Manners Honesty Respect Social Skills Lessons Read Aloud Picture Book Activities

Cultivate a respectful and kind classroom environment with the Manners & Respect Read Aloud Book Companion Lessons & SEL Activities! This resource pairs perfectly with your favorite read-aloud books to teach students essential social skills like manners, respect, being a good listener, honesty, and tattling. Through engaging lessons and picture book activities, students will learn the importance of treating others with kindness and consideration.

⭐Each activity is designed to be interactive and thought-provoking, encouraging students to reflect on their behavior and practice good manners in real-life scenarios.

⭐With a mix of discussion prompts, hands-on projects, and role-playing exercises, this companion makes learning about manners and respect both fun and impactful.

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Included in the Respect & Manners book companion pack:

• 5 Children’s books related to respect, manners, tattling, honesty, and good listening.
• Detailed lesson plans
• Book chat cards to guide discussion
• Anchor charts
• Book responses & writing prompts
• 4 follow-up activities for every book (2 in digital format)
• Book companion guide with safe links
• Google Slides ready for use in Google Classroom
• Images for use in Seesaw
• Interactive PowerPoint file

5 Respect & Manners Book Companions Included:

❤️1. Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller

FOCUS: respect and how to treat others

Children will learn the meaning of respect, identify good manners, and practice treating others how they want.

4 Activities in the Do Unto Otters book companion:

1. Ways to Treat Others Respect & Manners Social Story
2. What Do You Do? Scenario Cards & Puppet Show
3. Otter Directed Drawing & Writing Prompts
4. Character Traits Match Game

❤️2. Respect and Take Care of Things by Cheri J. Meiners

FOCUS: how to show respect by taking care of things

Children will identify and practice showing respect by caring for things at school, home, and the community.

4 Activities in the Respect and Take Care of Things book companion:

1. Is it Respectful? Scoot Game
2. I Show Respect hat craft activity
3. Things To Take Care Of task cards
4. Respect Bingo - board of ideas

❤️3. Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones

FOCUS: good listening skills

Children will learn when it is important to listen rather than talk. They will learn how to be good listeners and practice whole-body listening.

4 Listening Activities in the Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker book companion:

1. Owl Craft and Writing Activity
2. "Listen to Me!" Boardgame
3. Talk or Listen sorting activity
4. Listening Journal

❤️4. Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin

FOCUS: telling the truth and showing honesty

Children will learn what happens when we lie. They will practice telling the truth and making honest choices.

4 Activities in the Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie book companion:

1. Telling the Truth role play scenario cards
2. Honesty Pledge, Poem & Activities
3. Two Truths & a Lie Card Game
4. Truth Journal & Prompts

❤️5. Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal by Jeanie Franz Ransom

FOCUS: tattle tailing

Children will learn about tattling (a kid-sized problem) and when it’s a good time to tell an adult (a big deal). They will understand the difference between tattling and reporting.

4 Activities in the Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal book companion:

1. Tattling vs Telling Check-In Poster Kit
2. Tattling vs Reporting sort activity
3. Squeal or Big Deal tattling scenario role play cards
4. Class Shout Out positive reporting activity

✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: the book lessons, story activities, and digital activities.

✏️LESSONS:

Each book has a detailed lesson plan, with “Book Chat” cards and questions to guide your discussion before, during, and after reading.

An interactive anchor chart and writing activity are also included. These focus on the social-emotional skills presented in the book and encourage children to express their thinking.

✏️STORY ACTIVITIES:

Each book has 4 follow-up activities to build upon the book’s social-emotional lesson. A fun variety of activities are included for independent, partner, and small group use.

✏️DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

Every book companion has a digital anchor chart, writing template, and at least 2 digital activities. These are ready in Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™.

❤️Suggestions on How to Use:

• Each lesson starts with a book chat that continues during and after reading a book. There are questions included to guide your discussion.
• There is an anchor chart idea provided to enhance the book’s lesson.
• A follow-up writing activity can be used to extend the discussion.
• There are 4 activities for each children’s book. Some include digital options.
• I suggest reading 1 book per week and doing the lesson. Use the extra activities to reinforce the topic the story covers throughout the week.
• Differentiated templates included. Please choose what fits best with your students’ abilities and needs.
• The lessons and activities work great for after morning meetings or end of the day lessons, school counselors and classroom teachers, and children in K-2.

Don’t own a copy of a book? No problem! Safelinks to video recordings of books being read aloud are included, as well as a book list of more books to use during your lessons.

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-aloud and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

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