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Release Date: November 20-26
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© 1993 by Universal Press Syndicate
By BETIY DEBNAM
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam C 1993 Universal Press Syndicate
In Getting Along ...
Manners Matter
How to set the table for a
family dinner
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If you were asked to set the table, would
you know what to do?
Manners are rules for polite
behavier.
It's a good idea to learn these
rules so you won't have to wonder
what to do.
If you know what is expected of
you, then you will feel more sure
of yourself.
But there is more to good
manners than rules.
The key to getting along is
treating others as you would like
to be treated.
So you'll want to mix the rules
of good manners with thoughtful
feelings.
Good manners take a lot of
practice. But they are worth it.
Manners really matter!
Look through your newspaper for
signs that Thanksgiving will be
here soon.
You might have more utensils or plates if it is a
fancier table. setting.
- What would you do?
Q: You are at the table.
You begin to sniftle. You
want to blow your nose.
a. Use your napkin.
b. Use your handkerchief.
c. If you don't have a handkerchief, ask to
be excused and go get one.
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Q: Your plate has been
served. When do you
start eating?
a. When the hostess tells
you to.
b. After you ask your hostess, ''May I
please begin?" and she says yes.
c. After everyone else is served and the
hostess picks up her fork.
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Actors at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth,
Mass., re-create a family dinner of the
1620s. How does this scene look different
from dinner at your house?
Manners mattered to the Pilgrims.
Pilgrim parents paid a great deal of
attention to their kids' manners.
They were judged by how wellbehaved their children were.
Children were not to speak unless
spoken to.
Manners change over the years.
Pilgrim children ...
• served their parents. Father was
always served first.
• ate standing up or sitting nearby,
but not at the table.
• ate with their hats on. Their
parents did, too.
• used a knife and maybe a spoon,
but no forks.
It was OK to eat with your fingers.
(They had large napkins and
tablecloths to wipe their hands on.)
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Help Alpha Mouse find the napkins.
He wants to help set the table.
On the left side are polite sayings. On the right are
occasions when these sayings might be used. Can you
draw a line to match them up?
1. Thank you.
2. Excuse me.
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A. Mom is clearing the table.
B. Someone thanks you for a gift.
3. Please.
C. You ask for more food.
4. You're welcome.
D. You are introduced to
someone.
5. How do you do?
E. Someone says you look nice.
6. May I help you?
7. That was a good meal.
8. May I be excused?
F. The meal is over.
G. You wish to leave the table.
H. You bump into someone.
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Microwave Brown
Sugar Beans
You can make these beans for
Thanksgiving dinner.
You'll need:
• 215 1h-ounce cans baked beans
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons mustard
What to do:
1. Place all ingredients in a large, microwave-safe bowl.
Mix well.
2. Cover. Cook on mGH 4 minutes or until heated. Stir
every minute. Serves 4.
Meet Michael Stoyanov
Michael Stoyanov plays Anthony
Russo, Blossom's oldest brother, on
the show "Blossom."
Michael, who is from Chicago, has
been in several movies.
He moved from Chicago to Los
Angeles to try an acting career. His
first part was in a TV movie.
He has been in other TV shows,
including "Empty Nest," "Quantum Leap" and "Married
... With Children."
He studied drama at Columbia College and
performed with an acting group in Chicago.
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Words that remind us of manners are hidden in the block below.
Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can
find: MANNERS, POLITE, PLEASE, THANK YOU, PASS,
SET, LAP, STAND, CONVERSATION, SMILE, NAPKIN,
PLACE, FOLD, DISHES, NEAT, HELP, OFFER, MEAL.
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Thanksgiving Fact-a-Roonies
It takes about 16 weeks to grow a turkey hen, or
female, and about 19 weeks to grow a tom, or male.
Farmer Brown is making his plans. He
wants his turkeys to be ready for market
the week before Thanksgiving. When should
he plan for the eggs to hatch?
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The largest turkey ever
weighed 75 pounds.
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What is the
difference between
your weight and
that of the
turkey'?
15. •
Thanksgiving dinner place cards
• Take a 9-by-12-inch piece of paper,
fold in half and glue together. Let
A.
dry.
• Fold paper in half the
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• Open folded paper and
draw Pilgrim head in
the center, leaving an
inch on all sides. Cut
along dotted line at
D.
the top half.
• Lift Pilgrim's hat, keeping the back
folded. Fold paper along dotted lines
at the bottom to make the base of the
place card. Staple together.
• Use colored paper or crayons to
decorate card. Add name.
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Table Manners Report Card
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(write your name here)
Thanksgiving is a good time to brush up on your
table manners so you'll be a welcomed guest.
Table manners matter at home with your family,
at school with your friends, and eating out or in.
1.1 wash my
hands just
before going
to the table.
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Read each of these tips.
Then grade yourself by
drawing in the face that
describes you.
Never
2. I do not rush to
the table and try
to be a "me
first." If I am a
boy, I seat older
women before I
sit down.
Sometimes
3. I chew every
bite slowly
and don't
gobble my
food.
Always
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6. I try to eat a little
bit of everything.
Something new
might become
my favorite
food.
4. I sit up tall and
don't tilt back
in my chair.
5. I try to talk about things
of interest to everyone,
in a pleasant voice.
7. I ask for and pass
food politely
without reaching
across the table.
8. I never
overload my
fork or spoon.
I TAKE ONLY
WHAT I CAN EAT
IN ONE"TE.
9. I offer to help
set and clear
the table and
wash the
dishes.
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11.1 ask to be
10. I compliment
the cook.
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excused and
place utensils
neatly on my
plate when I
leave the
table.
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Look over your report
card and think ...
would you like to eat
with you? You want
as many smiles as
possible - on your '-A~~~
report card and at
the table!
Happy Thanksgiving dinner!
Next week: Read all about
animals in World War II.
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Brush up on
your table
manners
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Teacher's
Guide
Supersport: Emmitt Smith
For use by teachers and parents at home and at school.
For use with issue: Manners Matter
Main idea: This issue is about manners. The following is a list of activities to be
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used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier prereader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:
1. Discuss the following: Why are good manners so important? How do you feel
when you are with a person with bad manners? What can you do to improve your
manners? What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
2. Practice some of the good manners from this issue.
3. Draw a picture of your family eating Thanksgiving dinner. Be sure to include
good table manners. What will you do to help prepare the meal?
4. Thnight at home, tell your mother you want to set the table. Use the picture
from this issue to help.
5. Make a list of what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
6. Pretend you are helping to fix Thanksgiving dinner. Look through the ads in
your paper for food and supplies you will need. Try to figure out how much you
would spend.
7. Divide the class into two teams. For the next week, see which team's
members have the best manners at lunch.
8. Look in the weather section of your paper to find the forecast for
Thanksgiving Day.
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Birthdate: 5-15-69
Weight: 209
College: Florida
When Dallas Cowboy running back Emmitt
Smith carries the ball, things happen. Last
year he won the NFL rushing title with 1,713
yards, a team record.
He also won the title in 1991 with 1,563
yards. It was the first time a Cowboy has led
the league in rushing.
That year he was the youngest player ever to
rush for more than 1,500 yards in a season. He
also led the NFL with 365 carries. He had
eight games with more than 100 rushing yards.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Emmitt is now in his fourth year
with the team.
Emmitt was a star running back in high school in Escambia, Fla. He
works with the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation.
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