Sign language for please and thank you
Book: Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
Song: (Tune: “Three Blind Mice” – using “three mice in a box” puppet and a tissue)
Three nice mice, three nice mice
See how nice they are, see how nice they are
They’re always polite when they nibble their cheese
They never forget to say thank-you or please
They cover their noses whenever they sneeze
Ah-choo! Ah-choo! Ah-choo!
They’re three nice mice
(Source: http://www.preschooleducation.com/smanners.shtml)
Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Manners Time by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieka Heinlen (or Excuse Me! A Little Book of Manners by Karen Katz)
Song: (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands
Oh it’s very smart I think – to wash those germs right down the sink
Oh, before I eat my meals, I wash my hands
Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
Oh, it would be very rude, if I didn’t share the food
Oh, before I eat my meals, I pass the food
(Source: Storytime Source Page)
Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade
Book: This Little Piggy’s Book of Manners by Kathyrn Madeline Allen, illustrated by Nancy Wolff
Activity: This frog makes a cricket noise, a fly noise, and then a big burp! We’ll feed him a cricket and fly, and then remind him to say “Excuse me!” after he burps.
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Coloring page – Elmo and Zoe share an umbrella
