Etiquette Ladder · Middle school · Grade 4–8

Manners for Growing Up

For ages 9 to 13: conversation and introductions, a good handshake, posture and poise, the family dinner table, phones and group chats, parties and thank-you notes, getting along, public places, and the flag and anthem.

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48 topics in 9 units. Builds on Manners for Young Children. Leads to Etiquette for Teens and Adults. Not sure this is the right course? Find your rung.

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Unit 1 Conversation

6 topics

Starting a conversation, asking good questions, listening well, sharing the talk, knowing what to skip, and ending gracefully.

  1. Starting a Conversation
  2. Asking Good Questions
  3. Listening Well
  4. Sharing the Conversation
  5. Topics to Skip
  6. Ending a Conversation Politely

Unit 2 Meeting People

6 topics

Introducing yourself and others, eye contact, a good handshake, remembering names, and how to address adults.

  1. Introducing Yourself
  2. Eye Contact
  3. A Good Handshake
  4. Remembering and Using Names
  5. Introducing Two People
  6. Addressing Adults

Unit 3 Posture and Poise

4 topics

Standing, sitting and walking into a room with easy confidence, and standing up to greet people.

  1. Standing with Poise
  2. Sitting Well
  3. Walking into a Room
  4. Standing to Greet

Unit 4 The Family Dinner Table

7 topics

Setting the table, holding the fork and knife, passing and serving, reaching and elbows, mishaps, and thanking the cook.

  1. Setting the Table
  2. Holding the Fork and Knife
  3. Passing Food
  4. Serving Yourself
  5. Reaching and Elbows
  6. Dropped Forks and Other Mishaps
  7. Thanking the Cook

Unit 5 Phones, Calls and Texts

6 topics

Calls, messages, video calls, texts and group chats, and putting the phone down when people are in front of you.

  1. Making a Phone Call
  2. Answering and Taking a Message
  3. Video Calls
  4. Texting Courtesy
  5. Group Chats
  6. Phones Around People

Unit 6 Guests, Parties and Gifts

6 topics

Having friends over, sleepovers, birthday invitations, giving and receiving gifts, and thank-you notes.

  1. Having a Friend Over
  2. Sleepovers
  3. Birthday Party Invitations
  4. Giving a Gift
  5. Receiving a Gift Graciously
  6. Writing a Thank-You Note

Unit 7 Getting Along

6 topics

Apologizing well, disagreeing kindly, sportsmanship, school and teachers, respect for elders and helping at home.

  1. Apologizing Well
  2. Disagreeing Kindly
  3. Sportsmanship
  4. At School and with Teachers
  5. Respect for Elders
  6. Helping at Home

Unit 8 Public Places

4 topics

Lines and crowds, doors and elevators, sidewalks and shared spaces, and movies and shows.

  1. Lines and Crowds
  2. Doors and Elevators
  3. Sidewalks and Shared Spaces
  4. At the Movies and Shows

Unit 9 The Flag and the Anthem

3 topics

What the U.S. Flag Code asks during the Pledge and the national anthem, how the flag is displayed, and how it is cared for.

  1. The Pledge and the National Anthem
  2. Displaying the Flag
  3. Respect and Care for the Flag
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