My First Week Teaching Tiny Kids

Some of my most memorable moments of the week:
*I took the kids outside to practice a fire drill. I saw a couple boys pick up handfuls of rocks and put them in their pockets. I told them that they needed to put the rocks on the ground. One of the boys looked at me with this super mad look, then he turned and threw the rocks with all might into the middle of the parking lot. I then had to "pat down" the kids as they walked inside.
*I finally learned what "bubble and buckle" meant. I kept hearing teachers say it, so I finally asked. They put a bubble in their mouth to keep them quiet, and the buckle their hands behind their back to keep their hands to themselves. By Thursday I was saying, "Bubble and buckle" like a pro.
*After a couple days, I realized that I needed to have a 5 minute demonstration and lesson about how to sit in "big kid" chairs. Oh, that was after about 6 kids legitimately fell out of their seats.
*I believe that no shoe for any kid under the age of 8 should have shoe laces - they should all be velcro and slip-ons. I think I have tied more shoes this week than I have in my entire lifetime.
*A sweet girl came up to me and said, "You have hair like my mommy. That makes me happy."
*My question: "Why should we eat healthy foods?" Answer: "Because if we eat healthy we get big and skinny, if we eat junk we get big and fat."
*I asked a boy what he was drawing a picture of. (it was a big black circle) His answer: "That's my friend, Emory. He's black."
*Kids were supposed to be drawing things that make them happy. I went to one table and a boy had a bunch of flowers on his card. Another boy had a bunch of sports pictures. I asked them what they liked. The boy with flowers said, "I like flowers, they are pretty." The sports guy said, "Flowers, yuck! I like sports."
*I never realized that kids as old as 2nd grade would be sitting in class sucking their thumbs! Crazy!
*I also never realized that there was an actual technique to leading lines.

Oh my, elementary is a different world! And I feel like an alien in it!