Object: A calendar. It is preferable to have the kind which shows only one day at a time, such as a desk calendar.

Good morning, boys and girls. What day is it today? Sunday, that's right! But what other day is it? What's the date? [Let them answer.] Very good! Sometimes it is hard to remember what day it is in the summer time when we don't have to go to school and we can do whatever we want to do. Did you know that every day is pretty important? Did you know that when this day passes it will never be repeated? The winds will never blow exactly the same for the same length of time and the same direction or the sun will never again be exactly the same and you will never be the same as you are today. We would have a hard time telling the difference, but it is true. Tomorrow you will be one …