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Good manners and kindness

Learn the magic words please, thank you and sorry, and simple ways to be polite, share and be kind at home and school.

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The big idea

Good manners show that we care about other people. Kind words and kind actions make everyone happy. You can be kind every single day!

There are some magic words. We say please when we ask for something. We say thank you when someone helps us or gives us something. We say sorry when we have hurt someone or made a mistake.

We say excuse me when we want to pass in front of someone or when we want to speak to a person who is busy.

We greet people politely. In the morning we say good morning or namaste to our teacher and to elders.

We wait for our turn in a line and we do not push. We listen quietly when others speak. We share our things with our friends.

We are kind when we help someone who is sad or who has dropped something. We keep our classroom, home and playground clean. We speak in a soft voice and never call people bad names.

Worked examples

See how it works

  1. Asking for water

    Say: Please give me some water. When you get it, say: Thank you. Both magic words are used.

  2. A small accident

    You bump into a friend by mistake. Say: Sorry! Then ask: Are you hurt? If your friend is hurt, tell the teacher.

  3. Taking turns

    Two children want the swing. Ria goes first for a short time. Then it is Kabir's turn. Taking turns is fair and kind.

Try it at home

My kindness chart

You will need

  • A sheet of paper
  • A pencil
  • Crayons

What to do

  1. Make a chart with 7 boxes, one for each day of the week.
  2. Each day, do one kind thing, for example share a snack, help your mother, or say thank you.
  3. Colour a star in that day's box.
  4. At the end of the week, tell your family your kind things.

Ask a grown-up: An adult can help you think of kind things to do and can say well done.

Practice sheet

Check what you learned

Write your answers in a notebook, or print this sheet and write on it. When you finish, mark your work with the answer key.

Practice sheet: Good manners and kindness (Classes 1-2, Life skills and money)

  1. Which word do we say when we ask for something?
  2. Which words do we say when someone gives us something?
  3. What do we say if we bump into a friend by mistake?
  4. How do we greet our teacher in the morning?
  5. What do we say before we pass in front of someone?
  6. Your friend falls down in the playground. What kind thing can you do?
  7. Two children want the same swing. What should they do?
  8. Is it kind to shout at people? What is a better way to speak?
  9. What should you do when your elders are speaking to you?
  10. Name one kind thing you can do at home today.

Answer key

Answers: Good manners and kindness

Do the practice sheet first, then check here. If an answer is different from yours, read the lesson again and try once more.

  1. Please.
  2. Thank you.
  3. Sorry.
  4. Say good morning or namaste.
  5. Excuse me.
  6. Ask if they are hurt, help them up and tell a teacher.
  7. Take turns.
  8. No. It is better to speak in a soft, polite voice.
  9. Listen quietly and look at them.
  10. Sample answers: help set the table, share a toy, say thank you to my mother.

What next

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