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What is…

Respect?

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What is respect all about?

Each person’s words and actions have an effect

on others

Respect is about caring how people’s words and actions impact others

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Cause and Effect

Cutting in line

Saying please and thank you

Teasing people

Listening while someone’s talking

Sitting on your friend’s phone on purpose

Writing your name on a public monument

What are some ways actions and words affect others

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What is respect?

Acting or speaking in a way that shows you care about how you are affecting others

RESPECT

Unnecessary or selfishly �having a negative effect

on others

DISRESPECT

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What are we respectful of?

People

Places

Things

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Considering others’ needs and feelings
Listening and talking when it’s your turn
Being polite, using manners
Accepting differences, disagreeing with kindness
Posting online with care

Respect for People

Acting or speaking in a way that shows you

care about how you are affecting others

Showing respect for other people means you think about how your words and actions may impact them. You choose to do things that show you are considerate. Even if you disagree, you can interact with respect.

Some ways we show respect for people:

Considering other’s needs and feelings- Showing empathy, or putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and adjusting how you act based on their perspective. This includes actions like choosing kind words or a nice tone of voice. Sharing. Not teasing or bullying.
Listening and talking when it’s your turn- Listening without interrupting, giving others a chance to speak and be heard, not talking when the teacher is talking so you aren’t preventing other people from learning.
Being polite and manners- Social politeness is all about being aware of how your actions impact other people’s feelings and their ability to live in the same space you do.
Accepting differences, disagreeing with respect- We are all unique in our own way. Accepting differences, even if we don’t agree with them, is a way of treating people the way we would like to be treated. Being respectful doesn’t mean you have to like everyone, agree with everyone, or want to play with everyone. But it does mean that when you disagree or don’t want to be friends, you consider other’s feelings when you talk to them about it.
Posting online with care- Treat others with the same respect and courtesy online that you would treat them in person.

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Being quiet or self-controlled in public places
Taking care not to damage places
Putting trash where it belongs
Sharing the space with others
Dressing according to the traditions of the place

Respect for Places

Acting or speaking in a way that shows you

care about how you are affecting others

Showing respect for places means you think about how your actions can affect the place itself or other people’s ability to enjoy it.

Some ways we show respect for places:

Being quiet or using an appropriate volume and behavior- Imagine trying to learn if everyone yelled in a library. Imagine a movie theater where everyone was throwing popcorn and talking. It would be distracting to other people trying to enjoy the movie, and it would be very rude to the people who clean the theater later.
Taking care not to damage places- Graffiti, etching your name in trees, climbing on monuments or art installations, breaking windows, walking off trails into protected habitats… these are all examples of someone selfishly and unnecessarily having a negative impact on a place that hurts other people’s ability to enjoy it, may cost money to fix, or damages the place itself.
Putting trash where it belongs- Littering damages the place and hurts other people’s ability to enjoy it.
Sharing the space with others- When in public places, being respectful means we ensure others can enjoy the space too. For example we take turns on the play structures, only play games with balls where it won’t accidentally fly into someone/something and hurt them.
Dressing according to the traditions of the place- In places of worship, people are often expected to dress according to traditions (covering shoulders or heads). In some buildings or during some proceedings people are expected to dress more formally (court room, wedding, etc.)

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Taking care not to damage things
Sharing resources
Putting things back where they belong
Considering who you impact if you harm a thing

Respect for Things

Acting or speaking in a way that shows you

care about how you are affecting others

Showing respect for things means you think about how your actions may affect the object itself or other people who need the object or would have to replace /repair the object.

Some ways we show respect for things:

Taking care not to damage things- Using something or being careless with something may break it. We take care of things so we can continue to enjoy them. We respect school resources, other people’s toys, electronics, etc.
Sharing resources- Being respectful means you consider how your use of something impacts others. Use only as much as you need, or as much as is fair considering how much others need.
Putting things back where they belong- Taking care of things includes where we store them and making sure others can find them later.
Considering who you impact if you harm a thing- Will someone need to pay to replace or repair it? Will breaking or taking something hurt someone’s ability to participate? Is the item something special that can’t easily be replaced?

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How to know if it’s respectful

Would I want to be treated that way?

How will my �actions impact people, places, or things?

Am I helping or hurting?

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Is this respectful?

Cutting in line

Saying please and thank you

Teasing people

Listening while someone’s talking

Sitting on your friend’s phone on purpose

Writing your name on a public monument

Actions

RESPECT

DISRESPECT

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Why is respect important?

We need respect

to live together�in a society.

Trust

Society

Safety

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Trust

Safety

Society

What would happen if everyone was unkind or didn’t care if they hurt others?

To live and work together, we need to consider our impact on others.

Respect

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What is respect?

Respect�means you consider how

your words and actions will affect

other people, places and things

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