Friday, November 14, 2014

Spelling Test Shenanigans

A student gets up during the spelling test today to blow his nose.  Before he does the deed, he contemplates the (blue) tissue and says, "Is this tissue blueberry flavored?"  He proceeds to lick the tissue and then announces, "Nope, it's just regular flavor."

Several minutes later, the spelling word is likable, and I always use the word in a sentence for context.  Please be aware that much of the time the sentences are made up for my personal amusement rather than using the boring ones from the book.  So the sentence I give is, "Ms. Whiston is a very likable person.  But she is not lickable."  Because I told them at the beginning of the week that someone would confuse the two words. This, of course, led to a barrage of items that could be considered lickable, such as popsicles, candy canes, and apparently unicorns.

Then a voice from the back of the room intones, deadpan, "So are tissues."

Aaaaaaand we're all through here.



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