Show and tell (education)
Encyclopedia
Show and tell is the process of showing an audience
something and telling them about it, predominantly in North America
and also popular in Australia
. It is usually done in a classroom as an early elementary school
technique for teaching young children the skills of public speaking
. Usually, a child will bring an item from home and will explain to the class why they chose that particular item, where they got it, and other relevant information.
Audience
An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
something and telling them about it, predominantly in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and also popular in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is usually done in a classroom as an early elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
technique for teaching young children the skills of public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
. Usually, a child will bring an item from home and will explain to the class why they chose that particular item, where they got it, and other relevant information.
In popular culture
- The television series Timothy Goes to SchoolTimothy Goes to SchoolTimothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the books by Rosemary Wells.It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school kindergarten. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 until 2004. It was later broadcast on Discovery...
regularly featured this practice, except that it was referred to as "In the Spotlight," which became the title for one of the program's stories.
See also
- Circle TimeCircle TimeCircle time, also called group time, refers to any time that a group of people are sitting together for an activity involving everyone.The method is now in widespread use in schools across the UK. In Scotland many primary schools use the method regularly and it is starting to be introduced into...
, a similar school activity common in the UK