Have you ever been left out of plans your friends were discussing? This photo cartoon will help your learners recognize that being polite can go beyond just saying please and thank you by making sure others feel included and...

Manners matter! The ninth and final lesson in a series of career education and skills activities focuses on hitting a happy medium in business correspondence. Scholars master five simple rules for creating e-mails that are friendly,...

Students experience using the concepts of being polite and appreciating good manners. They play role various scenarios. Students access how to greet people, saying please and thank you and opening the door for others. Personal hygiene is...

In this recognizing polite and impolite questions and statements activity, students cut out cards with statements and questions and match the pairs using good manners and bad manners. Students match 24 cards.

Middle schoolers explore the meaning of good manners and proper etiquette.  In this behavior instructional activity, students read an article that explains manners in the social setting and workplace, then complete several...

Students realize their worth and dignity as human beings and account for their strengths as well as display their weaknesses. They display good manners and politeness, showing the respect for others as they would wish for themselves....

Every culture has a set of social skills one must learn to establish and maintain relationships. Some of these skills are particular to a culture and some are universal. Class members practice using appropriate language,...

Students read and discuss a list of Good Health Manners and examine how to avoid the flu. They complete a worksheet, and write why it is important to follow good health manners.

Tenth graders read an article about the migration of Puerto Ricans to Chicago. As a class, they identify the barriers the immigrants faced regarding employment and separation from family members. To end the lesson plan, they work with...

Students explore the positive aspects of being polite. They listen to a story and identify phrases that are examples of having good manners. Students sing a good manners song. Afterward, they play a ladder game and complete worksheets to...

Teach learners to use polite words when they do not want something, rather than being rude or aggressive, using these simple presentation slides. The presentation walks students step by step through what it means to say "No,...

Young children explore the concept of the Golden Rule in this fun primary grade lesson. To begin, the class sings the song "The Lion and the Mouse" before discussing what the Golden Rule means and how it applies...

In this language arts worksheet, 5th graders learn the difference between polite, neutral and rude responses to oral requests. Students read 3 situations and 3 possible responses. Students compare them and decide which is the most...

In this language arts worksheet, students are introduced to the difference between polite, rude or neutral language. Students read the information paragraphs about when it is appropriate to use each type of language.

In this Sense and Sensibility worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions and complete 1 graphic organizer designed to be used prior to reading, while reading, and after reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

Young scholars review what they know about good manners and create a list of good manners. They read a list of good manners and discuss why they are important. They practice good manners and explain how they will keep the flu away.

In this language arts worksheet, students cut apart 14 pairs of cards: one polite sentence and one matching rude sentence. Students mix them up and match, identifying which one is polite or rude and why.

In this ESL activity worksheet, students consider cultural differences as they read a paragraph and find its text in the word maze.

What's missing from most studies of the American Revolutionary War is information about the role African Americans played in the conflict. To correct this oversight, middle schoolers research groups like the Black Loyalists and ...

Students discuss online e-mail safety and etiquette rules and how they should apply the same rules in cyberspace as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world. They participate in mock situations and tell what the...

Students discover characteristics of a good friend. In this social skills lesson, students read Clifford's Manners and discuss ways Clifford used his manners in the story. An activity that rewards students for modeling being courteous...

Sixth graders apply geographic information to the study of World History.  In this Geography lesson, 6th graders create a political/physical map of the Middle East, develop questions and answers about the culture of the Middle East,...

Students study Russia and Eastern Europe. They select from a menu of option activities to demonstrate their knowledge of both countries including preparing meals, reading Russian works of literature, analyzing political cartoons and...

First graders learn the importance of listening carefully and why to follow oral directions carefully by playing Simon Says. They learn the importance of waiting your turn.