Show and Tell

Turner is learning his days of the week based upon what special event happens on that day. Tuesdays are library day. Wednesdays are gym day. Thursdays are water day. Fridays are show and tell, movie days. 

The first show and tell day, I was unaware of the special event. Turner shared that which he found in his cubby: Lightning McQueen car and Flo. 

The second week, I got around to picking up the living room floor and found Dr. Patrick's stethoscope. Friday morning Turner insisted on taking Lightning McQueen to share with his friends. I stuffed the stethoscope and Turner's picture with Patrick into a small bag. At school, Ms. Carolyn said he proudly shared his stethoscope with his classmates only after he showed them each how to properly listen to a heartbeat. He explains to the listeners the Dr. Patrick uses his stethoscope all day and that there are germs on it. Hmmm.....

The third week Turner starts the not-taking-nap problem that persists. In hopes that more individual attention will encourage the sweet-tempered, obedient little boy who takes naps to return, Turner and I spend an hour painting before dinner on Thursday. We created images all over a large poster board. On Friday, Turner took it to school as his show and tell. He pointed out all of the major images he could remember: a hummingbird, a spider web, a spider man, a flower, a "smushed flower",  an airplane, and a few other things I can't recall. When I picked him up from school and inquired about his presentation he said, "I needed help telling the story." I asked why. He said, "I just couldn't remember everything." It was a dense piece of art.

This past Friday, Turner took the framed picture that rests next to his bed each night. In it, Turner is proudly gripping a bluegill with his Pa Pa. At school, Turner told the story of fishing with his Pa Pa, getting to drive the boat fast, putting a hook on his line, and watching intently the bobber. The amount of detail to his story mesmerized his classmates and, no doubt, impressed Ms. Carolyn.