Mind your MAnners · etiquette, following the Golden Rule, and memorizing correct phrases. other...

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• Responsibility

• InterpersonalSkills

Group ActivitiesChooseatleastonemannersbooktoreadwiththechildren.Discusswiththechildrenandaskthemtoidentifygoodandbadmannersinthestory.Herearesomebooksuggestionsorcheckthechildren’ssectionofthelocallibraryforotherbooksandresources.

the BerenstAin BeArs ForGet their MAnners By stAn And JAn BerenstAin“WhenMamaBear’seffortstoimproveherfamily’smannersareunsuccessful,shedevisesaPolitenessPlan.Basicetiquetteispresentedinapracticalway.”—SchoolLibraryJournal.

The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Mannersisalsoavailableonvideo.

perFect piGs: An introduction to MAnners By MArk BrownThisbookisasimpleintroductiontogoodmanners.Ithighlightsthepropermannerstouseinsituationswithfamily,friends,atschool,duringmeals,onthephone,atparties,andinpublicplaces.

overviewMoonbeamslearnaboutandpracticemanners—rulesthatwillhelpthemgetalongwithothers.

oBJectivesToearnthisemblem,Moonbeamsneedtocompleteatleastoneactivityfromeachsection,theBiblelessonandplanadinner,teapartyorbanquettopracticewhattheyhavelearned.

word BAnk• Manners

• Please

• ThankYou

• Share

developMentAl Assets supported By the Activities

• FamilySupport

• PositivePeerRelationships

• EngagementinLearningExperiences

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oops! excuse Me pleAse! BArron’s educAtionAl series By BoB McGrAth

Thisbookisacollectionoftwenty-eightlessonsaboutgoodmanners,suchasetiquette,followingtheGoldenRule,andmemorizingcorrectphrases.

other Books ABout MAnners:

The Berenstain Bears Get the GimmesbyJanandStanBerenstain

The Berenstain Bears Say Please and Thank YoubyJanandStanBerenstain

Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You BookbyRichardScarry

Polite ElephantbyRichardScarry

Please and Thank You GodbyDennisShealy

The Cat in the HatbyDr.Seuss

crAFtscover your nose And Mouth SuPPLIES:

• Largepaperplates

• Constructionpaper

• Tissues

• Markersorcrayons

• Scissors

• Glue

GuidetheMoonbeamsthroughthefollowinginstructions:

1.Drawafaceonthepaperplate.

2.Havethemtracetheirhandonconstructionpaperandcutitout,oraskanadulttohelp.

3.Cutastripofpapertouseasanarm.Gluethehandtothearmandthearmtothebackoftheplate.

4.Glueatissuetotheplatesothatit’scoveringthenoseandmouth.Gluethehandoverthetissue.

Discusswhyit’spolitetocoverourmouthsandnoseswhenwesneeze.

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kindness cAstleSuPPLIES:

• 5squaretissueboxes

• Washablemarkers

• Glue

• Scissors

• ModelMagic®Clay

• Paperandtape(optional)

Createakindnesscastlewherechildrencanplacekindthoughtsandpictures.Makeaplacefor“grumpies”togointhedungeon.Leavethecastle,alongwithcrayonsandsmallslipsofpaper,intheclassroomthroughouttheemblemsochildrencancreatenotes.

GuidetheMoonbeamsthroughthefollowinginstructions:

1.Glueseveralemptyboxestogetherintoacastleshape.Makesurethereareatleasttwo“doors”inwhichtoplacenotes.

2.usingwashablemarkers,drawbuildingstonesontheboxes.(Boxesmayneedtobecoveredwithpaperfirst.)

3.DecorateyourcastlewithModelMagicdetailssuchasturrets,flowers,orbirds.Includeadungeoninwhichtoplaceany“grumpies.”Air-drydecorationsbeforegluingthemtotheboxes.Allowgluetodrybeforeusingthecastle.

4.Startsharingkindthoughtsandnotesofappreciationwithothersinyourtroop!Ifsomethingisbotheringoneofthechildrenhavethemdrawapictureorwriteanotetoplaceinthe“grumpies”section.

(AdaptedfromCrayola.com Lesson Plans)

so sorrySuPPLIES:

• Paper

• Crayons

DIRECTIonS:

Askchildrentothinkofsomethingthey’vedoneforwhichthey’resorry.Askthemtodrawapictureofwhathappened.Helpthemtopracticewriting“I’msorry”onthepaper.

Encouragethemtogivethepicturetothepersonthey’vehurt.Don’tforcetheissueifachildisreluctant.

