AM Hucks: Show And Hotel Brings Oohs, Aahs

Some things don’t change, even in our ever-changing world. Take show-and-tell, for example. Or, as it’s called in one local kindergarten class, “show-and-hotel.” A kindergarten teacher who chooses to remain anonymous writes an entertaining blog about her experiences in the classroom: A Butterfly Moment. Recently, one tyke was so excited about showing off a possession to her classmates that she dubbed the venerable exercise “show-and-hotel.” And what do kids show-and-hotel today? A Butterfly Moment lists a dozen things: One art kit with a book in which you can color anything; one Spiderman sticker book that brought “oohs” and “aahs”; one story about visiting grandparents who apparently can do back flips and somersaults; one dinosaur play set with dinosaurs that try to eat cars; one soccer trophy; one set of orange and red pom-poms; one little bag of “thousands” of polished rocks (more “oohs” and “aahs”); one stuffed polar bear; one “Bedtime Bear” Care Bear; one leopard-print umbrella in a case that matches; one stuffed, blue Scooby Doo; and one story: “It was my birthday and now I’m this many (5 fingers) and then I’m going to be this many (3 fingers).” No iPods. No cell phones. No calculators. Yet.