Standard of Learning

K.6 The student will identify expectations for personal behavior in school and social settings. Key concepts/skills include:

1. acceptable behavior in classrooms and during play;
2. respect for the property and rights of others;
3. respect for the personal space of others.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will name important rules for classroom/gymnasium, playground, and cafeteria, and demonstrate respect of personal space and rights of others.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• define personal behavior. (how you act and what you do)
• define acceptable behavior. (appropriate behaviors for different settings/groups)
• define respect. (thinking highly of someone)
• describe showing respect. (getting along with others, valuing other people's belongings and things that belong to you and your family)
• describe and give examples of personal space. (keeping hands and feet to themselves)
• explain good manners. (sharing and taking turns, saying "excuse me" if you bump into someone, etc.)

Sample Lessons

Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Grades preK-3
Resiliency-based early childhood curriculum to develop personal, social, & emotional skills. Includes expressing feelings appropriately, using kind words, caring about others, self-control, independent thinking, accepting differences, making friends, solving problems, coping, making safe & healthy choices, substance abuse prevention. 46 interactive lessons plus booster lessons.
Sponsor: Wingspan LLC
Contact: http://www.wingspanworks.com

It's All About Respect
This teachers’ pack is designed to help you and your pupils explore the role of respect in children’s lives. The lesson plans use cartoon strips as a starting point. The activities in the lesson plans are suggestions and experienced teachers will probably have many more ideas that they would prefer to use. The pack has been designed to be flexible; our hope is that teachers will adapt it to the needs of their children.
Sponsor: ChildLine
Contact: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforteachers/classroomresources/TeachersPack_wda56566.html

Clifford the Big Red Dog: "Have Respect"
Grade(s) K-2
This lesson's focus is on teaching children the value of respect through reading, language, and activities that share the uniqueness of diversity.
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=474
Free

Ideas: "Getting Along"
Grade(s) K-2
In this unit, The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss sets the stage for examining how friends solve problems and get along on the playground.  Students then poll their peers to find the biggest problem on the playground, graph their results, and set out to find solutions.
http://ideas.wisconsin.edu/ideas_resource.cfm
Free

Learning to Give: "Different! Diverse! Dynamic!"
Grade(s) K-2
The purpose of the lesson is to reinforce philanthropy concepts through art. Expressions of the senses of touch, sound and smell will have learners demonstrate tolerance for diversity.
http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit156/lesson4.html
Free

Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS)
Grades K-6
Model program to promote emotional & social competencies and reduce aggression and acting out. Includes emotional literacy, self-control, social competence, positive peer relations, and interpersonal problem-solving skills.
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State University and Channing Bete Company
Contact: http://www.preventionscience.com
Cost

Property: Ownership, Respect, Responsibility
Grade(s) K-2
This lesson's purpose is to understand that people's property needs to be respected and the use of property involves responsibility. 
http://www.proteacher.com/
Free

Social Emotional Learning Lesson
Grade(s) K-1
The goal of this lesson is for students will participate in a problem solving discussion by the use of role-play and sharing ideas of solutions. http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP1Quarreling.htm
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• Student Code of Conduct
• Playground/Classroom/Bus Rules
• http://www.healthteacher.com - "Respect for Self and Others" and "Respect"
• Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach -http://www.morton-pub.com - "Making Shapes and Letters in Self Space"
• Positive Behavior Strategies for Physical Educators, Lavay, B., French, R., and Henderson, H. (1997), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  
• Educating for Health, Marx, E. and Northrop, D. (1995), Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc. 87-91.
  
• "Programs with Pizzazz." Rowan, F. (ed.). (1994), Reston, VA: AAHPERD. 33-37, 47-52, 53-55.
  
• Happy/Sad Touches

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• role-play acceptable behavior in the classroom and during play.
• demonstrate how to treat someone with respect.
• describe and give examples of personal space.

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