We found this cute little guy hopping around the playground during recess. I hate to admit this, but it was actually my idea to catch him; and of course the kids did not think twice about it. Some of the boys were trying to catch him, and some were too chicken to even try! One student caught him and immediately threw him down because it scared him... (As you can tell, this is already amusing.) I, of course, go to screaming, in excitement and panic, for kids to find him and pick him up again! One student found an empty cup-which is what we decided to put the little guy in until we went back to our classroom.
He stayed in the cup for about 5 minutes, then quickly found his way out....
Well, here I go screaming again!
Don't worry - we got him!
As we went back inside from recess, I had the boys go outside by our classroom and collect grass, crickets, and grasshoppers for our little friend while I found him a water dish.
The kids were absolutely ecstatic!
(I was secretly enjoying this experience, too!)
(I was secretly enjoying this experience, too!)
Once we got the little guy into our class terrarium, complete with grass, water, and bugs, we decided to name him. As the teacher of some very opinionated first graders, I chose the name without any discussion:
Mr. Bojangles
Can you see him?
Poor little guy; he was scared silly!
This was the best picture I could get of him today - but there will be many more to come (hopefully)!
The kids love the name Mr. Bojangles,
but like to call him "Mr. Bo" or "Mr. BoBo" for short. :)
but like to call him "Mr. Bo" or "Mr. BoBo" for short. :)
We are having so much fun in 1st grade!
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