I cannot recall anything that my students have said. However, one day I was in the grocery store and my son (who is two) kept saying "momma ball, momma ball. I see basketball." I did not see a basketball, and I ignored him. He kept saying it, and I finally realize that he was talking about a man that was heavy set with an OKC Thunder basketball shirt on. I quickly stated, "yes D, he has on a basketball shirt." If a stranger would have heard him, they could have easily mistaken his comments for negative and assuming he was calling the man's stomach a ball.
It is important to rectify any situations of misconception in children quickly, without making them feel like they are in trouble. "Children say the darnest things" is a saying we are all familiar with, but as educators, it is our responsibility to teach our children how to appropriately talk to and about others.
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