After circle, the idea was that anything in the bin was shareable and children could play with whatever item they selected. At circle, some children still had little to say, but others talked so much, that the children sitting and listening began squirming, fidgeting or talking.
When children arrived in the morning, their treasured possession was placed in a bin until circle time. I then changed the practice to show and share. The rest seemed too upset, shy or not yet developmentally ready to tell the rest of the children about what they had brought. Arguments and tears resulted and by circle time, only a few children had anything to tell. Children came with cherished possessions that they did not want to share and kept them tightly in hand until the morning’s circle with ensuing attempts from other children to grab them. Being new to teaching, I did not anticipate the result. I started with a letter to families asking that they send something for “show and tell” on the designated day. I was immediately taken back thirty years to when I first tried show and tell in my classroom. The text that went along with the photo, stated that the show and tell box was ready for the children and that every Friday this practice would be followed. Recently, a photo appeared in one of these groups that depicted a plastic bin, decorated with coloured shapes and labelled “Show and Tell”.
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