—Dictated by the children of the Giraffe Class, ages four and five
—Collected and edited by Hannah Dixon and me
You like to play with him and him. You’re my friend because you like to work in Construction with me. You’re good at watercolors. You work in Light and Shadow and you like to work at the Big Table. I’m glad that you’re in the Giraffe Class because you’re very nice to me.
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You play with me at the light table. You’re nice to me. You’re nice to me and I help you. I let you look at the stuff I bring here from home. You’re my friend because we play together on the playground. I am glad that you’re in my class.
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I like you because you play with me all the time. Every day you find me and just start playing. You’re really good at the monkey bars. You also really like swinging on the tire swing too. I couldn’t live if you weren’t born. You’re pretty silly like my grandpa.
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I play jaguars with you a lot. You sit beside me. You’re a good friend to me because you’re very good to me and very nice to me too. You like to play in Construction and roll around in the meeting area. You’re good at football and like to talk to me a lot.
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You love hearts. You’re really nice and you play with me a lot. You like the color red—and pink.
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You’re good at running and you like to slide. You’re a good friend to me because you play with me and I like to play with you. You dance really funny. I’m glad you’re in the Giraffe Class because you sit beside me in Meeting Time. We like to build in Construction together.
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You play with me at the light table and sort jewels. You work with me at the Big Table. You eat snack with me and you’re my friend. You work in Construction with me and have cool shoes. I’m glad you’re in my class because you’re nice.
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You always make me laugh. When you got my building knocked over, we just fixed it. You always have snack with me. You always like to build in Construction. You always like to work at the Big Table too. I’m glad that you’re my friend in the Giraffe Class.
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You’re good at the monkey bars. You’re my friend. You like sharing stuff. I like to play with you on the monkey bars, but I can’t now because I have a blister. You’re good at finding nature and you’re very nice. I love you because we shared birthday parties.
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You’re good at the monkey bars, and you’re good at drawing. You’re my friend and you’re nice. I’m glad that you’re in the Giraffe Class. We work together.
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You do such beautiful work, like, you draw it so pretty, like one time you made a big butterfly on a big piece of paper and you let me help. You always have a tray out because . . . I don’t really know why—maybe you just like making beautiful things for people.