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MAnners dustWhenMoonbeamsseemrestlessoraren’tpracticinggoodmanners,explaintothemthatasprinklingofmannersdusthelpschildrenlistenquietly,speakkindly,andactpolitely.Reachintoyourpocketandsprinkleimaginarymannersdustoveryourhead.AskMoonbeamstoreachintotheirownpocketsforapinchofmannersdustandsprinkleitovertheirheads.Sitbackandwatchthemagictakeeffect!

usethefollowingrecipetomake“real”mannersdust.

SuPPLIES:

• ¼cupoftablesalt

• Ziploc®bag

• 1tsp.iridescentglitter

PlacetablesaltinZiplocbag.Addiridescentglitter.Shakethebagtomixcontents.Thiswillmakeabout8smallpackagesofdust.

Tousethedust,sprinkleasmallpinchintotheair.

CAuTIon:Manners Dustisverypowerful.usesparingly!

sonGs & rhyMestABle MAnnersusethissongtoreinforcetablemanners.Practicetablemannersbyhaving“dinner”withtoydishesanddollsorstuffedanimals.Atthetable,unfoldanapkinandplaceitonyourlap,forthechildrentoimitate.Alsodemonstratehowtopolitelyaskforfoodtobepassed.

Ifyou’reunfamiliarwiththewordsandtunes,you’llfindmanychildren’ssongsat:www.KIDiddles.com.

(Tothetuneof“FrèreJacques/AreYouSleeping?”)

Chewingquietly,chewingquietly,

Donotslurp,donotslurp,

Wemustsayexcuseme,wemustsayexcuseme

Whenweburp,whenweburp!

where is thuMBkin?usethissongtoreinforcetheproperwaytogreeteachother.Beginwithhandsbehindback.Makeagameofintroducingeachotherandallowchildrentopracticeresponding.

(Tothetuneof“FrèreJacques/AreYouSleeping?”)

Whereisthumbkin?Whereisthumbkin?

HereIam.(Bringrighthandtofront,withthumbup.)

HereIam.(Bringlefthandtofront,withthumbup.)

Howareyoutodaysir?

Verywell,Ithankyou.(Wigglethumbsasiftheyare‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

Whereispointer?Whereispointer?

HereIam.(Bringrighthandtofront,withindexfingerup.)

HereIam.(Bringlefthandtofront,withindexfingerup.)

Howareyoutodaysir?Verywell,Ithankyou.(Wigglefingersasifthey’re‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

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Whereistallman?Whereistallman?

HereIam.(Bringrighthandtofront,withthirdfingerup.)

HereIam.(Bringlefthandtofront,withthirdfingerup.)

Howareyoutodaysir?

Verywell,Ithankyou.(Wigglefingersasifthey’re‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

Whereisringman?Whereisringman?

HereIam.(Bringrighthandtofront,withfourthfingerup.)

HereIam.(Bringlefthandtofront,withfourthfingerup.)

Howareyoutodaysir?

Verywell,Ithankyou.(Wigglefingersasifthey’re‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

Whereispinkie?Whereispinkie?

HereIam.(Bringrighthandtofront,withpinkiefingerup.)

HereIam.(Bringlefthandtofront,withpinkiefingerup.)

Howareyoutodaysir?

Verywell,Ithankyou.(Wigglefingersasifthey’re‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

Whereisthefamily?Whereisthefamily?

Hereweare.(Bringrighthandtofront,withallfingersshowing.)

Hereweare.(Bringlefthandtofront,withallfingersshowing)

Howareyoutodaysirs?

Verywell,wethankyou.(Wigglefingersasifthey’re‘talking’toeachother.)

Runaway.(Hiderighthandbehindback.)

Runaway.(Hidelefthandbehindback.)

the Goops’ tABle MAnners TheGoopstheylicktheirfingers,

TheGoopstheylicktheirknives;

Theyspilltheirbrothontablecloths—

ohtheyleaddisgustinglives!

TheGoopstheytalkwhileeating,

Andloudandfasttheychew;

That’swhyI’mgladI’mnotaGoop—areyou?

(FromthebookTable Manners: Goops and How To Be ThembyGelettBurgess)

GAMesprActice MAkes perFectTakingturnsandsharingarehardforsmallchildren.Providenumerousopportunitiestopracticetheseimportantskills.

• Setupanobstaclecoursethatchildrennavigateoneatatime.Askchildrentolineupandgothroughitmovinginonedirection.Remindthethemaboutpolitelytakingturns—goodpracticeforthosewhohavetroublewaitingforothers.

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• Givesnacksorsmalltreatstoonechild.Askthechildtosharethetreatwithothers.Thisisalsoatimetopractice“Please”and“Thankyou.”

• ProvideonesnackforeverytwoMoonbeams.Askonechildtodivideitintotwopieces,andtheotherchildtochooseapiecefirst.Thisreinforcestheimportanceofbeingfairwhensharing.

• Practiceusingatoytelephone.Learnaboutdialingproperlyandhowtoaskforafriend.Say“Hello,thisis .MayIpleasespeakto ?”

