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Good Manners

Kindergartners learn good manners — saying please and thank you, sharing, taking turns, and being polite — the kind words and actions that help everyone get along and feel good.

KindergartenManners25 minutes1 class periodC3 InquiryExplicit teaching4 StandardsC3
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Use please and thank you.
  • ✓Know polite words.
  • ✓Explain sharing and turns.
  • ✓Be polite.
Essential Question

Magic words like “please” and “thank you” can make someone’s whole day better! What are good manners, and how do they help us get along?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Good Manners

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The Lesson · C3 Inquiry Arc (Question · Investigate · Evaluate Evidence · Communicate · Take Action)

25 minutes, five moves

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1

Question — Magic Words

4 min

Words like “please” and “thank you” can make someone’s day — what are good manners?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about polite words.
  • Name a magic word.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think about it.
  • Name one.
  • Get ready.
2

Investigate — Match the Manners

7 min

Children investigate.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Match the Good Manners.
  • Match each one.
  • Practice saying them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match them.
  • Practice.
  • Explain them.
3

Evaluate Evidence — Polite Words

7 min

Children explain.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain please and thank you.
  • Explain excuse me and sorry.
  • Explain sharing.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain them.
  • Explain them.
  • Explain sharing.
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Communicate — Being Polite

5 min

Children share.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Practice a polite word.
  • Show good manners.
  • Explain how it helps.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Practice it.
  • Show it.
  • Explain it.
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Take Action — Take Action

3 min

Children conclude.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a polite word.
  • Say when to use it.
  • Use good manners today.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Say when.
  • Use it.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Kindergarten / Myself & My World).

C3
D2.Civ.7.K-2

Apply civic virtues like politeness and respect.

C3
D2.Civ.10.K-2

Explain how manners help people get along.

C3
D2.Civ.1.K-2

Describe how to be a good group member.

C3
D4.6.K-2

Take informed action.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Manners picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “I say ___ when ___.”
  • Practice polite words.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with please and thank you.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Practice aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Role-play good manners.
  • Make a manners chart.
  • Practice table manners.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Manners pictures
  • 💻Match the Good Manners
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 📋A manners chart
  • 🎫Sticker charts
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

mannerspolite ways of behavingpleasea polite word when askingthank youa polite word for a gift or helpexcuse mea polite word to get by or interruptsorrya word to say when you make a mistakepolitekind and respectfulshareto give some to othersrespecttreating others well
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 do you say when someone gives you a gift?
“Thank you!”
QUESTION 2
What polite word do you use when you ask for something?
“Please.”
QUESTION 3
What can you do if a friend wants a turn?
Share or take turns.

Growing at home? Manners practice.

Have children practice saying “please” and “thank you” at home this week and notice how it makes people smile. A printable manners sheet is in the Social Studies library.

Study · Flashcards

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: excuse me, manners, please, polite, respect, share, sorry, thank you
  1. a polite word for a gift or help
  2. kind and respectful
  3. treating others well
  4. a polite word when asking
  5. to give some to others
  6. a word to say when you make a mistake
  7. a polite word to get by or interrupt
  8. polite ways of behaving

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What do you say when someone gives you a gift?
  2. What polite word do you use when you ask for something?
  3. What can you do if a friend wants a turn?
Answer key — Part A: 1) thank you · 2) polite · 3) respect · 4) please · 5) share · 6) sorry · 7) excuse me · 8) manners
Part B: 1) “Thank you!” 2) “Please.” 3) Share or take turns.