Does your child just want to talk with other kids their age?  Do you want your child to improve his or her social skills by talking and listening and taking turns?  Learners will have a chance to interact with others by showing items they have at home and talking about them.  At the same time, learners will also have a chance to hear what others have to say and be happy for them.  Learners will listen to what others have to say without interrupting and may even be able to join in on a conversation by responding to what was said.  We will work on trying to pay attention to what is said and not just waiting our turn to talk.  

Learners can prepare by thinking of 5 items they want to share. (We may or may not have time to share all 5 depending on class size, amount of sharing, and our time limit.)   Not only can the children practice how to name and describe the items they are sharing, but they can think of more things to talk about their items.  "Why did I choose these items?  Why are they important to me?  What can they do / how do I use them?  How do they make me feel when I see them / hear them/ use them?"  "Did I get them as a gift or did I 'earn' it?"  These are just ideas to think of ways to prepare for the "telling" part of Show and Tell.