Objects: A bottle, a whistle, a book, and a plant.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you stayed up until midnight last night? (Let them answer.) Isn't a new year an exciting time? (Let them answer.) There are a lot of exciting things that happen in a year's time, but one of the most exciting days of the year is starting. You know when December is over, and when January is starting, New Year's Day is happening.

The first day of January is New Year's Day. It has a name, a special name that belongs only to that one day in the year. Names are important. Everything and everyone should have a name, and I don't know of anything that doesn't.

Let me test you. I have brought along some things from my house and I want to see if you …