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”! Kaya's V.I.P. week was on February
24th through the 28th of 2014 and here are the items she
shared with us.
A photograph from "Aunt Maggie and Uncle Kevin's wedding"
Her favorite "feelings book" that "was Mommy's"
A photograph of Kaya and her sister "taken at my couch, I was 2 years old and Sadie 3 years old."
Her beautiful jewelry box "with a ballerina"
Her special book that "Mommy and Daddy got for me."
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