About This Book
Social Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids is a helpful nonfiction chapter book designed to equip children aged 4-11 with essential social skills and etiquette. The book cleverly uses a Q&A format, featuring letters from two eighth graders to an advice columnist, K. T. Answers. This approach makes the advice feel relatable and less like a lecture, covering a wide range of topics from table manners and polite conversation to navigating friendships, dealing with bullies, and showing respect. It's an excellent resource for parents looking to open conversations about social graces and empower their children to handle various interactions with confidence and kindness.
Offers advice on how to handle all kinds of social situations and personal interactions, presented with letters from two eighth graders to an etiquette advice columnist, K. T. Answers.
Discussion Prompts
1
What is one new social skill you learned from this book that you want to try?
2
Have you ever been in a situation like the ones described in the letters? How did you handle it, or how would you handle it now?
3
Why do you think good manners are important when making new friends?
4
The book talks about showing respect. What does respect look like in different situations, like at home, at school, or with friends?
5
If you could write a letter to K. T. Answers, what question would you ask about social situations?
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