A regular and much anticipated part of our Morning Meeting each day is sharing.  On most days 2-3 children have something to share.  This is a great opportunity for the child who is sharing to practice speaking with a loud, clear voice, using specific details to describe the share.  At the same time it is a wonderful opportunity for classmates to practice listening.  After a share three children are called on to ask a question or make a comment about the share.  We have talked about making specific comments and keeping both questions and comments focused on the person who shared (rather than saying "I have the same thing" or "that reminds me of the time I..."- a great life skill for everyone!)

Children are not assigned share days, but they may share only once in a given week.  I used to put parameters around what could be shared, but after many thoughtful, insightful discussions with different classes, I have decided that as long as it is important to the child it is worthy of sharing.  However, most shares need to be put away in the child's backpack after sharing, unless their is a direct connection to learning (books could be looked at during reading, a notebook could be written in during writing time).  Some ideas for shares include objects with special significance, favorite books, something a child has made, or a favorite of mine, telling shares about an event or experience.