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Distribution of Food



A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
E = 0

Cover each number with individual small pieces of card or paper.

Next, get as many pieces of plain paper as their are children in your group, write on each one A,B,C,D, or E. Ensure you have far more E’s than the other letters, and the total of the corresponding numbers add up to the total number of children. For example, if I have 30 children in my group, I will write out three A’s (total = 3), three B’s (total = 6), three C’s (total = 9), three D’s (total = 12) and eighteen E’s (total = 0). Fold the papers over, and place in a box.



Ask Who has got an ‘A’? Take the cover off the number next to your ‘A’ to reveal a ‘1’. You will all get 1 sweet.
Who has got a ‘B’? ————————- You will all get 2 sweets.
Who has got a ‘C’? ————————- You will all get 3 sweets. ( By now, those with an ‘E’ will be getting excited).
Who has got a ‘D’? ————————- You will all get 4 sweets.
Who has got an ‘E’. More than half the children will put their hands up in eager anticipation. Remove the last cover. —————— Oh dear! You will get no sweets!


Conclusion. In some countries many boys and girls go to bed hungry every night because they don’t have enough food to eat. The problem is not because of a world food shortage, but rather an unequal distribution of the ample food that is grown. As Christians, we should be thinking of ways in which we can make this distribution more fair, and ensure that everyone gets enough food to eat.

by Maurice Sweetsur, http://objectlessons.blogspot.com/

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