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Authors: Lisa Butowsky and Donna Bostany
Illustrator: Donna Bostany
Publisher: Headline Books
Released: June 11, 2019
Format: Kindle, paperback
ISBN: 9781946664648
Reviewer: Ellwyn Autumn
Rating: 4 Lemon Drops
Review:
Missy or Miss Mistake sometimes needs reminders to use her good manners. Like most children, Miss Mistake needs instruction on how to act appropriately in social settings.Luckily, she has a special butterfly friend named Mannie to help her when she misbehaves. From completing chores without a fuss to meaningful conversations that foster positive interpersonal relationships, Mannie guides and supports Missy when she needs it most.
Classroom Connection:
Miss Mistake Mind Your Manners is a great resource for teachers (and parents) who focus on social and emotional skills with their students.The scenarios depicted in the story are accurate, relatable, interactive and offer insight on how to instruct acceptable behavior in children in a non-threating way they can understand.
Butowsky and Bostany, both etiquette teachers, have carefully integrated intentional lessons into the story with concrete examples of expected behavior and targeted etiquette vocabulary (complete with definitions).
Some vocabulary includes: respect, privilege, and gratitude; words we’ve all wanted our children to internalize and display with family, friends, teachers and classmates.
There is also a section that instructs children in the art of good conversation and the importance of writing thank you cards.
There are many ways to extend this book in the classroom setting. A letter writing station could be added to the writing center, for dramatic play children could role play conversations in different social settings with puppets, butterfly stencils would make a nice addition to the art center.
After completing a butterfly, students could write the good manners they’d like to practice.
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