This document discusses proper dining etiquette and table manners. It provides guidance on topics like using napkins, passing food, difficult foods to eat, and basic manners like not talking with your mouth full. Examples of poor manners are also given, such as putting elbows on the table or blowing on food to cool it. The purpose of learning etiquette is to make others feel comfortable and build rapport.

1. Dining Etiquettes Table manners are visible signs that you are polished and knowledgeable.

3. Purpose of Dining Etiquette To make others feel at ease And To build rapport

4. ACTIVITY Give each child a copy of the following poem and read it aloud while students follow along. As a follow-up, students can draw pictures of the Goops or of people eating with proper table manners. This poem could also be used for copy work or memorization. The Goops The Goops they lick their fingers, And the Goops they lick their knives; They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- Oh, they lead disgusting lives! The Goops they talk while eating, And loud and fast they chew; And that is why I'm glad that I Am not a Goop -- Are you? The Goops are gluttonous and rude, They gug and gumble with their food; They throw their crumbs upon the floor, And at dessert they tease for more. They will not eat their soup and bread but like to gobble sweets, instead, And this is why I oft decline, When I am asked to stay and dine!"

5. Proper Starting Position

10. Passing food (If it is in front of you) Offer to the left Pass to the right( counter clockwise) Pass Salt and pepper together

11. Difficult-To-Eat Foods Spaghetti and other pastas Corn on the Cob Peas Shellfish Chicken with bones

15. FOLLOW-UP Serve the students a snack or a meal. Divide the students into small groups and have them politely encourage each other to eat with good manners throughout the meal, giving gentle reminders when needed. Style and Grace will boost your competitive edge.

16. Any Questions

17. Thanks Good Manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners