Divide the group into five smaller groups and assign each group one of the words listed below. Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response
SAW
"Zip, Zip"
HAMMER
"Bang, Bang"
NAILS
"On the Head"
BILLY BUILDER
"If I had a hammer." (in tune!)
ROBOT
Does not compute -- does not compute
One fine day, young BILLY BUILDER ___ had nothing to do. So he decided to build a ROBOT ___ with nothing but a HAMMER ___, a SAW ___, and some NAILS ___. He decided that his ROBOT ___ should be very large, so it would require many NAILS ___, and much hard work. BILLY BUILDER ___ drew his plans, picked up his HAMMER ___ and reached for the NAILS ___. He started to work, day and night, and he wore out SAW ___ after SAW ___. His HAMMER ___ was worn out and the ROBOT ___ was still not finished.
Ten years passed and BILLY BUILDER ___ was still at work; HAMMER ___ and SAW ___ busy for days on end. Finally, after many years of hard work, BILLY BUILDER ___ had run out of NAILS ___ and his last SAW ___ was dull; his last HAMMER ___ was broken. But his ROBOT ___ was complete! It stood 35 feet tall and was a work of art!
Now the moment had come for BILLY BUILDER ___ to activate the mechanism that would make him famous. His name would go down in history as a genius. He laid down his SAW ___, and what was left of his HAMMER ___. Pushing aside the remaining bent. Now the moment had come for BILLY BUILDER ___ to activate the mechanism that would make him famous. His name would go down in history as a genius. He laid down his SAW ___, and what was left of his HAMMER ___. Pushing aside the remaining bent NAILS ___, he made his way to the ROBOT'S___ controls. After building the ROBOT ___ for ten years, he pushed a button and waited. The ROBOT ___ said: "Should your name be linked to this project, I will deny any knowledge of your existence, and I will completely self-destruct in 5 seconds.", he made his way to the ROBOT'S ___ controls. After building the ROBOT ___ for ten years, he pushed a button and waited. The ROBOT ___ said: "Should your name be linked to this project, I will deny any knowledge of your existence, and I will completely self-destruct in 5 seconds."
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