How this resource helps
Our Everyday Manners is a complete social skills lesson for preschool through first grade, built for projection and direct instruction. The lesson is organized in three everyday settings — at the table, out and about, and in the bathroom — so young learners connect each skill to real life. Students practice kind words like please, thank you, and excuse me; learn table routines such as washing hands, using a napkin, taking small bites, and passing food; talk about family mealtime and helping at home; rehearse restaurant and public behavior like staying with a grown-up and ordering politely; and walk through bathroom privacy and a 20-second hand-washing routine. An Our Pretend Café role-play gives children a low-pressure way to practice. Every slide carries complete speaker-note guidance — modeled language, discussion prompts, and what to listen for — so the lesson is ready to teach. Suggested pacing: three 20–30 minute sessions, or one longer lesson; local pacing varies.
What’s Included
- 30-slide editable PowerPoint (PPTX)
- Kind words: please, thank you, excuse me
- Table-manners routines (hands, napkin, bites, drinks, passing food)
- Family mealtime and helping at home
- Restaurant and public-behavior skills
- Turn-taking and polite conversation
- Bathroom privacy and 20-second hand-washing steps
- Our Pretend Café role-play activity
- Complete speaker-note teacher guidance on every slide
- Single-teacher classroom license
Resource details
- Grade / course
- Pre-K – Grade 1
- Subject and resource type
- Social Skills · Editable PowerPoint lesson
- Files
- 0 main PDF pages · 30 editable slides · PPTX
- Estimated completion time
- Three 20–30 minute sessions, or one longer lesson
- Answer key
- Not applicable — this is an interactive social skills lesson. Every slide carries complete speaker-note guidance with modeled language, discussion prompts, and what to listen for.
Standard or objective
Social-emotional learning — respectful communication, self-care, and independence in everyday routines. Supports early-childhood social skills instruction across meals, public spaces, and bathroom habits.