This document discusses the importance of good manners. It provides examples of polite and respectful behavior at home, such as being helpful, saying please and thank you, sharing, cleaning up after oneself, and respecting others' property. Examples of good manners at school include greeting others, asking permission, waiting one's turn, holding doors, and putting rubbish in bins. Overall, the document emphasizes that good manners involve consideration for others and encourage respectful behavior from others in return.

1. Good
Manners

2. What are Good Manners?
Courtesy, politeness or
having good
manners are all about
respecting others and
yourself.

3. How would you feel if
someone:
talked to your
friend but
turned his/her
back on you?

4. Or if someone…
pushed you
out of the
way to get
the seat you
were about to
sit on?

5. Or if someone…
let the door
slam in your
face as you
were about to
walk through
it?

6. Or if someone…
shared your
things but
never shared
anything of
theirs?

7. Or if someone…
never said
'please’,
‘excuse me’,
or 'thank
you‘?

8. Good manners is about
considering the feelings of
other people, and being the
kind of person that others will
like and respect.

9. In the 'olden
days' children
were taught
about the
Golden Rule:

10. Or in
simpler
words:

11. To make it simple:
If you show good
manners
everywhere you go…
then you are more
likely to encourage
others to behave in
the same way
towards you.

12. What good manners look like
at home

13. What good manners look like
at home...
Being helpful
to others in
your home

14. What good manners look like
at home...
saying
'please' and
'thank you'

15. What good manners look like
at home...
sharing, and
not grabbing
and keeping
good things
to yourself

16. What good manners look like
at home...
respecting
other people's
property and
their rooms

17. What good manners look like
at home...
helping the
family by
doing your
chores

18. What good manners look like
at home...
cleaning up
after yourself.

19. Manners
in

20. Manners in School…
saying “good
morning/
afternoon” if
you are walking
past an
adult who you
know

21. Manners in School…
asking if you can
borrow or have
something, not
just taking
without asking
permission

22. Manners at School…
returning
things that
you have
borrowed

23. Manners at School…
waiting your
turn before you
speak

24. Manners at School…
saying 'excuse
me,' rather
than pushing
past someone

25. Manners at School…
holding the
door open for
the person
coming in,
especially if he
is carrying
something

26. Manners at School…
respecting your
own and other
people's
property,
especially
school property

27. Manners at School…
saying
'please' and
'thank you'

28. Manners in School…
Be polite to
others. Don't
make fun of
anyone -
everyone has
feelings.

29. Manners in School…
Don't use bad
language - it is
offensive to
others.

30. Manners at School…
Put your
rubbish into
bins, don't
leave it for
someone else
to clean up.

31. Having good manners makes
you a pleasant person to be
around.
Wherever you go, it is up to you to
give a good impression of yourself,
your school, your sports team,
your group and your family.
Behaving badly doesn't just give a
bad impression of yourself.

32. Manners
Manners! Manners! Don't be rude; be nice.
Manners will make your brain think twice!
Chew with your mouth closed.
Don’t leave your uvula exposed!
Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze.
Use your manners around other people, please.
In the shops, or even at the beach.
Use them and people will think you're a peach.
If it's sunny or raining, in the shops or at dinner
Use your manners and you'll be a winner!