Young children love to share
their treasures and are very eager to do just that. Show and Tell is not just about giving them the
opportunity to bring their special item(s) from home but a chance for children
to hone their communication skills. Each child’s social, emotional and language
skills will grow and develop from this activity as they increase their
confidence, learn to use descriptive language, practice listening skills, and
learn how to ask inquiry based questions. Sharing the things that are important
in a child’s life with their friends at school connects their worlds of ‘home
and school’ in such a meaningful way. Learning more about each other helps
build a classroom “family” community as well as makes for a fun and comfortable
learning environment for everyone involved.
We value the individuality of
each child in our Cardinal class and have created an activity in which each
child can celebrate his/her uniqueness. But, instead of calling it the Show-n-Tell week, we have named it the VIP Week as we feel every child should feel
like a “Very Important Person”! Audrey's V.I.P. week
was on April 7th through the 11th of 2014 and here are
the items she shared with us.
“My shell I made at Turks and Caicos. This is actually
mommy’s cause mine she messed it up.”
“I got it at the same place I got the shell. The hotel gave
it to us.”
My favorite "piggy bank"
"This is Elsa. I don't remember where I got her. She's from the movie Frozen. She "plays a Queen."
"This is a bird I made in my other school. I used cardboard for the wings and for the beak too. I used corks for the eyes and decorated it with feathers. I sue a sock for the body."
"A picture of me when I was little. It was my mommy and daddy's wedding. I don't remember how old I was."
