chuckmum6 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Today I asked my class why did they think the sea was salty? It was an introduction to some comprehension they were going to do and is something I like to try to get them talking and thinking about first. One of the girls gave me this response ... "it is salty because the tide is affected by the moon and the moon is made of cheese, cheese is salty and the moon beams get beamed down into the water and put the salt in". This made me smile, it was a well thought out explanation and very convincingly delivered, it had some of the other children agreeing too. By the end of the lesson I am afraid that the much more boring process was understood, but it does show just how much even children of 8/9 still misunderstand and confuse myths/tales with reality. It was parents evening tonight so I was able to share this with her mum, who was also amused by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Oh that's cute...clever girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Today I asked my class why did they think the sea was salty? It was an introduction to some comprehension they were going to do and is something I like to try to get them talking and thinking about first. One of the girls gave me this response ... "it is salty because the tide is affected by the moon and the moon is made of cheese, cheese is salty and the moon beams get beamed down into the water and put the salt in". Seems a perfectly reasonable explanation to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm not sure which part of that explanation you are suggesting is myth/tales... it all sounds pretty logical to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Of course... it's all fairy magic, like so many other things........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 That girl will go far - mark my words! A creative mind & vivid imagination never hurt anyone. I love her explanation - very well thought out! Nice to hear of children being children! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Lovely. Perfect explanation. I love how children put things together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Auww thats so lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeloo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ha! It kind of reminds me of Bobby Boucher in The Waterboy when he took his first college class after being homeschooled and informed everyone that alligators were ornery "because they have all them teeth and no toothbrush!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazmac Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I just love children's logic. It's pure genius A few years ago I had to explain to my Rainbows that I was going to be off for a few weeks because I was going in to hospital for an operation. One of them asked where I was getting my operation and I said it was on my tummy. I said I'd had a sore tummy for a while and the doctors were going to make it better. One of them piped up "Are you going to get a baby?"!! Little did she know that was exactly what I wasn't going to be able to get after this particular operation! But her mummy had just had a baby by caesarean section, therefore in her 6 year old world, a tummy operation = a baby! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
