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”! Noel’s V.I.P. week was
on March 10th through the 14th of 2014 and here are the items he
shared with us.
·
A collage of photographs of his “friend”, Charlie, who “lives in
North Carolina with Aunt Martha and Uncle Gary”.
·
His favorite Christmas tree ornament, The Beatles
·
His favorite book that “belonged to my sister and she gave it to
me.”
·
His
impressive Michael Jackson moves while wearing his fedora hat and dancing to Billie Jean
·
A series of books about a lion named Mooka
that he authored and his dad illustrated along with a special snack to
culminate his VIP week
