Please and thank you

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 10 minutes

Read together

Please helps us ask nicely. Thank you shows we are grateful.

Kind words make people glad.

Do it

1. Say please and thank you yourself, often, so your child hears how.
2. Play a pretend tea party. Ask each other for things with “please”.
3. Notice when someone does something for you. Say thank you together.
4. At bedtime, name three things you are thankful for.

Talk about it

• What do we say when we get a gift?
• Who can we thank today?

For the grown-up

Children learn manners mostly by hearing them. Model them and do not force them. Gratitude is a habit that grows by practice.

Mark as done

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