Object: Some bricks, wood, a miniature tent.

Good morning, boys and girls. I have some very strange things with me today. (Show them the bricks, the wood and the tent.) Why do you suppose I brought these bricks and this wood with me to church? (Let them guess.) Well, today we are going to talk about houses. What is your house made of, do you know? (Let them tell you.) Your house probably has a lot of wood in it. Maybe it is also made out of brick. Houses are made out of very strong materials so that when the storms and winds come, they won't blow over or get damaged. A long time ago people lived in houses that looked very different from ours. What did the Indians make their houses out of? (Let them tell you.) They had houses that looked like tents. They were made of mud and straw and prob…