What Should We Say
You meet a new friend.
Hello or Nice to meet you
Someone is talking. Where should our eyes be?
Looking at them.
Someone helps us.
Thank you.
Someone is talking, what should our mouths be doing.
Being quiet. (Not interrupting)
Tommy wants a coping skill.
"Give me a coping skill"
He should have said please.
Staff asks you to throw your trash away.
You have a mouth full of food.
Chew and swallow before speaking.
You would like someone to do something for you.
Please
We have made a mess and our trash is on the floor.
Clean it up.
Carl needs to use the bathroom, he has raised his hand, but no one has seen it.
"Why aren't you calling on me!"
He should have waited or said excuse me.
You bump into another person by accident.
I'm sorry
Someone is saying something rude to us.
Ignore them and end the conversation.
Extra polite! You burp loudly.
Pardon me
Another student has invaded your personal space.
Tell staff.
Peter and Sam are having an appropriate conversation at lunch. However, they are being kind of loud.
They should quiet down to the appropriate noise level.
You're trying to get by another person.
Excuse me.
We have accidentally wandered into someone's personal space.
Back away.
Extra Polite! You would like to do something, like use the bathroom.
Our volume is getting pretty loud.
Quiet down.
Sally and Lisa are talking about movies they watched.
"That movie is terrible! I hate it."
Sally should keep her comments to herself.
Someone says thank you.
You're welcome.
You want to talk to a person, who is already talking to someone else.
Wait for them to be done talking.
Extra polite! An adult asks us to do something.
Yes Ma'am or Yes Sir.
What should our hands be doing while speaking with someone else.
Staying calm.
Tyler helps Mr. Holzworth with cleaning up. Mr. Holzworth says "thank you." Tyler says "whatever."
Tyler should say "you're welcome."