The door!!

This happened not too long ago while I was in the class with my 4 year old students.. One morning after our ritual of good morning greetings to each other, morning prayer, singing nursery rhymes and attendance, I decided to sit the children down to have a talk.. about one of the most annoying and important things to me. Its none other than ... the new-found hobby of playing with the classroom door. As one was trying to open, the other would be trying to close and not to mention the crying and screaming as they get hit in the face by the door or the scare by the loud banging of the door. You can imagine the frustrations I had caused by the door.

So... as I sat them all down.. I told them that I was very upset the past few days because I have to yell all day long to keep them away from the door. I told them I had sore throat because of all the yelling and I also get the headaches from the door banging. One sweet thing was, my students are afraid if I'm sick coz that means I'm not going to teach them. Me not being in the school means they are not coming too. So.. I kinda made my point about the effect of door banging they are creating to ME and so I need to make another point of the danger of the door-banging to THEM..

After explaning that.. I continued by telling them how dangerous it can be.. I told them 'I know you're trying to be helpful and close the door for me but you might not see your friend coming in and accidentally hit them.. and you know, if you are not careful.. it might caught your hand and that will be very painful' .. at this point.. I can see that they were all imagining what it would be like and I know because each of them made their little 'thinking' face.. and so I add a little drama to it.. I said 'Ga mau kan kalo tangannya kejepit.. ntar kalo kejepit tangannya ilang trus nanti ga bisa play lagi.. ga bisa writing and colouring lagi loh..'

After about 3 seconds.. my students who are the number one door-banger in the class replied.. 'Miss, kalo tanganku ilang... miss mau bantuin cari ga?'

I cracked up laughing... for the whole day!!