Loose Ends: Show and tell time

The beginning of school is usually the introduction of a time-honored tradition in the primary grade classroom: show and tell. Preschoolers and kindergarteners delight in sharing items they picked up during summer vacation or even a special rock or stick they found out in the yard. The most exciting part of the weekly ritual is that each student gets a uninterrupted slice of the teacher’s time and everyone’s attention. Most items are self-explanatory,…