Manners are Magical: Everything You Need to Teach Kindness, Respect, and Politeness PreK-5th Grade
- happilywhateveryou
- Aug 11, 2025
- 2 min read
If you’ve ever wished you could wave a magic wand and have all your manners lessons planned for the entire year, this is it.
Whether you teach preschoolers who are just learning how to share or fifth graders who are practicing empathy and leadership, my Manners Mega Bundle is your one-stop shop for helping students build kindness, respect, and social skills that last.
It’s loaded with fun, ready-to-use activities for every grade level, PreK through 5th, so you can introduce, model, and reinforce positive behavior in ways that are engaging and age-appropriate.
📚 48 Picture Book Read-Alouds About Manners
Books are one of the best ways to spark conversations about behavior. This bundle includes 48 carefully selected titles that model politeness, respect, empathy, and thoughtfulness. Each read-aloud is perfect for morning meetings, SEL blocks, or character education lessons.
TPT Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Manners-Matter-Read-Alouds-for-PreK-5th-Grade-14131386
✏️ Writing & Creative Activities
Students don’t just learn about manners, they reflect on them, write about them, and create with them. You’ll get:
20 Writing Prompts – Opinion, narrative, and creative prompts
Create-Your-Own Manners Comics – Students illustrate polite and impolite choices in cartoon panels
Acrostic Poem Templates for “MANNERS” and “POLITE”
Illustrate & Trace a Manners Poem in both print and cursive versions
Coloring Pages with positive behavior scenes and slogans
🗂 Sorting Activities
Hands-on sorting helps students think critically about their choices:
Nice vs. Naughty
Thoughtful vs. Thoughtless
Polite vs. Pushy
🎲 Games & Group Fun
Learning manners doesn’t have to be serious—it can be silly and active, too! This bundle includes:
Simon Says: Manners Edition – Movement with a manners twist
Good Manners Bingo – 20+ unique prompts
Manners Board Game – With real-life scenarios and challenges to act out
💬 Discussion & Reflection
Build empathy and self-awareness with quick, meaningful conversations:
Manners Minutes Discussion Questions – 30 prompts for morning meetings or classroom circles
Reflection Sheets – Scaffolded pages to help students process situations and set goals
🎭 Reader’s Theater Scripts for Grades 1–4
Manners come alive when students step into the shoes of lively, relatable characters! You’ll get four complete manners-themed Reader’s Theater scripts, one for each grade level from first through fourth grade, each with:
A funny, engaging story
Relatable classroom scenarios
A positive message about kindness and respect
Character cut-outs for performances or classroom displays
Why Teachers Love This Bundle
Covers every grade from PreK–5th in one resource
Perfect for character education and SEL
A mix of reading, writing, games, art, and movement keeps kids engaged
Zero prep—just print and go!
If you’ve been piecing together manners lessons from Pinterest, books, and random printables, the Manners Mega Bundle will save you so much time. You’ll have everything you need for back-to-school, morning meetings, or a year-round kindness focus—and your students will be practicing politeness without even realizing they’re learning.
👉 Ready to make manners magical in your classroom? Check out the Manners Mega Bundle here!
Turn your classroom into a place where “please” and “thank you” come naturally and kindness is the coolest trend.
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