Object: Plastic toy watches

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you can tell time? Well, most of you can, and some of you younger ones are learning by looking at clocks and watching Sesame Street, aren't you? How many of you have a watch? Hold them up for me! My, there are so many different kinds and colors.

Why do you suppose we need to tell time anyway? (Responses -- Varied; some may be quite useable in developing your theme.)

We are people who are very oriented to time, aren't we? We need to know what time it is to get to school, to watch our favorite TV programs, to arriv…