Object: Ten fingers - nine and one.

Good morning, boys and girls. How important are numbers to you? Which number is the bigger, 500 or 750? [Let them answer.] How many doughnuts does it take to make a dozen? [Let them answer.] How many inches are there in a foot? [Let them answer.] Numbers are important. We notice things very often by how many there are or how few there are.

Have you ever noticed how many fingers you have on one hand, and how many you have on both hands? On each hand we have five fingers, and all together we have ten fingers. Ten fingers, and every one of them is important. The thumb and the little finger are important, and so are the other three. Just think what it is like when we hurt a finger or thumb. With one finger hurt it is hard for us to write a letter, hold a g…