cornflake girl
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I missed the chair and fell on the floorA child was sick on the carpet this morning so we had to sit away from the area in our seats during what would have been carpet time. I was giving out my class assembly parts and discussing ideas for a little dance to some music. I demonstrated some dancing with a partner and then went to sit on one of the little plastic chairs. My fleece was draped over the whole of it. I was talking, I sat down without looking properly and ending up falling on my backside on the floor. The kids thought it was hilarious.  I had to laugh about it too.
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littlebigfish
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ouch! Hope you're ok and not too bruised.
I hope I'd laugh too in a situation like that!
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cornflake girl
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I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow!
Guess what the first thing is that they're going to tell their mum's about school tonight!
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littlebigfish
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haha! Some of the mums in my class said on parents eve "jimmy never tells me what he's been doing at school each day" but they all knew about the time I sneezed 6 times in a row! 
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redredrobin
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Lovely image! Everyone needs one of those.
I walked smack into a lamp post once when I was leading the class.
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Chilli Queen
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Poor you!
I once got over enthusiastic acting out the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. I swung my imaginary axe, spun round in a circle and hit the floor in a heap - all in front of a class of year 3 children!
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greyengine
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Glad you were able to laugh. Hope you're not too sore tomorrow.
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rubbadubbas
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Poor you..... but bet it was funny! 
Hope you're not too bruised.
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magpie nic
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Hope you're ok.
Sorry, but it made me laugh, glad you saw the funny side.
I had not long started my jobshare in Y3 and the class were a nightmare. I took them into ICT suite and had to really raise my voice to get them to be quiet. I went to sit on the chair and it toppled over. Fortunately I jumped up before I hit the floor. Turned out I was telling them off for the noise (which was not unusual) but they were trying to tell me not to sit on the chair coz the castor had broken off We laughed about it for weeks!
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emadam
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Probably thing that was hurt the most was your pride. I also walked into a lamppost, having just told the children to watch where they were working. My black eye got me a lot of sympathy though. Kids will have loved that you laughed, there again, you have to don't you!
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rubbadubbas
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Can't be as bad as the chair breaking when you sat on it  . I went scarlet.
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gorgeous51
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Very funny - good job we can laugh about these things.
xx
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choccat
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In Literacy, we were talking about the ads we remembered from television. I decided to demonstrate the L'Oreal because you're worth it shampoo ad. As I swung my hair round my glasses went flying off half way across the room. Now frequently in the playground I'm greeted by children, who weren't even in the lesson, swinging their heads from side to side and saying "because Mrs X is worth it". 
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thehawk
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My TA tripped over a chair leg and went flying across the room, landing flat on her face the other week. (thankfully unhurt). Not a single child laughed - they all just carried on with their work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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magpie nic
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How could they not laugh? I cannot see anyone fall over without laughing. Bet you laughed!
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cofnchoc
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Hope you're not too sore today cornflake girl! Think the children really appreciate seeing the 'human' side of us.
Last C'mas I was in Tesco's at home and was served by an ex student I'd taught in Reception (yes - I'm a fossil). She looked at me and said she was pleased to see that I was wearing my glasses. I hadn't recognised her but when she told me who she was I instantly remembered me asking her to help me look for my glasses and she just stood there so I had to ask her again. She still stood there - by now I was getting irritated and asked her again. She then told me I was wearing them! We all laughed about it for ages - and she'd obviously not forgotten!
Then there was the time I had to go to A&E in a pirate costume (pirate day at school.) I'd been walking the plank, fell off and the plank landed on my foot. Thankfully, it wasn't broken but it was after highland dancing in the Nursery on St Andrew's day. I was reeling around with gay abandon and reeled on a piddling lego brick, went over on my foot and ended up in plaster! Parents thought it was hilarious!
The varied joys of teaching!!
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