Chocolate tree

Teacher: "Where does chocolate come from?"

Kid #1: The grocery store
Kid #2: A factory
Kid #3: The man at the shoppe.
Kid #4: from bubbles (Aero bar anyone?)

It actually comes from trees... from cocoa beans! The kids loooved the idea of a chocolate tree!
(so do i Mmmmm!)

Pre-toothbrush hygiene

Teacher: "What did people use to clean their teeth before the toothbrush was invented?" (It was actually shredded twigs!)

Kid #1: "Some hay"
Kid #2: "A Sponge"
Kid #3: "A branch"

Tacher: "You're close"
Kid #4: "A log" (HAH!)

Kid #5: "Toothpaste, of course"

The Screwdriver, 2,400,000 B.C.

Teacher: "What was the first tool ever invented?"

Kid #1: a hammer
Kid # 2: a bat (as in baseball bat)
Kid # 3: a screwdriver

Cute! The real answer is a stone "axe" (for cutting/pounding), a tool about 2.4 million years old found in Southern Ethiopia!

Clever Sprouts

Teacher: "How do sprouts know which way to grow?" 

(the real answer has to do with gravity pulling down the roots)

kid #1: Something in the seed tells them.
kid # 2: They follow the path of the water after being watered.
kid # 3: Because of the sun.
kid # 4: My mom made sprouts for dinner once.

Bacon powder

So we did a science experiment at school today! We asked the kids to guess what would happen when we mix vinegar and baking soda together with a dash of soap?

Most popular answer in the class:  it will make bacon.

Hah! What else would "bacon powder" make? Hah. Oh these kids! Click here for the experiment!

Bye Bye Dinosaurs

Teacher: "Why did dinosaurs die out?"

Kid #1: "Because they got hit by a giant rock!"
Kid #2: "A volcano exploded!"
Kid #3: "An animal scared them all away."
....Kid #3: "They got too old."

Cute!

Ant Trail

Teacher: "How do ants know how to follow each other?"
Kid #1: "They leave a trail of crumbs to follow!"
Kid# 2: "They follow the footprints of the other ones!"

(5 years old)

The Bee Dance

Teacher: "Why do bees dance?"
Kid: "They dance while they wait for the honey to become sticky!"

(4 years old)

(.... It's actually to communicate to the other bees where some good flowers are located!)

Good night!

Teacher: "Why do coyotes howl?"
Kid #1: "To attract females"
Kid #2: "To talk to other animals"
Kid #3: "To say goodnight to the other animals!"

Hah! Sooo cute!

Hungry Gorillas!

Teacher: "Why do gorillas thump their chests?"
Kid: "To check if their stomach is full!" (6 years old)

Written by a 3 year old. She was so proud! 

Peacock fans

Teacher: "Why do peacocks fan their tails?"
Kid: "Because they get sweaty and need to cool down!"

5 year old

When lions are sleepy....

Teacher: "Why do lions roar?"
Kids: "Because they're yawning!"

3 yrs old

Honey bees

Teacher: "Why do bees make honey?"
Kid: "So that we can put it on our pancakes!"

3 yrs old

Peace pretzel

Teacher: "What does that symbol on your shirt mean?"
Kid: "It's a pretzel".

(6 year old)

Why do boats float?

Teacher: "Why do boats float?"
5 year old: "Because there is no gravity in them!"

Doughnut holes

Teacher: "why do doughnuts have holes in them?"

Kid: "so that if a bug gets inside they can get out!"

(4 yrs old)

Silly school

Teacher: "did you know that I'm taking a class on the internet and I'll never even meet or see my teacher?!"
Kid: "hah! you're going to silly school!"
(4 yrs old)

Hair cuts

Teacher : "Why doesn't it hurt to get your hair cut, like when you cut your finger?"
Kid: "because the people who cut your hair have special training."
(6 yrs old)

French butts

"Mme Natalie, I like your butts."

"Excuse me?"

"I like your butts (Points at my boots) Your butts!"

"Ah! Mes bottes"

For those who don't know, in French, "boots" are pronounced butt.  This is what happens in a bilingual preschool with 3 year olds! 

Seashells

Teacher: "What makes the sound inside seashells?"
Kid: " There's a tiny recorder inside the shell that recorded the ocean sounds"

(5 years old) ♥