We will be starting a show and tell - I call it sharing - schedule next week.. Once a week - on Friday - several children will have the chance to bring something in if they like. We will take turns until every has one turn, then everyone can get a 2nd turn and so on. The list will be posted in the classroom so students will know in advance when it is their turn. Show and tell should be saved for those days, unless students have something that relates to what we are working on in school such as rocks when we do our pebbles, sand and silt unit.
More guidelines: no live animals allowed. I suggested if something is valuable, special or expensive students should have permission from you to bring it in. Most of the time things are okay but there is always a chance of something getting lost or broken. Students were asking about bringing in iphones, tablets etc. for sharing. If they are brought in they will not be allowed to connect to the school wifi or internet. They can show us the device but not use it to go online. Finally, someone asked if she could show a video. This is new and has not come up yet! I said if you want to show a video for sharing you need to tell me when you arrive and I need to prescreen it (watch it to make sure it is appropriate). It should also be short. *Students will have about 5 minutes total to share their sharing and take questions and comment*.
There are plenty of fun activities in the room for when we have indoor recess. Students should not bring toys, baseball cards etc. to school unless it is their sharing day. It can be distracting and when things get lost or damaged, upsetting. We already had someone get very sad when they misplaced a baseball card. We will start class meeting with sharing soon so students can bring them in then.
If you have any questions let me know !
More guidelines: no live animals allowed. I suggested if something is valuable, special or expensive students should have permission from you to bring it in. Most of the time things are okay but there is always a chance of something getting lost or broken. Students were asking about bringing in iphones, tablets etc. for sharing. If they are brought in they will not be allowed to connect to the school wifi or internet. They can show us the device but not use it to go online. Finally, someone asked if she could show a video. This is new and has not come up yet! I said if you want to show a video for sharing you need to tell me when you arrive and I need to prescreen it (watch it to make sure it is appropriate). It should also be short. *Students will have about 5 minutes total to share their sharing and take questions and comment*.
There are plenty of fun activities in the room for when we have indoor recess. Students should not bring toys, baseball cards etc. to school unless it is their sharing day. It can be distracting and when things get lost or damaged, upsetting. We already had someone get very sad when they misplaced a baseball card. We will start class meeting with sharing soon so students can bring them in then.
If you have any questions let me know !