I never - ever - fancied myself a kindergarten teacher, but life is funny that way sometimes. God has plans we don't always understand at first when we start down a new path. And last August, I became a kindergarten teacher. Yup.
As any parent already knows, days spent with five year olds are quite the adventure in learning - they are sponges, albeit very active sponges. Robert Fulghum wrote, "All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten." And now I'm in charge of that learning? Yup.
So here's a short list of what I learned while teaching kindergarten:
1. How to navigate extremely short chairs and tables. This is necessary for minimal leg bruising. 
2. How to make A LOT of laminated games and flash cards.
You get pretty good at cutting - and so do the people who live with you.
3. How to pretend nap during rest time. It's best done completely under blankets.
4. How to think creatively on all pursuits
That's a turkey re-imagined. And wouldn't you eat whatever you wanted if you were president too?
5. How to take brain breaks in the middle of working hard so nothing gets too serious.
Kindergarteners' ideas of toe touches and sit ups are hilarious to watch.
6. How to tie shoes, button and unbutton pants, and wash hands thoroughly.
All essential life skills, practiced innumerable times in just one day of a kindergartener.
7. How to plant and grow seeds. And secretly re-plant them when the first ones die over a break.
8. How to be a princess on my birthday. Whoa, teachers have birthdays?!
9. How to speed walk through a zoo so you can gawk at every. single. animal.
Because no school year is complete without a field trip to the zoo!
10. How to show patience, support, and best of all - "control."
Something may have gotten lost in translation there. But the sentiment is still sweet!
In summary: Take naps, think creatively, tie your shoes, have patience, and find wonderment in all things. Yup, I think that about covers all you need to know in life!
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