The Beach Said So

Setting: The school library

Characters: Kindergartners (33 of them)

In an effort to stimulate inquiry questions for future research, the librarian has just shown the students a documentary about the life of a turtle. 

Librarian: Do you think all of the turtles on the beach had just one mom or did they all have different moms?

Kindergartner 1: I think they had different moms.

Kindergartner 2: No they didn't. They all look the same, they only had one mom.

Librarian: Since we seem to have different opinions, where could we look to find the answer?

Kindergartner 3: We could ask the turtles who they're mom was.

Kindergartner 4: Yeah, and ask 'em how many brothers and sisters they have.

Librarian: But turtles don't talk in real life. I am thinking we could find the answer inside something we can touch. What am I thinking of?

Kindergartner 5: We could ask the beach.

Librarian: (confused) Ask the beach? But the beach--

Kindergartner 5: (interrupting) Yeah, the beach knows who laid all those eggs and it could tell you how many turtle moms did it.

Kindergartner 6: The beach can't talk!

Kindergartner 5: Yes it can. If turtles laid all those eggs on you, you'd know how many did it!

God Named Him Larry

Setting: The story corner of the school library

Characters: Librarian, Atianna, Olivia, Daniel (not Dennis)

The librarian is discussing the book she is about to read to a group of kindergarten students. It is their fourth visit to the library this school year. 

Atianna: Do you have a mom?

Librarian: Yes, I have a mom. 

Atianna: What's her name?

Librarian: Her name is Rhonda.

Olivia: Do you have a dad?

Librarian: Yes, I have a dad too.

Atianna: What's his name?

Librarian: His name is Larry.

Olivia: Why isn't his name Michael? 

Daniel: Because God gave him the name Larry!

Olivia: Well God shoulda named him Michael! 

My Name Isn't Dennis!

Setting: The story corner of the school library 

Characters: Librarian, Boy, Girl 

A very lively and large group of kindergarten students has just entered the library and is getting settled in the reading corner. It is their second visit to the library this school year. 

Librarian: Dennis can you please sit down with your legs crossed? That is our first story corner rule.

Boy: (In a very raspy voice) My name isn't Dennis, it's Daniel. Dennis is the guy my dad goes and drinks beer with.

Librarian: Oh, your dad has a friend named Dennis?

Daniel: Yes. He has no money to buy his own beer so he goes over to his friend Dennis' house and drinks his.

A girl is eagerly raising her hand on the opposite side of the group. 

Girl: I went to the dentist!