Manners and Social Skills Mini Unit: Submitted by Jennifer C.
Library List:
Pass
the Fritters, Critters by Cheryl Chapman and Susan L. Roth
Me
First by Helen Lester
May
I Bring A Friend? by Beatrice de Regniers
Clifford's
Manners by Norman Bridwell
365
Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help
Children Learn Etiquette by Sheryl Eberly
Social
Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids by Carol Barkin, Elizabeth
James
The
Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners by Stan Berenstain, Jan
Berenstain
Learn how to say please and thank you in a different language (one that reflects your ancestral heritage would be great!)
Practice how to answer to the phone.
Learn how to properly set a table and which utensils to use.
Table Manners (Sung to: Frere Jacques) Chewing quietly, chewing quietly Do not slurp, do not slurp, We must say excuse me, We must say excuse me When we burp, When we burp.
Draw a picture of what you would look like if you "lost" all of your manners. Older kids could write a short story describing what would happen if they lost their manners. "
Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, public philosopher and
poet (1803-1882)
Write or copy a thank you note.
Sing I'm a little teapot.
Teach the Mabel poem: "Mabel, Mabel if you're able, take your
elbow off the table."
Have a play date with a new friend; use manners to introduce them to
your siblings or parents.
Go on a field trip to a tea shop, then have a tea party and use your
best manners.
Memory Verse: Leviticus 19:32