Object: a teapot (used as Aladdin's lamp)

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to play pretend games? (Let them answer.) I brought a teapot with me this morning because it reminds me of a pretend game some children about your age play. How many of you know the story of Aladdin and his magic lamp? (Let them answer.)

The children in my story decided to play Aladdin and the magic lamp. One child played Aladdin. One played the genie. One played the mean magician. As they played the story they came to the part when Aladdin found the lamp. He rubbed the lamp (rub your lamp.) Wh…