Monster Manners

Monster Manners

Third and Fourth Grade

Last week I did a fun lesson on appropriate behavior. It is called Monster Manners. I found this lesson FREE on TPT at the Growing Kinders store. 

Link to store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Growing-Kinders

I began this lesson by reading "The Day The Monster Came To School"

It is a cute story about a monster coming to school and basically behaving like a monster! The kids found the story funny and liked the overall message.

After reading the story, I asked questions like:

• What kind of behaviors did we see the monster do?
• Was the monster a Super Star student?
• How could the monster become a Super Star student?

At this particular job site, students strive to be on Super Star behavior. After reading the story, we discussed the differences between Monster Manners and Super Star Manners. 

With the Monster Manners lesson, there are monster cards showing monster behaviors (blurting, interrupting, yelling, etc.) and appropriate behaviors (sharing, kind words, keeping hands to yourself, etc). I just printed the document, cut out monsters, glued to construction paper, and laminated. 

 I had the students come up and sort the different behaviors into Monster Manners and Super Star Manners. I really enjoyed this part of the lesson because it allows the students to be interactive with the lesson and decide on their own what they think is appropriate vs. inappropriate behaviors. 

For third grade, I gave them a monster from our lesson to color and asked them to describe a monster manner and a Super Star manner their monster could do at school.

Monster clipart from: http://kidsactivitiesblog.com

For the fourth grade, I gave them a sheet that asks them to draw a picture of themselves making good choices at school. (This sheet came with the Monster Manners Lesson). 

Overall, I enjoyed doing this lesson as my first lesson with the 3rd and 4th grade. Not only was it fun and interactive, it also showed the students my expectations for them at school and when I'm in the classroom. 

It also served as a great way for classroom management with the students. From now on they will know when I say "Monster Manners" they are displaying unexpected behaviors and have a chance to get back on track without having to stop the entire class to correct behavior. 

Here are the finished projects for 3rd and 4th grade Monster Manners!