Manners in the Lunchroom

Mr. Coleman's class heads to the lunchroom to eat. Leah and Carlos wait patiently in line.
Leah and Carlos are using good manners.

"May I please have some corn?" Alex asks the lunch servers.
He thanks her when she puts the corn on his tray.
He is using good manners.

Manners in the Lunchroom is a fantastic book with brilliant illustrations by Chris Lensch. The book is easy to read for the 5 years old, showing nine great practical examples of using good manners in the lunchroom. 

One of the page showing a girl enjoying lunch with her friend, it said:

Morgan takes a bite of her apple. 

She chews with her mouth closed. 

She waits to talk until she is finished chewing.

She is using good manners.

Both me and my girl laughed right away. She knows how many times I have told her to finish chewing with her mouth closed before she talks and this is now a good example for her to follow.

Then she asked, "Mommy, why this girl sitting on a wheelchair?"

I seized the opportunity to tell her it is common that some people might have difficulties walking, so they need help with a wheelchair.

She then pointed to children with different skin colors, why some have darker and some have fairer skin? 

So we talked about people in different races having different colors of skin tone and hair ... And this will be a fantastic opportunity for them to sharing amazing stories around the world.

Home is always the best school for teaching moral behaviors. 
You might want to refer to my older post on the book Words Are Not for Hurting, that's another great book on the must-read list.

Happy reading!

Manners in the Lunchroom is available at The Book Depository