Every November, teachers across the nation brace themselves for the annual “What Are You Grateful For?” assignment, the one guaranteed to reveal far more about our students’ home lives than any parent-teacher conference ever could. While we hope for heartwarming mentions of family, friends, and maybe even our tireless guidance, what we actually get is… well, an S-show in crayon.
Between the children who are deeply thankful for specific food items such as chicken nuggets, those who take a practical approach and praise their new dishwasher, and the brave souls who admit some truly odd things, such as playing with squirrels, we’ve collected a gallery of unfiltered, unintentionally hilarious student honesty. Please enjoy these gems while remembering: we don’t intentionally write the comedy… the children do!
1. Quesadillas are pretty dang good, though.
2. If there was a house fire, this kid would get his parents to safety, and then, of course, the cereal.
3. Fries before guys! (and literally anything else)
4. Onions are an essential part of the tastiest meals!
5. Forget being thankful for food, family, a home, and fresh water! Get this kid some cake!
6. Where’s the beef? Ava wants to know!
7. Sometimes honesty is not the best policy. And your drawing screams red flag!
8. Two essential parts of life.
9. We all appreciated the power of toilet paper after the pandemic.
10. I suspect an adult made this one.
11. And I will need to have a chat with your parents later.
12. You, what!?
13. The best two things in life!
14. That one chicken nugget was pretty special.
15. You appreciate that wine is available for your parents, right?
16. The logic here is astounding!
17. Some snacks are more relaxing than others.
18. That sesame chicken tho!
19. I’m grateful for mommy and daddy so they can purchase me Hot Wheels.
20. It’s good to appreciate the small stuff… I guess.
21. Dishwashers are expensive!
22. Okay, cool.
23. If I had a cat, I’d be grateful for it.
24. Butts are an essential part of the human experience.
25. Lucy fully understands the housing market!
26. Darian appreciates the finer things in life.
27. Thank you for the diagram, Henry!
28. Yay for self-love!
29. That is a service you might provide for her one day!
