Object to Go

Hold the novel and pretend to be absorbed in reading it as you turn a few pages. Lead a discussion with the comments and questions below:

● This is really an exciting story. I can’t wait to finish it! Raise your hand if you like to have someone read a story to you. Children respond.

● Can you name someone who has read a book to you? Parents, grandparents, brother, sister, caregivers, babysitters, teachers, etc.

● I like a book with a lot of fun pictures in it! What is one of your favorite books? Children respond.

● Writing a novel (book) is not easy. It takes a lot of thought, creativity, and time!

● One of the robots in today’s video is trying to write a novel. A novel is a made-up story with characters in the story that aren’t real. This robot is making an important decision about the story and won’t ask for help. Raise your hand if you have had trouble making a choice but didn’t want to ask for help. Children respond.

● Which robot do you think is writing a novel? Is it Gears, Gizmo, Rig, or Widget? Children guess.

● Let’s watch the video to see who likes to write and if the robot can finally make a decision.

Leave the question unanswered until it is revealed in the video.

Let’s go to the lab to find the robot that is having a difficult time but isn’t ready to accept anyone’s help to solve their problem.

Play Video (Late Bloomers)

The Case of the Stolen Thunder

● Hold up the Novel or image. Which robot was writing her first novel? Widget.

● As Widget tries to figure out her story, she is saying the lines of a detective. Who is playing the villain? Widget; she plays both parts.

● What couldn’t Widget figure out in her mystery novel? Why the villain did the crime (motive).

● Who surprised Widget and tried to help her? Miss Tina.

● Was Widget glad to accept Miss Tina’s suggestion? No, she wanted to do it on her own.

● Why did Miss Tina return to look for Widget? It was past Widget’s bedtime. She needed to recharge her battery.

● What did Widget think would happen if she used Miss Tina’s idea? That Miss Tina would “steal her thunder,” which means Miss Tina would get all the credit for the novel instead of Widget.

● Did Miss Tina really want to get the credit for Widget’s book? No.

Miss Tina only wanted to help her friend. When you work together with others, it is important to be able to trust one another. You also must be willing to work together even when you may not receive credit for what you do. The important thing is that God sees you, and He is pleased when you help others.