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What have your DCs taken to school for 'Show and Tell'?

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Effjay · 04/10/2010 09:58

DS1 is in reception and has 'Show and Tell' for the first time this morning. He wanted to take a few photos from his holiday, so that's what he's taken today.

He has to do this every week now, so I was just wondering what other objects get them chatting? It would be good to have a few ideas up my sleeve.

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Ruthiebabes · 04/10/2010 10:19

-baby photos
-swimming certificates or similar
-collection of football cards, pokemon etc
-dinosaur books or a book on other interesting topic

  • magazine eg lego club or similar

Cant think of any more at the mo!

mamasmissionimpossible · 04/10/2010 10:21

a couple of usbourne books about the body/machines
two teddies
a couple of postcards from holiday destinations
family photo

sethstarkaddersmum · 04/10/2010 10:21

we have never needed ideas, dd always has plenty. Last week she took in some sweet wrappers Confused

sometimes she has taken her pinkest best new toys and been upset when none of the class appreciated them - she's in a class with only one other girl, who is more interested in football.

I wouldn't overthink it tbh!

DwayneDibbley · 04/10/2010 10:24

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sethstarkaddersmum · 04/10/2010 10:27

I'm sure we've done random stones as well.
I would love to be a fly on the wall for show and tell! I bet it is hilarious!

dixiechick1975 · 04/10/2010 11:40

DD in reception has done 2 so far - both her idea.

Photos of two baby animals just born in the field near us.

Ballet kit.

Most others seem to take toys

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 04/10/2010 11:43

Ds stood at the front of the classroom with his hands behind his back, he introduced himself, slowly bringing around his clenched hands, he then opened them to show the class......air. He then started talking about the chemical composition of air and what we use it for until his teacher told him off. He'd forgotten to take anything in, talk about thinking on his feet though. He was 5 Grin

Callisto · 04/10/2010 11:44

DD is always finding stuff so it is fairly easy for her to think of something to take. This term so far she has taken:
her collection of feathers
a fossil
a certificate & rosette she won at a photo competition
a cannonball
a dead dragonfly
a deer skull

In the past she has taken interesting rocks, leaves, origami, photos etc. Anything really.

treas · 04/10/2010 12:25

Dd has taken in -

an abandoned birds nest from our garden
an oak sapling attached to the acorn with root showing
toys / gifts from foreign countries e.g. Cuba and Peru
copy of book written by he dad
eggs laid by her Zebra Finches (unferilized)
and general pink plastic toys

Tarenath · 04/10/2010 17:46

Belle - I can't believe the teacher told him off. That's ingenious! Especially a 5 year old knowing the chemical composition of air!

mrtumblewhereareyou · 04/10/2010 18:11

We had a nail and bolt in 1 show and tell (from an 18th century fire), a interesting shaped stick, and a daisy chain to name but a few.

mrtumblewhereareyou · 04/10/2010 18:12
  • should read fire place
belledechocolatefluffybunny · 04/10/2010 18:42

I know, I just laughed. Grin

Ineed2 · 04/10/2010 18:49

Belle.. your ds sounds ace.Grin.

mrtumblewhereareyou · 04/10/2010 19:15

ha ha belle - i thought that the whole point of SandT is that you could bring anything in :).

belledechocolatefluffybunny · 04/10/2010 19:46

He's fab, teachers don't always view him the same way though. He's like a walking monty python sketch Grin

whomovedmychocolate · 04/10/2010 19:56

DD has taken:

(1) Spiders in a jam jar
(2) A cake that she made (they ate it)
(3) Apple pips, apples and apple chutney (yup they ate that too).
(4) A wasps nest (elderly uninhabited)
(5) A 'sock puppy' (I have no idea, it was a sock, she decided it was a puppy Confused)

Butkin · 04/10/2010 22:46

We printed off A4 sized photos of her pets. She took them in with some rosettes - seemed to go down well enough. Luckily they only have to do it when they fancy and some kids are keen every week!

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 04/10/2010 22:51

ds1 had a term of taking a different lego model he had created the night before show and tell, his teacher commented on it in his report about how they enjoyed seeing all his creations!!

he has also taken in his fave key ring, a pheasants egg, favorite pebble from the beach, stuff like that.

NoahAndTheWhale · 05/10/2010 00:34

DS has recently taken in his stick insects and his Beaver uniform with badges on it from where we used to live.

DD has taken in a certificate she got from a National Trust house and a My Little Pony with a spoon (to show the magnetism either she or DS discovered).

GooseyLoosey · 05/10/2010 02:09

Often whatever dh or I have had in our pockets as we forget. This has resulted in memory sticks, spare keys, phone socks and even a hair brush being taken for show and tell. The dcs seemed happy with this but I have always wondered what, if anything, they managed to say about such items.

beansmum · 05/10/2010 02:26

a lego creation (in a sealed clear plastic bag so no bits get lost)
photos or letters from family
a book (usually about dinosaurs) with favourite pages marked to share
bugs, mushrooms, eggs, leaf skeletons, random things found in the park
drawings - ds's best one so far was a giant map of his route to school.

charmander · 05/10/2010 04:05

Someone brought a shark foetus into my classroom for show and tell.

YunoYurbubson · 05/10/2010 04:58

A shark fetus is cool.

My dd decides for herself. Her latest was a pretty lace fan that her friend brought her from Istanbul.

ragged · 05/10/2010 05:23

Balls... and similar. They have to draw what they take in and DS lacks confidence at drawing, so he only takes in very simple-looking objects.