The other day I was doing a math lesson with my Pre-K’ers and I gave them each a small container with dried beans in them. In an effort to try to keep my kids from YELLING OUT how many beans are in their cups I told them to count them quietly and then raise their hand and they could whisper in my ear how many beans they had. I told them it would be like they were telling me a secret! All the while I was thinking, “what a fun teacher I am” because let’s be honest who doesn’t like whispering secrets!

So, as the kids hands started going up I began to go around the room and let the kids tell me their “secret”. As I went to each child the answer whispered in my ear was always the same… 7….7….7…7.

Finally I got to a little boy named Noah. I walked up to him and I said “OK Noah, are you ready to whisper to me?” Noah gave me a little smiled leaned in really close to me and said, “I have a lot of toy cars at home”.

Oh my goodness!!! So stinkin’ cute… I didn’t even have it in my heart to correct him and explain what I was really asking for I just smiled at him and said “wow!!!! That’s Amazing”, and went to the next kid.