Object: ribbons from 4-H fair, cards from imaginary Olympic judges

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some things today that I wanted to talk about. (Show the ribbons and cards.) Does anyone know what they're from? Let's look first at these ribbons. What color are they? (Let them respond.) They're blue, aren't they. These ribbons are from a special kind of contest called a 4-H fair. (Explain what it is if you do not have one in your area.) Boys and girls raise animals or sew clothes or make jams and jellies and then a judge comes and says one is the best and puts this blue ribbon on it. Do you think the winner is proud? (Let them respond.) Yes, I think I would be very excited if I got this blue ribbon. How do you think the other ones feel who didn't …