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Respect: Our Classroom Superpower

Lesson Plan

Respect Lesson Plan

Students will define respect and recognize examples of respectful and disrespectful behaviors. They will practice respectful actions through role-play and personal reflection to strengthen classroom community.

Teaching respect builds empathy, supports positive peer relationships, and creates a safe learning environment where all students feel valued.

Audience

3rd Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Discussion, role-play, and guided reflection

Materials

Chart Paper and Markers, Respect Scenarios Cards, and Respect Reflection Worksheet

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction to Respect

5 minutes

  • Display a blank chart titled “What Is Respect?”
  • Ask: “What does respect mean to you?”
  • Record student responses on chart paper
  • Summarize key ideas: listening, kindness, valuing others’ feelings

Step 2

Group Discussion

8 minutes

  • Show 3 sample scenarios from Respect Scenarios Cards
  • For each, ask: “Is this respectful or not? Why?”
  • Encourage students to explain how they’d feel in each scenario
  • Add any new respectful behaviors to the anchor chart

Step 3

Role-Play Activity

10 minutes

  • Divide students into pairs and distribute one scenario card each
  • Instruct pairs to plan a short skit showing an improved, respectful response
  • Invite 2–3 pairs to perform for the class
  • After each skit, classmates give a thumbs-up/thumbs-down and share one positive observation

Step 4

Reflection and Share

5 minutes

  • Hand out the Respect Reflection Worksheet
  • Students complete prompts: “One way I’ll show respect today is…” and “Why respect is important to me…”
  • Circulate to support writing and draw quick sketches

Step 5

Closure

2 minutes

  • Invite 2 students to share their reflection responses aloud
  • Reinforce respect as our classroom superpower and encourage students to notice respectful acts all day
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Slide Deck

Respect: Our Classroom Superpower

Welcome! Today we’ll explore what respect means and how it makes our classroom amazing.

Welcome students and introduce today’s lesson on respect. Explain that respect is our classroom superpower—it helps us work and play together happily.

What Is Respect?

Think–Pair–Share: What does respect mean to you?
• Listen carefully
• Be kind with words and actions
• Value others’ ideas and feelings

Display a blank chart titled “What Is Respect?” Ask students: “What does respect mean to you?” Record and later summarize responses under key ideas.

Respect Scenarios

  1. Telling a friend to be quiet while they’re talking
  2. Helping someone who dropped their pencil
  3. Interrupting during class

For each scenario: Is it respectful or not? Why?

Present three quick scenarios. For each, ask: “Is this respectful or disrespectful? How would it make you feel?” Invite volunteers to explain and update our anchor chart.

Group Discussion

Discuss your favorite scenario:
• What happened?
• How could it show more respect?

Add new respectful actions to our chart!

Guide small-group discussion. Encourage students to describe how they’d show more respect in each scenario and add any new behaviors to our chart.

Role-Play Activity

In pairs, choose a scenario card and create a short skit:

  1. Act out the disrespectful version
  2. Re-do it with respect

Be ready to perform for the class!

Divide students into pairs and hand out scenario cards. Ask them to plan and rehearse a short skit showing the disrespectful scene, then improve it with respectful behavior.

Reflection Time

• One way I’ll show respect today is…
• Why respect is important to me…

Write and draw your ideas!

Distribute the Respect Reflection Worksheet. Circulate to support students as they complete both the written and drawing prompts.

Respect in Action!

Respect is our classroom superpower! Look for respectful acts today and share them tomorrow.

Invite two students to share their reflections aloud. Reinforce that respect is our classroom superpower and encourage everyone to notice respectful acts throughout the day.

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Activity

Respect Scenarios Cards

Use these scenario cards for discussion and role-play. For each card, ask: “Is this respectful or disrespectful? Why? How could we show respect instead?”

Card 1 (card-1):
“You tell a friend to be quiet while they’re talking.”





Card 2 (card-2):
“You help a classmate pick up pencils they dropped.”





Card 3 (card-3):
“You interrupt someone who is speaking.”





Card 4 (card-4):
“You wait patiently for your turn to talk.”





Card 5 (card-5):
“You roll your eyes when someone is presenting.”





Card 6 (card-6):
“You listen quietly while a classmate shares an idea.”





Card 7 (card-7):
“You say “please” and “thank you” when asking for something.”





Card 8 (card-8):
“You laugh at a classmate’s answer instead of encouraging them.”





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Worksheet

Respect Reflection Worksheet

Name: _________________________ Date: ____________________


  1. One way I’ll show respect today is…










  2. Why respect is important to me…










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Warm Up

Respect Warm-Up

Objective: Spark students’ thinking about respect through personal reflection and sharing.

1. Think–Write (2 minutes)
• One time I felt respected was when…










• Why that made me feel valued…









2. Think–Pair–Share (3 minutes)
• Turn to a partner and share your response.
• Listen carefully and ask one question about their experience.

Transition to Lesson
Invite 1–2 volunteers to share their stories briefly. Reinforce that respect helps everyone feel safe and valued—our classroom superpower!

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