It's a little bit funny...

I had once told my students that whoever has any songs in English - can bring them to class and welcome. Well, this morning I came to my fourth grade class and was handed a double disc of... Elton John. Oh, yes. So I told my student that I have a free period and I'll try and think of something so we can hear a song. Sure enough, during that free time, I sat in the Teachers' Loungs and prepared a worksheet about Elton John. The musical genius who started playing piano at the age of three and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy at the age of eleven. Who loves his costumes and is very rich... The singer, songwriter and composer. A very talented English chappie.
I quickly decided what song we'd listen to; there's only one song of his that I like. Your Song. Also, the words aren't too difficult in it. So I printed off the lyrics. In class we read what I'd written about him, answered the questions, listened to the song and then wrote in our notebooks what we would choose to give to someone who is close to us (at this age most kids chose their parents and to give them a million dollars or a vacation in Paris).
It was an interesting lesson, and I'm proud of my flexibility. The funny thing was that a couple of my students actually said that they were impressed by my devotion...
Well, well. How wonderful life is when you're in the world.