Object: Several pens and enough name tags for all the children.
Good morning, boys and girls! Today we're going to talk about knowing ourselves and other people. Would you all please write your name on the name tags? (Take several seconds and help write the names of those too young to write.) Now, how can we tell who we are? (Let them answer.) That's right, we look at each other's name tags. What are some other ways we know each other? (Wait for more answers.) We have identification bracelets, we carry our name and address in our billfolds and purses, and we can tell who people are by the way they look, the way they wear their hair, and by their bright, friendly smiles. We also know people when they introduce themselves to us. (Turn to a child, shake hands, and introduce yourself.) When s…