Object: A school bell.

Good morning, boys and girls! Let me ask you a question and see if you can come up with a good answer. If you wanted to get my attention, how would you do it? Let's just pretend that I'm standing here reading this book, and you come in with some special news for me. How are you going to get me to pay attention? Who would like to try? (Have someone do it.) What if I was a little bit deaf and couldn't hear too well or what if I was asleep? Then what would you do? (Have someone try to get your attention.) That was pretty good. Here I have something we could use to get the congregation's attention. Do you think the people look sleepy this morning? Do you ever use this bell in school? When do you use it? (Let them a…