Purpose: To help children understand the importance of working together.
Material: A piece of notebook paper for each child. A piece of plywood.
Lesson: This morning, I would like to do a little experiment with you. I would like each one of you to take a piece of paper and see if you can tear it in half. Now, let me have the two pieces of paper and put them all together. Can anyone tear them all in half? ... (Repeat until the many layers of paper cannot be torn.)
Soon we get to the place where all the paper together is too s…
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