Week Two: Manners
Day One: Identify Basic Manners
Open up a discussion by asking students what are good manners. Some examples are shown to the right in the picture. As you talk as a class, make a list of ideas on the board. Create a classroom contract for good manners, respect for self, respect for others, and respect for property. Have every student sign the bottom of the contract. Display both of these pictures in the room and refer to them both when students are being an exemplary example and not using manners and respect.
After opening discussion about manners and respect, ask students to think of someone who has good manners and is respectful. Have each student share a person that they believe to be respectful. Have students get with a partner and create a poster that shows someone using good manners or respect. Have each pair color the poster and write words to display it in the classroom.
Day Two: Why Do Manners Matter?
Objective: By the end of the hour, students will be able to give at least 3 examples of good manners with 100% accuracy.
The following video is based of the book The Bernstein Bears Forget Their Manners. Show this video as an interactive way to get students interested in reading and manners. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9uQBhSkgi4
Use this video as a review of the material covered about basic manners. Have a discussion about why manners are important (Mama Bear says they help us get along with others, help us express needs and wants, but in order to get respect you have to give it. Manners are a great way to respect others).
Transition to the activity below. Tell students that after what they learned today and day one that they are going to do a role playing activity. They will get a partner and have to respond correctly to the prompt. Walk around the room to see if students are responding correctly. At the end of the activity call on students to act out a scenario for the class. Remind students that MANNERS MATTER. Manners help interact with friends, family, teachers, and adults. To have a friend you must first be a friend. Manners are a great place to start!
Have student's role play the following scenarios, showing the appropriate polite words to use in each situation. Give them time to prepare and practice, then present their skits for the class.
1. Your Grandmother gives you a puppy for your birthday.
2. Your best friend tells you your new shoes look really cool.
3. You want someone to pass you the salt, which is at the far end of the table.
4. You burp or sneeze in the middle of a conversation with your teacher.
5. You see your classmate trip and fall.
6. You accidentally spill someone’s carton of milk.
7. You have to squeeze between two people having a conversation, in order to get to your cubby or locker.
8. Your mom helps you with your homework.
9. You have to yawn when you are listening to your friend tell you about a movie he watched the night before.
10. You accidentally step on someone’s toe.
Found at: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-3-5/16191-please-and-thank-you-lesson-plan-for-elementary-school/
Day Three: Sharing is Caring
Another important manner to have is sharing. Sometimes sharing is really hard if we don't want to give up something or if we want to keep something all to ourselves. Sharing is an important skill to have with peers, friends, and family. Today we are going to read a book called The Rainbow Fish. The main character is faced with a dilemma, should he share with others, or keep all to himself? Let's see what happens.
After reading the book, have students complete a worksheet with the following questions:
1. How do the fish react when the rainbow fish decides not to share at first?
2.Why did the rainbow fish decide to finally share when he could have kept all the shiny scales to himself?
3. How did sharing make him feel? How does sharing make you feel?
4. Describe a time when someone shared something special with you. How did that person's generosity make you feel?
5. Describe a time when you shared something special with someone else.
Read aloud video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6S4IPMs5ZY
After reading the book, have students complete a worksheet with the following questions:
1. How do the fish react when the rainbow fish decides not to share at first?
2.Why did the rainbow fish decide to finally share when he could have kept all the shiny scales to himself?
3. How did sharing make him feel? How does sharing make you feel?
4. Describe a time when someone shared something special with you. How did that person's generosity make you feel?
5. Describe a time when you shared something special with someone else.
Read aloud video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6S4IPMs5ZY