Exegetical Aim: Help children understand that they are part of God's family.

Props: A live puppy or kitten would be best, but a stuffed animal will do.

Lesson: I have brought something to show you today. Would you like to guess what is in this big box? (response) It's a puppy dog. If it is a live puppy, explain to all of the children not to pet it yet, but just to look. Who here has a puppy? (response) When you got your puppy, was it living somewhere else, and you brought it home? (response) That's called adopting the puppy. When people adopt a puppy, what do they do with…