The younger kids are a trip. They are so fascinated by pretty much anything I bring in to the class. One day I wore my nautical singing hat. They all thought I was a sailor. (Funny, when I wore a ball cap they didn't ask if I played baseball...) I have an erasable pen. That really gets them. And I use sidewalk chalk on the board and that fascinates everyone including the other teachers.

The older kids are fun too. I can banter with them and fool them. Yesterday I announced the daily spelling test would have 100 words to each of the classes. The younger kids dutifully but fearfully took out their paper. The older kids protested. Then when the older kids asked for a bonus word I gave them 'Carribean' forgetting that it was on the little sign on the board. Those who went closer to the board to copy it then had 'antidisestablishmentarianism' for their bonus word.