It’s 11:50 am.
I turn the classroom lights out.
“Five more minutes of Genius Hour until cleanup, everyone.”
Four minutes pass.
“Uno minuto! One more minute, friends.”
One minute passes.
“It…is…time…to…clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share.”
Cleanup begins.
Cleanup continues.
Five minutes into cleanup…
“Put your hands up and walk away from the LEGOs!”
“Can I save this, Mrs. Wyman?”
“Of course you can.”
Kindergarteners love LEGOs. What more can I say?
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This post is part of the annual month-long Slice of Life writing challenge organized by Two Writing Teachers. Join us! It’s my third year of slicing in the challenge and I’m looking forward to writing and learning along with all of you.
Yes, Lego is definitely addictive, especially when it is time to clean up!
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Haha 🙂 They sure do love Legos! I like the way to wrote this in one step at a time fashion.
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Kindergarten takes enormous amounts of patience!
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Ha! This is so funny! I loved the way you wrote this slice to put us right there in the moment.
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How could one possibly pull 5-year-olds away from Legos? You deserve combat pay, Christie.
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All kids love Legos! Getting our second graders to put away Legos at the end of indoor recess is also a struggle…
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I was singing along to your clean up song! Thanks for bringing me back to a day in the life of a kindergarten teacher
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Who doesn’t love Legos? Well, maybe the unfortunate parent that steps on the ones left on the floor!
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I have had similar scenarios with my fifth graders… Great slice!
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Totally worth saving! Glad you captured it with a photo.
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