Classroom Funnies.

Traveller's grade three boys are preparing for the English Speaking Board examinations.

They have to prepare a 2 minute speech on their favourite object (usually a toy), a 1 minute poem and a section from their most-loved novel.

Traveller asked one of her boys what he was going to show her and he replied with,

"Well, I've got my poem which I've learned ...on my harp."

"On your harp?"

"Yeah, I know it without looking at the paper."

So cute!

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Children say the darnedest things.

Today, in Grade Eight creative writing, Traveller put this picture on an interactive whiteboard, and asked the children to write a creative response. They had to explain how the man in the wall got there.

T watched as the children made themselves ready for the task; they were opening their books, taking out their pens and starting to write. Traveller continued to watch as one boy stared open-mouthed at the screen. After a couple of minutes of this, he raised his hand.

T went over to him.

The conversation went like this.

'Mrs ___________, I'm a little confused. I can't believe there is a man in the wall. How did he get in the wall? What happened to him?'

T started at him, dumbfounded.

The class are silent. Not even a breath can be heard as they await T's answer.

It finally clicked.

'Sam, that isn't really a man in the wall. (laughter arises)

'Oh, really? I thought he was real,' he replies, sure in his response.

'It's a sculpture, Sam.'

Pause. Followed by muffled laughter from the class.

'Ohhhh'.