Exegetical Aim: Separation of the good and bad.

Props: A bushel of apples. The night before, damage half the apples by cutting them, bruising them, and taking a bite out of them. It would be best, if you can find some genuinely bad apples.

Lesson: Set the bushel down in the middle and ask the child to sit in a circle around the bushel. Good morning? (response) I have a bushel full of...? (apples) This is the harvest season when all the fruit and vegetables are picked and stored for the winter. But, before we store them you know what we have to do? (response) When all the apples are picked what is the first thing that you have to do? (response) You have to separate the good ones from the bad ones. So...pour the apples onto the floor I need your help. I want you to separate the good apples…