• Practicehowtoanswerthephone:“Hello”and“I’llgetmymother.”

• Roleplayansweringthedoorandgreetingafriendforaplaydate.Afterthevisit,thechildshouldthanktheguestforcoming.Theguestshouldalwayssay,“Thanksforhavingme.”

MAGic doorsAskchildrenhowitfeelstogivesomeoneaspecialgiftthattheyreallyenjoyandthepersonshowstheirappreciation.Explainthatothersfeelgoodwhenweshowourappreciationaswell.

• Practicesayingthankyou.Ask:How many different ways can you find to say thanks?“Thankyou,”“It’sbeautiful!”“It’sjustwhatIwanted,”“Iloveit!”

• Makethankyoucardswithmarkersorcrayonsforsomeonewhohasbeenkindorwhohashelpedoutinthemeeting,broughtaspecialtreat,etc.

puppet pArtnerAteachmeetinguseapuppetorstuffedanimaltodisplayrudebehaviorduringcircletime.AsktheMoonbeamstoremindthepuppettopracticegoodmanners.They’llbeeagertohelp‘teach’properetiquette.Forexample:

• Makethepuppetsneezeandcoughalloverthechildren.(Asafollow-up,completetheCover Your Nose and Mouthcraft.)

• Bringaboxofcandytosharebutwhenit’sopened,thecandyisgoneandthepuppetissittinginthebox.

• Makethepuppet“grab”thingsawayfromchildren.

• Havethepuppetfidgetanddisruptwhiletellingastory.

Makeindividualsockorpaperbagpuppetsforchildrentousewhentheypracticemanners.

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royAl MAnnersSuPPLIES:

• Royal MannersCardsfromLeaders’ Resource Pages

usetheRoyal Manners cardsasawaytopracticegoodmannersandnottoactlikemonsters.

BiBle lessonsShareaBiblelessonaboutmanners,thankfulness,andsharing.Someideastouse:

“TheTenLepers”(Luke17:11-19)

“ElijahandtheWidow”(1Kings17:8-9)

“ThankfulWheels”(http://childrensministry.com/articles/nursery-thankful-wheels)

leAders’ resourcesBooksLittle Boys Bible Storybook for Mothers and

SonsbyCarolynLarsen

“ReadMyLips”(pgs.185-191)

“Tattletale”(pgs.23-30)

My Goodnight BiblebySusanL.Lingo

“God’sTenRules”(pgs.69-72)

“DavidThanksGod”(pgs.93-95)

dvds/videosVeggie Tales: King George and the Ducky

byBigIdeaProductions

weBsiteDownloadafreeSuperMannersthemeunit:http://ingles360.blogspot.com/2011/08/mind-your-super-manners.html.

Artsandcraftstousetosupplementthisem-blem:http://childfun.com/index.php/activity-themes/people-house-home/239-manners-activity-theme.html?showall=1.

Tofindactivities,craftideasandgamestousewiththisemblem,checkout:http://pinterest.com/samoonbeams/mind-your-manners/.

MOONBEAMS®

MiNd YOur MANNErS KidS’ PAgES

“. . .Forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.” Colossians 3:13 (CEV)

Manners are contagious. don’t spread monster manners.

Copy this page. Have the Moonbeams cut the puzzle apart and paste the pieces together onto a piece of construction paper.

Copy this page. Have the Moonbeams cut the puzzle apart and paste the pieces together onto a piece of construction paper.

MOONBEAMS®

MiNd YOur MANNErS LEAdErS’ rESOurcE PAgES

Objective:The objective of the game is to identify good and poor manners.

Supplies:• Royal Manners and Monster Manners

“Posters”

• Royal and Monster Manner Cards

Instructions:1. Included in this material are two 8 ½ x 11

“posters” to use in the game. One is titled Royal Manners and the other is titled Monster Manners. These can be displayed either on the wall above a table or placed in clear plastic photo frames and placed on a table.

2. Copy the cards and cut them apart. Shuffle them and place them in a stack.

3. Explain that when good manners are used, people think we’re acting like a prince or princess. Using poor manners can make us seem like a little monster.

4. Moonbeams take turns drawing cards from the stack and deciding whether the card is an example of good manners (Royal Manners) or poor manners (Monster Manners).

5. After the Moonbeam has decided which type of manner their card is, they place it in a pile under the Royal Manners or Monster Manners “poster.”

Royal Manners

Monster Manners

Royal Manners

Royal Manners

Monster Manners

May I help you?

You do it!

I want that!

That’s yucky!

No, thank you.

Are you ok?

You’re a cry baby!

I’ll try it.

Excuse me.

Move it!

I’ll share.

Give it to me!

You can go first.

Me first!

You stink!

Please.