PRINTED - Character Education for Young Children
In beginning Character Education for Young Children, our syllabus focuses on the skills that 3 year olds to 7 year olds need to perfect. Dining rules are taught because we eat 3 times a day. Communication skills are included because inclusiveness should be learned at an early age. The curriculum also includes (1) learning how to shake hands, (2) making introductions, (3) handling an emergency and (4) dining. Learning the rules of the table, holding a knife and fork correctly, cutting and eating appropriately and making the children feel very proud of themselves.
Character Education for Young Children includes 10 lessons, the goals of each, how to teach each lesson and take-home materials.
· Meeting Others
· Communication Skills
· Table Manners
Lessons Covered in Character Education of Young Children
Lesson 1
To teach the children the correct phrases to say when meeting, greeting and exiting. To develop the children's verbalization skills. To learn the first rule of introductions. To teach the children “See My Right Hand, See My Left Hand."
Lesson 2
To identify why the correct meeting, greeting and departing phrases are necessary. To teach the children to stand when an adult enters the room. To teach the children "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.” To learn the second rule of introductions. To introduce the five rules of the napkin. To learn how to hold a cracker correctly
Lesson 3
To practice the correct meeting, greeting and departing phrases. To learn the third rule of introductions. To practice the five rules of the napkin. To explain how to use the salt and pepper shakers. To continue practicing "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.” To encourage students to hold a cracker correctly. To learn the correct place setting.
Lesson 4
To encourage children to use the correct meeting, greeting and departing phrases. To learn the fourth rule of introductions. To make sure students understand the material from all previous lessons. To teach children how to hold the fork and knife correctly. To understand the proper meal place setting.
Lesson 5
To encourage the correct meeting, greeting and departing phrases. To learn why we send thank-you notes and the correct format of thank you notes. To learn the American / Zig-Zag method of dining. To understand the importance of open and closed positions. To begin teaching children their home address.
Lesson 6
To work on meeting, greeting and departing phrases To allow students to become familiar with numbers. To understand the format of a thank-you note. To continue teaching children their home address. To learn how to butter/eat a roll. To introduce the Continental method of dining. To learn how to properly shake hands.
Lesson 7
To work with children on learning their home address. To learn the reasons for using the phone. To practice holding the fork and knife. To practice using the Continental dining style. To encourage children to use the correct open and closed positions. To continue working on their addresses and shaking hands.
Lesson 8
To practice the correct phrases/actions when meeting, greeting, and leaving. To discuss the reasons for using the phone. To allow students to hear how their voice sounds. To practice speaking clearly on the phone. To teach students how to recognize an emergency. To teach students how to handle a 911 call. To properly set up one place setting. To practice eating using Continental and Zig-Zag dining methods.
Lesson 9
To encourage the correct meeting, greeting and departing phrases. To learn why we send thank-you notes and the correct format of thank you notes. To learn the American / Zig-Zag method of dining. To understand the importance of open and closed positions. To begin teaching children their home address.
Lesson 10
To create an exciting dining environment and to make the experience special. Allowed the children to practice and show off the dining skills they learned. To test children's retention of the curriculum.