July 5, 2006: Polite Things To Say

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Choose the five polite sayings you like the most in today's Mini Page. Put them on a poster for your room.

2. Paste a comic strip on a piece of paper. Now write new dialogue for the characters using polite sayings from today's Mini Page.

3. Find a polite saying in today¹s Mini Page that shows (a) you respect someone, (b) you like to spend time with someone, (c) you want to help someone, and (d) you want to make someone feel good.

4. Look at newspaper reviews of movies or television programs. Circle all the words and phrases that say good things about the programs or performers.

5. Do your own research. For one day, pay careful attention to the polite language you hear among your family and friends. Write down all the positive and polite things everyone says. Then compare your list with the list in The Mini Page. Share your results with your family and friends.

This week's standards:

• Students demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community. (Family and Consumer Science: Interpersonal Relationships)
• Students demonstrate appreciation for diverse perspectives, needs and characteristics of individuals and families. (Family and Consumer Science: Family)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)