Abstract/Notes: Amy Henderson, Montessori School of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX One day, I bought a plastic water bottle that was labeled "BPA-free."When I got home and showed it to my 6-year-old daughter, she asked me, "Where is the BPA that comes free with this bottle?" Supriya Jayakumar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Send your funny and poignant stories to Carey Jones, at careyjones@ amshq.org.

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ISSN: 1054-0040

Abstract/Notes: Heidi Larson and Beth Woeber, Mercy Montessori Center, Cincinnati, OH I was helping a 5-year-old with his Asia map labels.Why?" Student: "Well, you and your husband go for a romantic dinner and, BOOM, an elephant crushes your house!" Erin Gaskin, Montessori School of Denver, Denver, CO My 5-year-old son had worn down his only pair of sneakers and was in desperate need of replacements.

Language: English

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Language: English

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Abstract/Notes: After an hour or so in the pool, he asked, "When do we learn how to breathe underwater?" Norbeen Baral, Pokhara, Nepal While reading a book to my group of kindergarten students, about a cat who wants to fly solo, I casually asked them, "Do any of you know what it means to fly solo?" One student, Jack, raised his hand excitedly and answered, "You know, it's when you fly close to the ground, like, so low."[...]I gave her a brief outline of what programmers, analysts, testers, team leaders, and project managers do.

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Abstract/Notes: Vienna Broadbelt, Montessori Learning Centre, Wilmington, DE On a brisk fall day, I was walking down the street with my 6-year-old son, when he looked up at one of the trees and exclaimed, "Oh, Mom, look at how its bones are blowing in the wind!" Mergenta Kremmins, Brooklyn, NY Me: "If you focus on both reading and math now, you can get to a good college, and then you will be able to do what you want to do when you become an adult.Please include your name, your location, and if youre a teacher or an administrator, your schools name.

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Abstract/Notes: "Yes, but the bananas will make really good banana bread," said the mom. "Why would you say that?" He answered, "Because bananas can't make bread!" Susan Sears Smith Heart and Hands Montessori Center for Infants and Toddlers Lafayette, CO Send your funny and poignant stories to Carey Jones at careyjones@ amshq.org.

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Language: English

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Abstract/Notes: Heidi Larson, Mercy Montessori Center Cincinnati, OH My fourth grader, Bart, was working on using his spelling words for the week in sentences.When he first saw her, surrounded by machines and hooked up to monitors and tubes, he said, "Oh!

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Abstract/Notes: Mari Williamson, Salem Montessori School, Salem, VA A teacher at our school was talking with a student, who was working on the United States puzzle map.Sharon Trumpy, Novi-Northville Montessori Center, Novi, MI I was reading Charlotte's Web to my students and got to the part where the rat, Templeton, is excited about all the food he can forage at the county fair.

Language: English

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Language: English

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