-> It's not show and tell....it's "bring and brag."  I hate it too
-> because many children bring things to share and then just sit there
-> with no idea of what to say.  Meanwhile I have 25 five-year-olds
-> doing the squiggly dance on the floor.
Some of my children's teachers have dealt with this in the following
way:
First of all, the whole class doesn't do "show and tell" on the same
day. Each child is given a day of the week that is their "sharing" day
(I believe it was called "sharing" instead of "show and tell"). The
teachers gave a specific topic each Friday afternoon that was the topic
for the next week. For instance, your favorite TV show and why. Or, your
pet or favorite animal. They also went over the proper way to present
your topic. (1) Introduction...state what you are going to talk about,
(2) Main part...discuss your animal, your vacation, your tv show,
whatever it is, (3) Personal...a couple of sentences about why it is
important to you, (4) Questions...allow other students to ask you a
question.
I believe that at our school, the teachers consider it an important part
of public speaking.
Sheila
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