Kids are Awesome

Kids are awesome. Did you know that?

They do what you say at the drop of the hat.

Most of the time (I should watch what I say),

You never know when trouble's heading your way!

But that makes it fun, you never know what

Is happening next, it's made up on the spot.

Play a game, jump around, or sing a song

Open a book, talk 'bout anything, all day long.

Take a drink break, or sleep on the floor,

Catch all the flies, or escape out the door.

Tell favourite jokes, or stories, or rhymes,

That's what we do at the best of class times.

Get a snack, cry bout a bruise or a scratch,

Go to the toilet, have a loud soccer match.

Plant a seed, trap a mouse, shred all the paper,

Make noises in armpits, or cause quite a caper.

Dance in the rain, play follow-the-leader,

Simon Says, Scarecrow, 'Time Wolfie fed her'. 

Mow the grass with our fingers and toes,

Vacuum the carpet with, well, who knows?

Squawk like a parrot, bark like a dog,

Stamp like an elephant, or roll like a hog.

Use pens as rockets, or paper as planes,

Watch the class goldfish swim down the drain.

Go out to the oval, the library, the gym

Tiptoe past the office, don't disturb him...

Or it's back to classroom with a big shout-

Never like to admit that we got caught out!

Well, actually, that's what we think we can do

But really there's always school work to get through.

Textbooks go flying, pens write till they're dry,

Heads and hands down, mouths closed shut, eyebrows high.

Okay, so my work isn't always this way,

In fact, not very close, it's always a day,

Full of very hard work, adding and taking,

Cleaning up all the mess we are making.

Doing our geography, history, and grammar,

Science, maths, music, all with some drama.

It's never boring, together it's fun,

Even with laughter, work always gets done.

I'm a teacher, I can say stuff like this;

My students are lovely, even call me Miss.

On the odd occasion, I'm even a Mrs...

I'll take lots of hugs, just please no more kisses.

I'll do my great job with pride and with fashion,

Cause it's my joy, my hobby, my passion.

Kids are awesome! I thank God for His plan,

For me, as I teach (sorry, this line just won't rhyme)

His covenant children, day in and day out,

And pray that my love for them never runs out.

As I care for and educate those placed in my care,

May my faith in Him be the treasure I share.