Purpose: To stress the importance of learning to listen and to be receptive to what others say.

Material: A remote control from a television set.

Lesson: This morning I have an interesting little gadget that I think some of you have probably seen or used. Do you know what this is? ... It is called a remote control. And do you know what it is used for? ... With a remote control, you can make things happen by just pushing a button.

So, let's see what happens when I push the "on" button. Nothing happened. Why? ... Because there has to be something around that can be turned on or o…