Promotes sensitivity and civilized behavior in children. Every type of etiquette from table manners and conversation to telephone manners and sibling harmony is covered in poems, writing projects, coloring pages, role plays and many more pleasing activities.

Slim Goodbody helps children understand the value of manners and the essentials of behaving well in school, at home, and with friends. Often children come to school without a clear understanding of what it means to be polite and respect the rights of others. Manners make a difference in all aspects of a person's life. The way you present yourself often determines how others see you.

English-Spanish bilingual read-along teaches young children simple manners and kind behavior. When children are kind, courteous, and respectful, people enjoy being around them and reciprocate with the same behavior. Use this English-Spanish bilingual book to teach manners and help young children understand the importance of showing politeness, speaking kindly, using basic courtesies (“please,” “thank you,” “excuse me”), and respecting the feelings of others. A section at the back of the book, in both English and Spanish, provides questions for discussion, scenarios, and role-play activities to help adults reinforce the book’s lessons and teach children social skills. Learning to Get Along® Bilingual Editions Now children and adults can enjoy our most popular Learning to Get Along books in English and Spanish. Children will learn, understand, and practice basic social and emotional skills. Real-life scenarios, lots of diversity, and captivating illustrations make these read-aloud books perfect for home and child care settings, as well as schools and special education. These bilingual editions provide the complete text from the original books, including discussion and activity guides for adults, in both languages.

Use this resource to increase appropriate and responsible social behavior in the classroom--and beyond. Includes poems, discussion questions, activities, family interviews and student response pages on topics such as self-respect, self-control, positive thinking, listening to others, behaving responsibly, being a friend, making introductions and much more.

Every day in your classroom will be a special day when you use the creative ideas in this book. Like the other excellent books in this series, a reason to celebrate every day in the month is included with fun activity ideas to be plugged into your regular curriculum: language arts, social studies, writing, math, science and health, music and drama, physical fitness, art, etc. Special days in August include: Friendship Day, This Is Your Life Day, International Left-Handers' Day, Desert Day and Career Day, just to name a few. Your students will look forward to every day of the school year when you make it a constant celebration. And they'll learn while they have fun! Included are fun patterns for writing assignments and art projects as well as lists of correlated books, recipes, reproducibles and bulletin board ideas.