# Lesson 209: Respecting others

❤️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (40 Lessons) • 🔵 B. Understanding Others

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## Objective

I can tell what it means to respect others. I can give simple examples of respectful words and respectful actions at home and at school.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Optional: small stickers or stars to mark respectful choices

## Mini-lesson — What does it mean to respect others?

Respect means we care about other people's bodies, feelings, space, and belongings.

Respecting bodies

- We use gentle hands. We do not hit, kick, or push.
- We keep our hands and feet to ourselves unless someone says it is okay.
- We listen if someone says, "Please stop."

Respecting feelings

- We try to notice how others might feel.
- We use kind words, not mean words or teasing.
- We can say, "Are you okay?" or "Do you want to play?"

Respecting space and belongings

- We ask before taking toys, pencils, or other things.
- We wait our turn and share fairly when we can.
- We put things back in a safe place after we use them.

Respecting differences

- People can like different games, food, or clothes.
- Respect means we do not laugh at someone for being different.
- We can say, "That's different from me, and that is okay."

Adults can model respect by using calm voices, asking for permission, and saying "please" and "thank you".

Picture strip: Showing respect in line

## Guided Practice — My respect promises

You and an adult will make three simple promises about how you will show respect.

1. On a notebook page, draw three small boxes in a row and label them: "Body", "Feelings", and "Things".
2. Talk with the adult: "How can I respect other people's bodies?" Choose one promise and write or trace it in the Body box, such as "I will keep gentle hands and feet."
3. Talk about feelings. Choose one promise for the Feelings box, such as "I will use kind words, not mean teasing."
4. Talk about belongings and space. Choose one promise for the Things box, such as "I will ask before I take someone's toy."
5. Draw a small picture under each promise to show what it looks like. For example, two children sharing a toy, or someone saying "Please."
6. Read your three respect promises aloud with the adult. The adult can say, "These are kind and safe ways to show respect."

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice — Respect detective for a day

Use this practice to help your child notice and name respect during the day.

1. On a new page, write the title "Respect Detective". Draw three small magnifying glass pictures in a column.
2. Tell the child: "Today you are a Respect Detective. We will look for three times when someone shows respect."
3. During the day, when you see respect (for example, sharing, asking before taking, using kind words), pause and say, "We found respect!"
4. Help the child draw a tiny picture or write one word in a magnifying glass to show what happened, such as "sharing" or "gentle hands".
5. At the end of the day, read the three respect moments together. Ask, "How did respect help people feel safe or happy?"
6. Say a closing sentence together, such as "Respect makes our home and school feel nicer for everyone."

## Quick Check — Respecting others

Answer each question about respect, kind words, and safe actions.

1) What does it mean to respect others?

To ignore people all the time. To care about their bodies, feelings, space, and things. To always get your own way.
Respect means we care about other people in many ways.

2) Which action shows respecting someone's body?

Keeping gentle hands and feet. Pushing someone so you can go first. Kicking a friend when you are angry.
Gentle hands and feet help bodies stay safe.

3) Which words are respectful?

"You are weird and I do not like you." "Move, this is my spot!" "Please" and "Thank you".
Kind words like "please" and "thank you" show respect.

4) A friend says, "Please stop." What is a respectful choice?

Keep doing the same thing. Stop and give them space. Laugh and do it louder.
Respect means we listen when someone asks us to stop.

5) Which choice respects someone's belongings?

Asking, "May I use your pencil?" Grabbing the pencil out of their hand. Hiding their pencil as a joke.
We ask before using things that are not ours.

6) Your friend likes a game you do not like. What is a respectful thought?

"Your game is silly, so you are silly." "People should only like what I like." "It is okay if we like different things."
Respect means we accept that people can like different things.

7) Which action respects space in a line?

Standing very close and pushing. Leaving a little space and waiting your turn. Pushing to the front.
Respectful children wait their turn and keep a little space.

8) Which sentence shows respect for feelings?

"Are you okay? Do you want to play with me?" "Stop crying. I do not care." "You are not allowed to feel sad."
Respectful words care about how other people feel.

9) Why is respect important?

So people will fight more. So only one person can be happy. It helps home and school feel safe and kind for everyone.
Respect helps places feel safe, calm, and kind.

10) What is one big goal of this lesson?

To learn how to win every argument. To learn simple ways to respect others with words and actions. To learn how to tease people better.
The goal is to use respectful words and actions with others.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say in simple words what it means to respect others. Student can give at least one example of respectful words. Student can give at least one example of a respectful action (for bodies, feelings, or belongings). Student understands that people can like different things and still deserve respect. Student can notice at least one real-life moment of respect during the day.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can show respect with kind words and safe actions. 🙂 I know some ways to respect others, but I want more practice. 😅 Showing respect still feels a bit tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Using kind words with others Asking before I use someone's things Listening and stopping when someone says "Please stop"
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