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Showing Respect

Sixth graders learn that respect shows up in small everyday actions, and sort real behaviors into respectful and disrespectful to sharpen how they treat others.

Grade 6CASEL: Social Awareness40 minutes1 class periodCASELExplicit teaching4 StandardsCASEL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Define respect.
  • ✓Spot respectful actions.
  • ✓Name disrespectful ones.
  • ✓Sort behaviors by type.
Essential Question

Respect is less about big speeches and more about small daily choices. What does respect actually look like, and how do we show it to everyone?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Sort Respect

Project this and sort each action into respectful or disrespectful — tap an action, then tap which it shows.

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🙅 Disrespectful
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The Lesson · SEL Flow (Check-In · Learn · Practice · Apply · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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1

Hook — Felt Respected?

5 min

Think of a time someone treated you with respect. What did they do?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Invite a memory.
  • List the actions.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Use — Sort the Actions

12 min

Students sort actions as respectful or not.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Sort Respect.
  • Drop each action.
  • Explain each choice.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
3

Modify — Turn It Around

13 min

Students fix disrespectful actions.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a disrespectful action.
  • Rewrite it respectfully.
  • Share the change.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick.
  • Rewrite.
  • Share.
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Create — Respect in Action

15 min

Students plan respect at school.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a place at school.
  • List respectful moves there.
  • Make a class pledge.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick.
  • List.
  • Pledge.
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Reflect — Respect Both Ways

5 min

Students reflect on giving and earning respect.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What does respect look like?
  • How do you earn it?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.

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Social Awareness

Demonstrate respect and empathy for others.

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Social Awareness

Recognize situational demands and social norms.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Communicate respectfully across differences.

CASEL
Self-Management

Manage one's own behavior in social settings.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Action picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is a respectful / disrespectful choice.”
  • Sort two actions at a time.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with clear examples.
  • Role-play a respectful response.
  • Sort respectful fully before the rest.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Debate gray-area situations.
  • Explore respect across cultures.
  • Design a schoolwide respect norm.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🖼️Action scenario cards
  • 💻Sort Respect
  • 🎭Role-play prompts
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

respecttreating people and things as having worthdisrespecttreating someone as unimportant or beneath youempathyunderstanding and sharing how someone else feelstoleranceaccepting people who are different from youmannerspolite ways of behaving toward othersdignitythe worth every person has and deservespoint of viewthe way a person sees or experiences somethinginclusionmaking sure everyone is welcomed and valued
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does showing respect look like in everyday life?
Listening, using kind words, following shared rules, and accepting that people are different.
QUESTION 2
Give one example of a disrespectful action and a respectful way to replace it.
For example, interrupting (disrespectful) becomes waiting for your turn to speak (respectful).
QUESTION 3
Why does respect go both ways?
Treating others with respect helps you earn their respect and builds trust.

Create: respect in action.

Have students pick a place at school, list respectful moves that belong there, and turn them into a short class pledge. A printable respect worksheet is in the Social-Emotional Learning library.

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Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: dignity, disrespect, empathy, inclusion, manners, point of view, respect, tolerance
  1. accepting people who are different from you
  2. polite ways of behaving toward others
  3. the way a person sees or experiences something
  4. making sure everyone is welcomed and valued
  5. understanding and sharing how someone else feels
  6. the worth every person has and deserves
  7. treating people and things as having worth
  8. treating someone as unimportant or beneath you

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does showing respect look like in everyday life?
  2. Give one example of a disrespectful action and a respectful way to replace it.
  3. Why does respect go both ways?
Answer key — Part A: 1) tolerance · 2) manners · 3) point of view · 4) inclusion · 5) empathy · 6) dignity · 7) respect · 8) disrespect
Part B: 1) Listening, using kind words, following shared rules, and accepting that people are different. 2) For example, interrupting (disrespectful) becomes waiting for your turn to speak (respectful). 3) Treating others with respect helps you earn their respect and builds trust.