Show and Tell

Every week we have 'Show and Tell'. The children love it. They get to show everyone their treasures and tell us all about their weekend. It's also a great time for me to assess speaking and listening.

Most of my children bring in the usual sort of thing, cars, teddies, dolls, stickers.

Go-go's are the latest craze.

One of my children does not fit this mould. He is unique in his choices for Show and Tell and they are always surprising.

Since the start of term he has bought in;

• radiator valves


• a light switch cover


• glow in the dark compass


• spirit level


• aeroplane engine parts


• keys


• AA membership leaflets

He also stops me from throwing ANYTHING away until he has seen it and checked to see if it might be treasure. I dread to think what his bedroom is like at home. His tray is full of pen tops, cardboard tubes, pasta shells and any number of things I did not make it to the bin with. He is also fascinated by the way things work and I have to try and explain many things to him that the other children are not concerned with.

I imagine that one day he will grow up and be a budding James Dyson. He will look at an existing product, decide it is useless and totally reinvent it.

I want it known I discovered him first!