Object: A blackboard and chalk with the names of the apostles written on it in alphabetical order.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to learn something and we are going to learn it faster than you ever thought possible. I am going to teach you the names of the twelve apostles and in a moment you are going to repeat all of their names to me. First of all I will tell you their names. ANDREW, BARTHOLOMEW, JAMES, JAMES the LESSER, JOHN, JUDAS, MATTHEW, PETER, PHILIP, SIMON, THADDAEUS and THOMAS. Those are the twelve names and now I want you to repeat them for me. [Wait a moment as though you were listening for the children to give them back to you word for word.] Can’t you tell me what I iust told you? You can’t? All right, I h…