7 Ways for Teaching Good Manners
Children learn by watching their parents and others around them. They also learn from books and videos.
Teachers can incorporate these resources in the classroom when teaching manners. They include a class discussion page, student participation sticks and behavior basics interactive notebook pages.
1. Make it a game
Good manners aren’t just important for children they can be a lot of fun, too! Making learning polite behaviour seem less like a chore is the key to keeping it engaging for kids.
One way to do this is by turning them into a game. This game uses dice to get around the board and requires kids to move forward if they say please or thank you. When they roll the dice and go backwards, it is a sign that they have bad manners.
Another fun way to make manners into a game is by giving children sequins to pin when they receive and give compliments. This can be a great way to promote positive self-esteem.
2. Make it a reward
Good manners help kids feel appreciated and respected, which is an important part of having healthy self-esteem. It may take months of consistent reinforcement to teach a child to say “please” and “thank you”, but over time, these words will become habitual.
Using positive reinforcement can also make learning good manners …










