Purpose: To help children to remember that part of being human means giving thanks.

Material: A batch of homemade cookies (or some other homemade treat) to share.

Lesson: Do any of you have a dog at home? ... Do you do anything special when you feed your dog? ... In our house, we have the dog do a trick, like sitting up, before she is fed. And you know what she does when we put the food down? She eats it right away. And you know what else? She never says, "Thank you."

Now, of course, I don'…