I can remember the time that I taught a Thanksgiving unit to my first graders and how much time we spent writing stories, designing artwork, plays, etc. On the last day before the holidays we sat down to our "feast" and I asked my class "And what was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed in to America?" Complete silence greeted my question. OMG

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all this time and work! So to jolt their memories I gave the hint that it had the word "flower" in it. Immediately one little boy's hand flew into the air and he crowed "The Cauliflower!!!"

One time I heard a grandfather telling about how his day was shot because he had to take care of his grandson. That's something funny about kids, but not what a kid said.