Mannerly Swine
Lesson 3
A lesson in table manners!
Grade Levels: K-1
Mannerly Swine
Lesson 3
A lesson in table manners!
Subjects: Language Arts, Health
Learner Outcomes:
The
student will brainstorm good and bad table manners for the teacher to write
on chart paper.
The
student will demonstrate appropriate listening behaviors during a story
reading.
The
student will understand and relate character feelings.
The
student will demonstrate proper table etiquette.
The
student will remember specific details and interpret and extend meaning.
Time Frame: Two 30-minute lessons
Materials:
tablecloths ,plastic
knife, fork, spoon, and a plastic plate for each
student
chart paper/markers
book - The Proper Pig's Guide to Mealtime Manners
Technology Tools/Courseware:
Internet-ready
computer
Digital
camera
Digital
video camera
Projector
TV
Microsoft
Creative Writer software
Teacher Notes:
This
lesson is for a one-computer classroom. Teacher should bookmark the National
Pork Producers Council about manners.
Procedures:
1.
Title a piece of chart paper "Table Manners." Divide into two columns
labeled "Good" and "Bad." Students will brainstorm good and bad table
manners for the teacher to record on the chart.
2.
Read the book The
Proper Pig's Guide to Mealtime Manners.
3.
Discuss the characters' feelings and the manners which they used in the
book.
4.
Set tables with tablecloths, plastic ware, and plastic plates. Review
proper table manners with mealtime props.
Modifications:
The
teacher and/or kindergarten aide will encourage all students to participate.
Students that require assistance will be helped to ensure successful completion
of the lesson.
Enrichment activities:
Create
a class book. Each student illustrates himself/herself as a pig exhibiting
a good or bad table manner. The student then fills in the "talking bubble"
writing the manner within it.
The
students can write an invitation to lunch on Microsoft Creative Writer.
To extend the activity further, invite the principal or superintendent
to lunch to show off their table manners.
Make
a place mat for a real meal or a practice meal.
Students
set and decorate a table for a practice dinner.
Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Refer to
the Table Manners/Good and Bad chart created by the class. Add any
more manners that the students have learned since the beginning of the
lesson.
2. Enjoy a
casual lunch with the principal and visually note the changes in the students
manners.
3. Record assessment
on Student Checklist form.
West
Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives (IGOs):
Health
Personal
Health and Wellness K.8
Language Arts
Listening/Speaking
K.1, 13, 1.1, 1.7,1.15
Reading
Comprehension K.37, 1.13
References:
National
Pork Producers Council
The
Proper Pig's Guide to Mealtime Manners
Fayette
County Career Awareness lesson plan "Practice Dinner" page 33.
Perfect
Pig's: An Introduction to Manners by Marc Brown and Stephen Krensky,
(1983), Little, Brown, and Co. ISBN 0-31611-0809
It's
A Spoon, Not A Shovel by Caralyn Buehner, (1995) ISPN 0803714947
Created By
Christy
Gill
Alma
Logan
Kati
Wade
Mt.
Hope Elementary
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