Object: A needle and some thread.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you sew? (Let them answer.) It isn't easy to sew well, is it? (Let them answer.) What did you ever sew? (Let them answer.) What do you need in order to sew? (Let them answer.) That's right, you need a needle and some thread. Can you tell me what the needle does? (Let them answer.) It makes a hole in whatever you are sewing and pulls the thread through the hole.

Would you pretend with me for a minute and call our needle a leader? (Let them answer.) Let's watch the needle when it sews. It always goes first and the thread follows it wherever it goes. If I make a hole here the thread follows the needle. (Make a few stitches.) If I make another hole over here the thread…