Social Manners

Having a pet dragon is very fun. You can teach your dragon to sit, stand, roll over, and you can even potty train him.... But what if your dragon keeps telling lies? What if he thinks that lying is good for him, and lying helps him get out of troubles easily anytime? What do you do?

Being cooperative is working together with others for a common purpose. Families can work together to keep our living areas clean. Children can paint together to create a beautiful piece of art. What are some ways you can be cooperative?

This audiobook explains many different ways that children can be fair and show fairness.

This audiobook explains many different ways that children show respect and are respectful.

Being brave can be difficult, because it means facing your fears. For some people, being brave means facing their fear of flying. For other people, it means facing their fear of talking in front of a group of people. How can you face your fears and be brave?

This audiobook explains many different ways that children can show they care.

Anne gets a treat for keeping her side of their shared room neat and clean. However, messy Gina does not.

Be a good citizen—it's a great way to be! In this endearing character education tale, listeners learn about the different things they can do every day to be a good citizen, including having manners, strong values, and helping local government.

Learn different ways to be courageous.

Charlotte loves her friends. She also loves talking, singing, and playing. What Charlotte doesn't love is sitting still, being quiet, and listening. Charlotte doesn't have time for that boring stuff! But Charlotte's social ways might just ruin her friendships.

How can you get a unicorn for a pet? Are unicorns even real? Yes, they are. But, a unicorn is not the kind of pet that you can buy! To get a pet unicorn, first you have to believe unicorns are real, and then you have to find where they are. But, even after you find a unicorn, she will not just let you ride her, and she will not home with you. Why? Because unicorns do not like angry kids. I’ve been mad because I think people around me made me angry. When I found a unicorn, I thought she would make all my problems go away.

Doug doesn't like hugs. He thinks hugs are too squeezy, too squashy, too squooshy, too smooshy. He doesn't like hello hugs or goodbye hugs, game-winning home run hugs or dropped ice cream cone hugs, and he definitely doesn't like birthday hugs. He'd much rather give a high five—or a low five, a side five, a double five, or a spinny five. Yup, some people love hugs; other people don't. So how can you tell if someone likes hugs or not? There's only one way to find out: Ask! Because everybody gets to decide for themselves whether they want a hug or not.

Who is using good manners on a field trip? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at students on the bus and at the museum to see how they use good manners to take turns, listen, and stay safe.

Who is using good manners on the playground? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at students at recess to see how they use good manners to take turns, play fair, and share.

Why do good manners matter in the library? Can you guess who is using bad manners? Take a peek at children in a library to see how they use good manners to get their work done, be respectful, and take care of library materials.

Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play. He can light up a candle in the birthday cake, make a campfire, and do so many other cool things...But what if your dragon is having problems with personal hygiene? You explain to him why he should cover his cough, use a tissues, wash his hands, brush his teeth, and not to share his germs! You help him understand why his friends are avoiding him because of his bad hygiene! You teach him why it’s important to have good personal hygiene, socially and emotionally!

Bear didn't mean to break a little girl's kite, but she's upset anyway—upset enough to shout, "Horrible Bear!" Bear is indignant. He doesn't think he's horrible! Then Bear gets a truly Horrible Bear idea. What will he do next? As Bear prepares to live up to his formerly undeserved reputation, the girl makes a mistake of her own and realizes that maybe—just maybe—Bear isn't as horrible as she had thought.

After receiving a rose covered sweater from Grandma, Harry is determined to lose it. He tries leaving it all over town, but it is always returned - until a bird catches sight of a loose thread and Harry's luck finally changes.

I was a Rat! Roger insists, and insists.... In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it's true. Staying with Bob and Joan, however, Roger learns quickly to behave more like a human child. They try to find his parents, but the orphanage, police and hospital all have nothing on their records about a lost boy in the city. What is the truth? As more and more people find out about Roger the mysterious rat-boy, he faces more and more danger.

Dan has forgotten something very important while setting the table for supper.