Show and Tell

  

 

  Show and Tell

Dear Parents,

   I do show and tell in a variety of ways. Please check the homework to see if there is a change. I like to have them share something that is meaningful to them at certain times of the year. Please no toys unless it is relevant to the topic!

   September - All About Me- Please have your child bring in 5 items in a lunch bag that tells about them...favorite book,picture,person,sport,game,animal... Help them prepare by rehearsing at home. These may come in all month.

October - Feely Sock Surprise- Children bring in anything that will fit inside a sock!  Each child will pass the mystery item to three classmates who will either feel the outside or inside and describe what they feel so that we can make a guess. Have fun with this and remember SHHHHHH!!!!! It's a secret

   November -I am Thankful month. 

   December - I made this, or Family Tradition month. Children bring in items made at home. The possibilities are endless: a picture printed out on a computer to a sample of last nights dessert! Or a favorite ornament, activity, song or ??? that you do as a family over the holidays

   

January -This is a Great Book month. A book they made or a favorite. They may read a page from the book.

   

   February -  Love month - an item or a picture of a person, place or thing they love. 

  March - My Collections - Collections they have started such as pencil tops, rocks, insects, cars, marbles, pins, ...

   April -“I know a good joke or I Care about Our Earth month. Tell a good joke or bring in something you recycle or did to help save our earth.

   May -Favorite book month or a favorite writing, drawing, or craft.

   

    June -My favorite share. The kiddies can share any of the previous months formats.

                                  ****Guess, Show, then Tell -- 

    On the other show and tell days please do a guess, show, then tell as it helps guide  your child in oral presentation.

   

   Your child will have to give the class clues to figure out what is in the bag. (Toys of violence, such as toy guns, toy swords, toy knives, etc. are not allowed at school.)     

   Based on the clues that your child gives, the class will guess what is in the bag.    

   Please practice with your child the night before. Please use the guidelines below     when practicing with your child:

  Parent asks Child answers 

   Color? - The color is.... 

   Shape? - The shape is..... 

   Beginning sound? - It begins with the letter sound... 

   Rhyming word? - It rhymes with.... 

   Function/What does it do?- It is a game... It is a toy... It is used in the kitchen... it is    

                     something you.... It is found... 

   Sound? - It sounds like ... make the noise if the object has a sound.

   Please encourage your child not to give hints, show or tell until show and tell time.

   If your child wants they can just share using this format while showing it.

   Please listen to them share to you; public speaking is difficult to some.

Here are some sharing ideas you can try: 

---A favorite book (put a marker in your favorite part.

---Something they have made.

---Something special about themselves (photo, trophy, treasure).

---An item from a unit that we are studying or have studied.