Kids Say the Darndest Things

Here are things my kids have written or said that I thought would be fun to share. Everything is translated for the sake of your enjoyment:


Using Vocab Words (the body) in a sentence
Ingrid: My finger is very big.
Maribel: My knees is very beautiful.
Ronald: My shoulders are pretty.
Kevin: You have 1 eye.
Lizbeth: My head is orange.

When Asked the Most Important Thing in Their Life
Jaime: Pollo a la braza (rotisserie chicken- they’re equivalent of a happy meal)

Practice with Future Tense
Liz: I will eat pants.
Lizbeth: The dog will eat its foot (food).

Random
Diego: Miss Yolita (who was drawing a flower on the white board), don’t color like Luis. He’s bad at coloring. Color like me.

Anna: Do you wash your legs?

Anna: Please give me your hair (as a gift).

What Do Plants Need to Grow?
Diego: EXERCISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During Recess
Kevin: Please give me a test!
Matt (other volunteer): No.
Kevin: Please!
Matt: Fine, if you win at soccer, I will give you a test.
Kevin: YESS!!!

When they Tasted Pop Rocks
Edelinda: It’s like stars exploding in my mouth.

Guy on the Street
Hello. My name is Good Morning.

When Kids Found Out I was Leaving Nov 20
Kevin-“You must stay longer.”
Me-”I can’t. I already bought my plane ticket.”
Kevin- “I will hide it.”
Me- “You can’t. It’s on the internet.”
Kevin- “I will blow up the internet with a bomb.”

Maribel: I will kill myself when you leave. (thankfully she was smiling when she said that)

Liz: Don’t leave. Bring your family to come live here with you.

When Asked What They’d Like Me to Send from America
Lizbeth- I just want a picture of you.

The Goodbye of Miss Molly (by Diana)
The goodbye of Miss Molly went very sad for we the students of the school Tinkuy Peru. And the same day celebrated Halloween and went very fun because the Miss Josy and Miss Molly brought us gifts very beautiful and we yelled strong very and said thankyou and later finished.

The Happiest Day of My Life
On July 25th, 2010 went the happiest day of my life because knew a very handsome boy and I liked a lot. Then he came to live near my house, that day we went to walk very happily, for my this went a day very beautiful but, with the time made us friends and later boyfriends.

When Asked About Huancayo
Jannyna: My favorite part of Huancayo is the supermarkets and other jobs because they provide work for the people of Huancayo. These businesses provide the people of Huancayo with the salary they need to survive.

The House That I Dream of Forever (by Thalia)
I always dream of a very beautiful house with the form of a castle and many windows and doors. I like the color pink and want my house to be of that color. I want it to have many beds, twelve bedrooms with large curtains, and many flowers. And it will have very large stairs in the form of a spiral, painted floors, and a very wide, smooth bed for sleeping comfortably. It will have many things like a tv, blender, radio, and refrigerator filled with sodas, fruits, vegetables, chickens, fish, ice cream, and others. Also, it will have a very big swimming pool, a field for playing volleyball with my family, many floors, and green grass.

Dreams
Diana (14): I want to study in an American university because I want to practice more English. I want to be an English teacher, a journalist, and a policewoman because I want to shoot. I want to be president of Peru so I can go to war.

Kevin (9): I want to be a traffic policeman because there are a lot of crashes, and I can take care of and watch the road.

Esperanza (11): I want to be a lawyer to defend the innocent. I want to be like Hannah Montana because I like to sing.

Benyi (11): I want to be a singer because I like to express my ideas with a crowd. I want to study in the University Continental because it is big, and I can learn a lot. I want to live in a house with five floors. I want to see America because I want to know all the countries. I want one wife and two boys.
Johan (9): I want to visit Lima because it has a beach and very sunny weather.

Jaime (12): I want to study at the Peruana in Lima. I want to study science and make experiments because I like explosions. I want to visit the United States on July 4th because they have grand explosions.

Margoth (12): I want to visit the United States to see my previous English teacher that I miss. I want to live in Huancayo because my family lives here and it is very important to me. I want to teach English to people so they can travel to the United States and have very good jobs.

Joselin (12): I want to study design at Eckerd College because my miss studies there. I want to make and sell clothes. I want to be like Hannah Montana because she designs clothes.

Justi (12): I want to visit the city of Las Vegas in the United States because in Las Vegas it is very easy to win a lot of money. I think I will have better luck in a Las Vegas casino. When I am rich, I will play soccer with my friends every day. And after, I will go see Avatar movies.

Kevin (13): I want to study science in the University of Peru in UPLA. I want to be like Michael Jackson because I like his music. I want to live in Lima because it is near the beach, and I like to swim.

Jannyna (15): I want to study at State University because they have a good program for engineering. I want to live in the United States because maybe there are more jobs for engineers there. I want to work in New York because it is large. I want to visit Korea because I like their music and people.

Yeraldine (16): I want to study many languages at an American university. I want to be a hairdresser.

Antonio (10): After I leave the Andean school, I want to study in the University A Las Peruanas in Lima. I want to study law and be a lawyer. I want to help the poor, malnourished people in Peru by educating them and building them a school. I want to have a pretty happy family. I want to be good like Tino and have a job like him because he helps make my dreams come true.

Thalia (17): My future is destined to be a teacher of kids (3-7 years old) and study in the Institute “Lencio Prado.” I am very patient and this an advantage. My studies last three years and later they give me a certificate so I can refill my Curriculum Vitae. I will be very happy to meet this objective, but first I need to study a lot and complete much homework. The uniform I wear is a short skirt, a coat, shoes, and a scrunchy. I love English, and I also love speaking it. I thank Gof for putting my Miss Josy and Molly in my life because they are so good and pretty with us.