Purpose: To help the children understand the nature of freedom.

Material: A long-sleeved shirt, or a regular straitjacket, if available. A bowl containing wrapped candy.

Lesson: Does anyone know what a straitjacket is? ... It is a special kind of jacket that has long arms, like this shirt, which can be tied behind a person so that person's arms are crossed in front of him like this. This morning I would like you to see what it would feel like to be in a straitjacket. Put your arms in…