KIDSPEAK
FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES
KING DAVID YIDDISH FOLK NURSERY AND PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS SPEAK THEIR MINDS AND THEIR HEARTS
WORDS
FROM THE
HEART…
BY RACHEL FALKSON
WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR BRAIN FOR? “You listen.
Your brain is for concentrating and thinking
what you must do.”HOW BIG IS YOUR BRAIN?
“BIG!” WHEN DO YOU WEAR A HAT? “When you go
outside and it’s sunny. Because if you don’t wear
a hat then you can get hurt on top of your head,
everywhere and hot and your head can get sore.”
WHY IS IT FUN TO BE IN A MAGAZINE? “Because
then everybody can see you in the world, if they buy the magazine they like.”
WHY DO BEES FLY FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER? “Because they want nectar
for their honey to make for the people. But sometimes bees sting you. My
friend Shayna got stung from a bee. I haven’t yet. I’m allergic to bees ‘cause
my mom told me when I was born.” COLBY HAEFNER, 6
WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR BRAIN FOR? “To think
properly.” HOW BIG IS YOUR BRAIN? “Big... huge!”
WHY IS IT FUN TO BE IN A MAGAZINE? “So that
people will see and come to the school and we can
play with them. It’s just so nice!” WHEN DO YOU
WEAR A HAT? “So that you don’t get burnt. I got
burnt on Sunday.” WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
GOOD FOR YOU? “Strawberry, watermelon, peach
and that’s all... oh, and chewing gum.” MONTANA LEVER, 6
WHY IS IT FUN TO BE IN A MAGAZINE? “’Cause
everyone can see you in a magazine and I’ll show
all my friends.” DO YOU LIKE EXPLORING? “I like
doing other stuff, like wrestling. I go to wrestling
with Brad Bloch. We try to get Brad down but we
can’t get him down, but I like wrestling ‘cause I
once wrestled against an 11-year-old. I once got
him down.” JACK STILLERMAN, 6
HOW BIG IS YOUR BRAIN? “As big as brains are.
I don’t really know… maybe about this size.”
(Ethan demonstrates in his pic, right) WHAT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU? “A fruit or
vegetables like a banana or an apple or grapes or
pineapple or watermelon. I don’t really know my
fruits and vegetables, but well... I like avocados.”
DO YOU LIKE EXPLORING? “Yes, at game farms
– that’s got wild animals. My favourite is a lion because it’s strong and it
normally comes often to see us.” ETHAN GALGUT, 5
WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR BRAIN FOR? “Like
thinking and listening and it makes your
body move.” HOW BIG IS YOUR BRAIN?
“As big as my hand can go around my
head, just look!” WHY IS IT FUN TO BE IN A
MAGAZINE? “It’s not fun because it’s got all
my information and I don’t want to tell my
information.” WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT’S
GOOD FOR YOU? “Chicken! Because it’s got... what’s that called again?
You know, that stuff you get when you eat meat.” ZACKARY KATZ, 6
WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR BRAIN FOR?
“For thinking! About butterflies.” WHAT’S
SOMETHING THAT’S GOOD FOR YOU?
“Ummm, apples, because they make you
healthy, and carrots. Well... you can’t eat
pasta every day. Well I do, I especially like
it when it’s just been made.” DO YOU LIKE
EXPLORING? “Ya, in my garden. I especially
like exploring in the mud, especially I like worms because I like the
way they wiggle. Do you know my cousin eats worms and snails! He
pretends that the spaghetti are worms and the meatballs are snails
and I pretend the tomato sauce is mud.” AVA JACOBSON, 5
WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR BRAIN FOR? “For
keeping stuff in your mind.” WHY IS IT FUN
TO BE IN A MAGAZINE? “’Cause I’ve never
been in a magazine before. Then they can
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