Manners To Go™
Curriculum for Middle School
Life Skills | Manners | Character Education | Social Emotional Learning
Middle Schoolers with Excellent Social Skills are More Likely to Succeed in High School and Beyond
As a middle school teacher, you know how important it is for students to understand how to behave appropriately in different social situations. The impressions they create in middle school often follow them to high school and impact their ability to excel both academically and socially.
Students who understand basic etiquette and social skills – and show respect and consideration for others – create a more positive impression in the eyes of their peers and the adults in their lives. As a result, they are more likely to be presented with opportunities that allow them to grow and thrive. The Manners to Go™ Middle School curriculum makes it fun and easy for you to teach these skills to your students and prepare them for success throughout middle school, high school, and beyond.
Fun, Age-Appropriate Activities Help Your Middle School Students Learn:
- Eye contact
- Posture
- Handshakes
- Introductions
- Conversation skills
- Communication skills
- Conversational Eloquence – eliminating meaningless interjections such as, “like,” “um,” and “ya know” from their speech
- Digital decorum
- Thank you notes
- Table manners
- Manners in public places
Why teach Manners To Go™ in middle school?
Students who learn the Manners to Go™ curriculum grow up to become more polite, well-rounded teenagers and adults.
Here are some of the qualities you can expect students to exhibit:
- Greater confidence and self-esteem
- More empathy for others
- Improved etiquette and social skills in the classroom
- Pride in showing their parents what they have learned at school
- Better manners in everyday life outside the classroom
- Greater willingness to take on new challenges and leadership roles
As a result, they will receive more positive feedback from adults and peers, which will continue to boost their self-confidence and develop new skills and abilities that make it easier for them to excel in life.
In today’s ever interconnected world, young people need an “interpersonal currency” that is widely accepted and easy to use. Manners To Go puts the etiquette of our time and culture in their pockets, and in doing so, opens doors of friendship and opportunity. Some young students have been shown these manners before by their parents, teachers and leaders, but by actually making it a formal lesson in Manners To Go”, the whole notion of shaking hands or formal introductions becomes demystified. Even a shy preadolescent will gain confidence when she or he is taught why and how to shake hands or make an introduction. For middle and high schoolers on the threshold of adulthood, Manners To Go gives them the playbook of how to be treated seriously by acting maturely through manners. By making it fun, they will take this “interpersonal currency” wherever they go and won’t leave home without it.
It’s never been easier to teach your middle school students good manners
- The content is fresh, witty and speaks to middle school students
- Fun role-playing activities are included for each module.
- Activities are based on situations that occur in a middle school student’s everyday life.
- The program easily fits into your day and may be taught in 10, 20 or 30- minute sessions.
- The lesson plans are designed to be customized to meet your timeframe and include suggested dialogue.
- The program may be taught as an afterschool program, which can generate additional income for your school.
- The program may be taught at a school assembly or other special event.
Order the Middle School Package Today
Give your students the tools they need to thrive in any social situation and make a lasting positive impression on others.
All Courses Include:
- 23 modules (Over 160 pages of lesson plans and handouts)
- Ready to use handouts to print or to use with Smart-board
- Curriculum provided as an electronic file for easy download
I want to thank you for your time and efforts yesterday. Your presentations were absolutely fantastic. The young ladies were engaged and the staff cannot stop talking about both presentations and how much they learned. I hope in the future we could work together again and put on another successful women’s conference for a new bunch of ninth grade young ladies. I cannot thank you enough for all you did. I hope more schools will be able to experience what we experienced yesterday.
Manners To Go offered my special needs students a fun and interactive way to enhance their social skills. Rather than paper and pencil, they were able to extend their learning and practice real world scenarios. They really loved the handshake lesson and comparing the proper versus improper way to shake. They were actually excited about doing their homework, shaking hands with family, teachers or friends.
