Index of First Lines

Bags I the dummy 30

Be careful of the fish tank, boys, 81

Billy McBone/Had a mind of his own, 32

Boys and girls go out to play… 87

Boys will be boys 14

Can I eat a cow pie? 85

Emma Hackett?/Here, Miss! 11

First day back at school 22

Goodbye, old school, 62

Heard/… Heard it in the playground. 93

I remember him clearly 44

I see a seagull in the playground. 20

If we lived in the sea 27

In the classroom 55

In the cloakroom 34

In the school of life there’s a teacher 83

I’ve got the/Teach-them-in-the-morning- 60

Je suis dans le French group. 83

Let the children in our care 90

My name is Mrs Brady, 82

Not now, Nigel, 25

Our Father, which art in Heaven, 28

Please, Sir, please, Sir! 84

She came into the classroom 67

Should children be paid 86

Teacher loves me 90

The bell is ringing 57

The charges 47

The child stands facing the teacher 19

The infants/Do an assembly 38

The school is closed, the children gone, 16

The teacher groans 91

The teacher said:/Come here, Malcolm! 40

The teachers and the children should be friends 87

There’s a school for clowns 85

There’s something in Harrison’s desk. 23

There was an old teacher 42

Things I have been doing lately: 46

30 kids has Mrs Butler, 81

We seen ’em in the cloakroom, Miss – 13

We’re breaking up 88

We’re looking for the answer, 18

We’re waiting in the corridor, 36

What I like best 73

What shall we do with the grumpy teacher? 53

When we play hide-and-seek 41

Who wants to buy: 15

Who’s your favourite in this class, Miss? 89

Why must we go to school, dad? 21