! Thanks for sharing!
Actually, 'truck' might be the word that finally gets them to think of a rhyme. You MUST try it and let us know!
AH, THE GOOD 'OL DAYS OF TEACHING "CONTINENTS AND BOWELS" TO THE YOUNG ONES! AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT! LOVE THE BLOG!
An ear for rhyme seems to have gone the way of the dinosaurs in most children these days. Sad. So very sad.
Winn-uh-bago! Winnebago?
MY BAD.
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Wait, are you in Raleigh?!?!?
Thanks, everyone!
Meg, I'm not in Raleigh. A reader is.
Reminds me of the stories my mom tells me about her first graders...it's amazing how little they know when they are 7. :)
That was hysterically funny!! I subbed for 2nd Grade Teacher a while back and The Rhyming Game with sight words was a featured event according to the lesson plan they left for me.
I laughed so hard that tears ran down my cheeks and my face muscles ached. Uh, no rhyming took place, but man what a incredible variations on a theme session that was.
You gotta love kids and how they will just give answers that make absolutely no sense. I love when you tell them you are going to ask a question but before the question has even been started they have their hand up. I guess we should appreciate their participation.
Vanessa Rogers said... You gotta love kids and how they will just give answers that make absolutely no sense.
*Epiphany* Our Senators and House Representatives are ACTUALLY Children. The whole Congress thing is an illusion as it is really just an overly ornate Day Care Center. Finally, it makes sense.
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