Object: a pine cone

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a little tiny tree for you to see. (Hold up the pine cone.) This really isn't a tree, is it? (Let them answer.) It's a pine cone. This is a good time of year to talk about pine cones. What kind of tree does a pine cone come from? (Let them respond.) That's right, a pine tree. Pine trees are the kind of trees we use for Christmas trees. How many of you have your Christmas tree already? (Wait for show of hands.) Did you know that there are male or boy pine cones and female or girl pine cones? The male kind of pine cones have a special powder in them that the wind blows into the female pine cone. Those kinds have tiny, tiny eggs in them. When the powder touches the egg, then a seed will be formed. The w…