Kids Say the Darndest Things {President's Day Edition}

My kids make me laugh!  This week we are learning about President's Day.  Today we were specifically discussing Abraham Lincoln.  I began by reading a simple non-fiction book full of fun facts about Lincoln.  An entertaining discussion followed before brainstorming in our Circle Map and writing.

Here are some discussion highlights....
Student:  What's slavery?
Me:  A long time ago, some people made other people stay at their house and made them do work for them-- even if they didn't want to.
Student:  I'm like my mama's slave.
{Lol-- good connection!}

Student:  Why did someone shoot Abraham Lincoln?
Me:  Some people didn't like that President Lincoln worked to end slavery so they wanted to hurt him.  Remember what we learned about Martin Luther King Jr.?  Someone did the same thing to him.
Student:  Like what happened to Jesus?
{Again, good connection.}

In the middle of our Lincoln discussion, I called on a child and this is what she had to say:  "The Blockbuster store is closing."  {I'm not quite sure where that came from, but it made me smile!}

I absolutely love the things they come up with and trying to figure out their thought process!

--Mrs. Pollard