What Not To Use During Rest Time In A Kindergarten Classroom

Kindergarten teachers are notorious for multitasking. One year another Kindergarten teacher walked next door to my classroom to ask me for instructions on an art project. She had seen it drying in the hall and wanted to give it a try with her class. Since her students were having rest time, she thought she could steal a few minutes to come over to my room to ask about it. While she walked down the hall, she reapplied her lipstick.

When she entered my classroom, my assistant and I both doubled over in laughter. I can't remember when I have laughed so hard. My students, who were resting, popped up and started laughing too. They had no idea what they were laughing at but they did not want to miss out on the fun. Get a mental picture in your head of the three year old that gets hold of Mommy's lipstick and applies it herself. Now substitute my teacher friend for the three year old. Talk about missing the mark. We all three were reduced to a pile of giggles along with my class who was laughing hysterically in the dark at they knew not what. We laughed so hard we cried. The assistant Principal picked that moment to enter the classroom. I guess he wanted to check out what all the ruckus was about. He took one look at her and he started laughing too.

If you want to read some great posts about lipstick by another teacher, head on over to My Lipstick Life.


It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowlege.
                                                                                                -Albert Einstein