SECOND WEEK OF MAY

Vs. Impolite

• SUGGESTED READING:
  Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
  What to do When Mom or Dad says, "What Should You Say Dear?"

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Parents can discuss with their children the importance of always being polite and courteous to others, including always saying the magic words "please" and "thank you."
• Have your children write thank you notes to people who give them gifts or go out of their way to help them.

CLASS ACTIVITY:

• Encourage students to be polite in the classroom by using the words, "please" and "thank you," and by being quiet when someone is speaking to the class.
• Have students perform skits that depict a situation where people are polite.
• Write thank you notes to members of the community who have donated time, money, or materials to your class.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:

• Seniors should write personal thank you notes to everyone who has helped them with their senior projects.

CREATING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT:

•  Just as you ask your students to be courteous toward you and each other, be courteous to them.

"To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue." -Proverb

"The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it." -Christian Nestell Bovee

"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart." -Speaker of the House, Henry Clay

"True politeness consists in being easy one's self and in making everyone about one as easy as one can." -Alexander Pope

Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day

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