Our Big Words
Judith Kuhn
One of the most important aspects of my job as a teacher is, I do believe, to ask children the right questions. In January my kindergarten class listened to me read a book about Martin Luther King, Jr. The name of the book is Martin’s Big Words. The author gives some facts about Dr. King’s life and accompanies each page with a quote from one of his speeches. After I read the book, I asked the children if they could tell me some big words of their own, and I would write them down. I was very impressed by what they said.
Judith Kuhn
Our Big Words – Kindergarten, January 2004
Jacob – As hard as they make you mad, don’t fight back.
Hannah – I have a dream to clean up our world to make it seem better.
Bobby – Peace on Earth
Lauren – I have a dream that we stay friends forever.
Mack – Black and white children have the freedom to play together.
Chris – Families are good.
Sophie – Food is better than sweets.
Jack – Nobody has the same things as us.
Cailly – I’m glad that black people don’t have to do what white people say anymore.
Chloe – Stores are good and so is food.
Stockton – If you looked in every house and every country, there would be no one like you.
Matthew – Look around your world and see what you can see.
Brendan – Be kind to one another.
Rachel – No one is better than anybody.
Judd – Don’t ever shoot anybody.
