Jennifer J Downey

Manners Monkey Jennifer J Downey

Character Development with Manners Monkey a Children's Character Development Resource Book Meet the Award Winning National Promising Practice Recipient Manners Monkey! In this character development resource book you'll find reproducible materials which children easily relate to, helping them to internalize and understand good manners. Be a social worker, a parent, an educator or home school family, you will find ways to teach a child to be of good character with these winning and empowering techniques. Soon this character trait will be referenced in daily language and will fit into any lesson being taught. Manners Monkey easily engages a child with these reproducible activities to have good manners in various places such as: -Manners at the table -Everyday common courtesy -Manners at a friend's house -Manners in public -Encouraging others to use manners -Manners in the classroom -Manners at a birthday party This Manners Monkey Resource Book is filled with reproducible templates, black and white posters, charts, various worksheets, incentives, evaluations, stationary, journal ideas, writing prompts, assessments, suggestions and lessons. There are plenty of activities and ideas to empower a child about having good manners like Manners Monkey. Encourage your child to write a letter to Manners Monkey using the enclosed stationary to help reinforce this trait, communication skills and literacy. Manners Monkey has helped to improve the whole school climate and culture in a short period of time. Conversations heard from the students by the staff were a constant reminder that Manners Monkey was being internalized daily and would last a lifetime to help a child make better choices in their decisions. If you liked Manners Monkey, be sure to check out his good friends: Warm-Hearted Walrus, Behavior Bear, Do'er Duck, Healthy Hippo, Friendship Frog, Respectful Rabbit, Self-Esteem Elephant and Responsible Rabbit.