Kind Words
Your teacher says "Good Morning!"
What is a respectful response?
"Good Morning"
"How are you?"
"Hello"
An adult is talking to you. What should you do with your voice?
Voice level zero or one
respectful tone
The teacher asks you to line up, but you want to keep playing. What is a respectful response?
"okay"
"Yes ma'am"
"I can do that"
Turn this into a respectful response: "What ever!"
"okay"
Name two polite words you can use when talking to an adult
Please
Thank you
Excuse Me
Your teacher gives you directions, but you dont understand. What should you say?
Can you please explain that to me again?
A school staff member tells you to walk in the hallway. You did not even know you were running! What can you say?
"okay"
"Yes ma'am or yes sir"
"I'm sorry, I will slow down"
Change the response to respectful: "You can't tell me what to do!"
"you keep me safe at school. I will start listening."
"I can do better"
"Okay"
Your teacher tells you it is time to put away your crayons and move to something else.
What could you say if you aren't done coloring?
Yes ma'am
Okay
I can do that
The principal is speaking to your class. You feel like you have something to say. What should you do?
Raise your hand if it is on topic. If not, wait until he leaves.
You think your teacher made a mistake. How can you disagree respectfully?
"I see that differently."
"Shouldn't it say....____"
Make it a respectful response: "I hate this!"
"sometimes I will have to do things I do not like doing"
You are upset with a teacher.
Name a respectful way to talk to her about how you feel
Can we talk about something that is bothering me?
An adult corrects you and you feel embarrassed. What can you do before you respond?
take a few deep breaths.
You feel angry and want to yell at an adult. Name two things you can do instead.
take deep breaths
ask for a break
get water or a snack
ask to to talk to Ms. Sarah, Canale, Teresa, or Jenny.
An adult misunderstands what happened and you got in trouble. Instead of yelling, what can you say to the adult?
Can we talk about this privately?
Can I explain my side of the story?