All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten

by Robert Fulghum

Most of what I really need
To know about how to live
And what to do and how to be
I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top
Of the graduate school mountain,
But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.

These are the things I learned:

Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life -
Learn some and think some
And draw and paint and sing and dance
And play and work everyday some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world,
Watch out for traffic,
Hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.

To My Sweet Lil Aiden Grey...

First Day of School...

First Day of School poem

He started school this morning,
And he seemed so very small.
As I walked there beside him
In the Kindergarten hall.

And as he took his place beside
the others in the class,
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass.

Remembering, I saw him as
He first learned how to walk.
The words that we alone made out
When he began to talk.

This little boy so much absorbed
In learning how to write.
It seems as though he must have grown
To boyhood overnight.

My eyes were blurred by hastily
I brushed the tears away
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar him first big day.

Oh how I longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand
To lead him through the places
That he couldn’t understand.

And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride.
I knew he would no longer be
A baby by my side.

But he must have his chance to live,
To work his problems out,
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about.

And I must share my little boy
With friends and work and play;
He’s not a baby anymore –
He’s in Kindergarten today.

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Hope you loved this poem for the first day of school.

Aiden's Kindergarten Orientation...

Today at Aiden's orientation his teacher gave him a white lunch bag with a "special treat" inside. The treat was a ziplock snack bag with Lucky Charms cereal inside. There was a poem on the outside of the bag with the following words...

This special treat is to remind you that I'm glad you are in my Kindergarten Class! Before you eat your treat have someone read this list to you. Search the bag for the marshmellow shapes hidden inside!

You should find:

*A yellow star~to remind you to always shine!

*A pot of gold~to remind you that you're worth a million!

*A colorful rainbow~to remind you to promise to always do your BEST!

*A blue moon~to remind you that once in awhile, we all make mistakes, and that's okay!

*A green clover~to give you good luck as you begin Kindergarten!

*A purple horseshoe~to remind you that YOU matter!

*A red balloon~to remind you to soar above the clouds and try new things.

*And most of all~a pink heart to remind you that as your teacher, I care about you!

Love,

Mrs. D'Angelo

xoxo

I have to say that as I read this poem, I got a little teary eyed. I can't believe my baby boy is starting Kindergarten tomorrow morning.