Growing Up Socially Savvy

Growing Up Socially Savvy: Essential Life Skills for the Socially Savvy Child
Professional Lesson Plans for Children's Manners Instructors

Help children build confidence, kindness, and real-world social awareness with Growing Up Socially Savvy-a meticulously structured manners curriculum designed specifically for children's etiquette instructors, youth program leaders, and enrichment educators.

This professional lesson plan gives instructors everything they need to teach foundational social skills in a warm, modern, and engaging way. Children learn how their actions affect others, how to communicate respectfully, and how to navigate everyday social situations with confidence and courtesy.

Packed with instructor-ready scripts, guided discussions, hands-on activities, and printable materials, Growing Up Socially Savvy, Book One of The Socially Savvy Child Lesson Plan Collection, makes teaching manners simple, joyful, and effective. Whether used in group classes, private coaching, or school programs, this curriculum helps young learners develop the social habits that support lifelong confidence and kindness.

What This Curriculum Teaches

• Kindness, empathy, and understanding how actions impact others
• Respectful communication and early social problem-solving
• Everyday courtesy at the table, home, school, and public spaces
• Friendship skills and positive peer interactions
• Confidence-building social habits for real-world situations

To support seamless instruction, this book provides two versions of the workshop-one with PowerPoint indicators and one without. You'll also receive suggested handouts, teacher resources, and PowerPoint presentation images. You'll also receive a download link for the full PowerPoint presentation and printable handouts.

Rebecca Black, former principal of Etiquette Now! has taught countless workshops to aspiring etiquette instructors and wedding professionals. Now you can access her proven teaching materials and expert guidance-without the cost of attending in-person training. Everything you need to deliver an engaging, informative workshop is right here at your fingertips.

Practical, Polite, and Ready for the Real World.