One day, our Science book came
across the unit on the Solar System. So I did what any teacher would do….pull
out the ole’ solar system. You know the one with the big sun in the middle and
the planets all on little wires that can orbit around.
I did that and the kiddos were
having fun moving the planets around and making comments like “Look how big
Saturn is compared to us (Earth)!” It was a great day.
So……in my wisdom (maybe not so
much), I decided to bring in this HUGE book that had photos and fun facts about
each of the planets. After we finished our Science lesson, I brought the kids
up around me in the front of the room. I turned the pages and told them some
fun facts about each one. We were having a great time and the kids were soaking
up all of the information. YAY! {Insert happy teacher face}
Until Uranus came up. Now in our
Science book it was pronounced (Ur-an-is). Potatoes Patotoes. I was happy with
that because I was not about to say the other form of this planet’s name in
front of 3rd graders. Well I was going over the facts about this
lovely planet when all of a sudden one of my students makes the comment……..wait
for it……
“Oh. Uranus is so pretty.” (not
pronounced the way our book said) The other kids erupt in laughter. That student had no idea what they had just said. I mean it
took me more than ten minutes to get back on track. Although I must admit that
it was pretty funny. {Insert teacher face trying to hold in giggles}
Just another day in the life of
me.
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