Manners Teacher Resources

Learning how to speak Spanish is incomplete if you're not speaking politely! Teach class members the basics of Spanish manners, including perdón, lo siento, and salud to reinforce their conversational etiquette.

Here is a nice lesson which will help your pupils develop proper table manners. There is a role-playing activity that includes everything from setting the table properly to writing thank you notes. There's nothing like a good role-play...

Although this study guide is meant to accompany a 20 minute video which is not included, the pre-test, role-play exercise, and the phone and electronic communication etiquette rules are of value.

High school freshmen prepare for the world of work by practicing a phone interview. After examining a list of "Do's and Don'ts," pairs take turns being the job applicant and the interviewer.

Students practice basic social etiquette skills. They view a video, write a thank you note with an addressed envelope, eat a dinner and simulate introductions and phone conversations. They identify accepted manners and demonstrate them.

Pupils in Family and Consumer Sciences classes plan a complete dinner menu that is nutritious and appetizing. They set a table using the correct dishes and utensils, prepare the meal using correct procedures, and serve it using proper...

Students eat a Korean meal with proper table manners. They compare American table manners to Korean with at least 3 similarities and 3 differences. They write a brief essay and describe, list and demonstrate the proper Korean...

Students practice making basic bank transactions while role-playing specific examples of etiquette and manners. In this banking role play for ESL students lesson, students go to a bank to deposit money. Students also...

An important step in the job search process is sending a thank you note to any professional that has been of help. First, pupils discuss the etiquette of thank you notes, then draft a practice letter.

Learners practice appropriate etiquette and language when finding an apartment. In this finding an apartment lesson, students role-play examples of manners associated with the task of looking for a place to live. Learners work with a...

A reference page identifies the nine Ds of digital citizenship—digital access, etiquette, commerce, responsibilities, literacy, law, communication, security, health, and wellness.

Review basic phone etiquette with your English language learners. There are two example conversations shown. Now, create a few examples of your own! 

Rather than focus on punitive actions and consequences for mistakes, make a safe and inspiring learning environment the rule of your classroom. 

Students practice positive social skills and manners in this short lesson plan that is used to start each session of P.E. class. They identify a positive behavior, such as be on time, written on a bee cutout pasted among others on the...

Do your learners have what it takes to be good team leaders? Introduce them to the all-important mangagement skill of leadership. Discussed are the styles and etiquette, as well as the pros and cons of being in a leadership possition. 

Students explore the appropriate usage of cell phones. In this cell phone etiquette lesson, students examine how cell phone features may be use ethically and discuss compromises to privacy through the use of cell phones...

Students practice the skills to enter a hotel and book a room. In this hotel English lesson, students are introduced to the etiquette associated with entering hotel. Students role-play ways in which people interact in a hotel...

Students participate in a role-playing activity in order to practice  conversational English used while shopping. In this practical vocabulary lesson, students practice etiquette as it pertains to grocery shopping. Students pretend...

Using dramatic reenactment, archaeological evidence, and primary source documents as a foundation for historic story telling, this clip describes a battle between Russia and Napoleon the Conqueror. Use this six-minute video to show how...

Internet etiquette, or netiquette, is important to know when communicating over the Internet. The staff member from Half Hollow Hills School District provides great tips for proper netiquette.

A nine-lesson unit introduces learners to strategies they need to develop healthy peer relationships. The scripted lessons focus on the etiquette of two-way conversations, sharing and turn-taking, good sportsmanship, and the...

Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour" and John H. Young's "Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of Refined Society" offer high school juniors an opportunity to compare the role of women in the 19th century with...