Ezard (Conway) Elementary School
Expected Behavior: WE ARE RESPECTFUL School-wide Expectation in ALL SETTINGS
STEP 1: TELL We are respectful
State the skill/behavior. Students need to demonstrate
Why is this skill important? respectful behavior toward others.
STEP 2: SHOW Model examples (student and teacher)
Read and model examples, almost- Model ALMOST-THERE examples and
there examples, and non-examples of non-examples (teacher only)
each skill/behavior. MATRIX BEHAVIORS:
Follow adult directions
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Use polite language
STEP 3: GUIDED PRACTICE Role-play examples (student and teacher)
Teacher role-plays examples, almost- Role-play ALMOST-THERE examples and
there examples, and non-examples of non-examples (teacher only)
each skill/behavior. THEN CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING AS IS
AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CLASS—
o Related literature (see back)
o Activity (see back)
o Expound upon quotes
STEP 4: FEEDBACK Discuss the role play, focusing on
Discuss role play focusing on targeted target skill
skill Provide specific feedback to students
Provide frequent and specific throughout lesson
feedback Use real situations throughout year as
needed to further examples for
discussion and review
Refer to expectation and its definition
when giving feedback
Reinforce (verbally, loops, etc.)
Remind
Correct
STEP 5: Re-teach Vary position in classroom and during
Review and practice throughout year transitions
Provide pre-corrects Before students transition to another activity,
ask them to tell you how to “be
respectful.”(pre-correct)
Feedback—praise appropriate
behavior and identify problems
Reinforce (verbally, loops, etc.)
Remind
Correct
Sample Activities:
Create an anchor chart
Brainstorm a list of places in the building where treating others the way you want to
be treated would be important
Make a poster with the word RESPECT written on the left side of the page (acrostic).
Write phrases or words that start with each letter of RESPECT.
Read Oliver Button is a Sissy or Shubert’s Helpful Day. Make a T-chart with two
headings: non-examples and examples of respect by characters in the above-
mentioned books.
Nicknames of respect--- explain to students that our parents or friends sometimes call
us by nicknames. However, it is not respectful to call others nicknames that are hurtful
or unkind. Have students think up nicknames for themselves that begin with the same
letter as their own names (e.g. “Kind Kelly,” “Helpful Hayley,” etc.)
Literature Ideas (even older kids like children’s literature):
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie de Paola
Shubert’s Helpful Day by Becky Bailey
Mayor for a Day by Carl Sommer
Stellaluna by Cannon
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman
QUOTES:
“I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.” Herbert Henry
Lehman
“Never judge another person until you have walked a mile in their boots.” Unknown
“If you expect respect, be the first to show it.” Anonymous
“The reason we have two ears and only one mouth is so that we may listen more and
talk less.” Zeno of Citium
“Manners are the happy way of doing things.” Ralph Waldo Emerson