Object: A measuring tape.

Good morning, boys and girls. How tall are you? I mean, how tall is each one of you? Do you know how tall you are? (Speak to one child at a time.) How tall are you? Sometimes we know how tall we are and sometimes we just guess. But I brought with me this morning a measuring tape so I can tell you just how tall you are. Let me measure a couple of you now and after the service is over, if you would like for me to, I will measure every one of you. (Proceed to measure several of the children and tell each one how tall he/she is.) Have you always been that tall? Were you this big when you were born? How did you get to be as tall as you are? (Let them answer.) You grew. How much have you grown in the last year, would you say? (Let them answer.)

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