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addressing those in authority

 Materials:  None

 Introduction:

This lesson should follow the lesson on 'Respecting Authority.' Children should be shown again the picture or book used in the first lesson and asked to talk about what they had learned. Make sure children fully grasp the concept of figures of authority and can recite who authority figures are.

Objective/Purpose:

Children will use appropriate titles for those in authority.

  Procedure:

After re-introducing the concept of authorities, tell children that those in authority should be spoken to using certain titles. Ask children if they have ever heard about someone addressed as Mr. or Mrs. Ask if they can remember any other titles. If they cannot, ask them what they should call someone they go to when they are sick (doctor). Point out to the children that 'Doctor' is a title used for someone in authority. This should spark enough knowledge for them to then name other figures of authority. Have a large piece of paper and marker ready to post their responses.

Other titles might include: Misses, Sir, Ma'am, Madam, Grandmother, Miss, Doctor, Father, Minister, Police Officer, Principal, Super-Intendent, Director, etc.

 Practice & Extended Activities:

Practice addressing figures of authority with proper names. This can be done in unison, with the whole class responding to how they should address people shown in pictures. Another way to do this is to have students volunteer wearing hats or taking on dramatic roles of particular people in authority and then having the rest of the class address them with an appropriate title.

Children can draw pictures or write in a journal about their experiences. They should be allowed to practice problem solving in the play areas.

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            And so we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. -   Maria Montessori

Revised: 02/14/2008.