Object: A paddle.

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought something with me this morning that I hope none of you has ever experienced. [Show them the paddle.] How many of you know what this is? [Let them tell you.] Do you know what this is used for and where it is used? [Let them tell you.] That’s right. It is a paddle, and it is used by certain people like parents and teachers when children do not behave. In most places it does not have to be used more than once because people remember how it hurts and they don’t want to experience it again. This paddle just hangs on the wall as a reminder of what will happen if people forget where they are or who they are and how they are to behave.

Sometimes we need that kind…