Stories of respectfulness
Stories of respectfulness
List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories
Our stories are a great tool to improve the education of your children and enhance your family atmosphere. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, using pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will discover with them a new way to successfully teach values to children, while enjoying each and every learning minute.
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List including all our stories about respectfulness. Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
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Educational Value
- Consideration, respect
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| Respect and consideration for others are fundamental for living in groups, because there will always be something which annoys people. | A school classroom | A plasticine figure, a drum, and other toys in a class |
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Thomas Crum was a boy made from blue and orange plasticine, and he lived in a school. Even though he had many good qualities, he had started to lack respect for others. When his Aunt Agatha, a big multi-coloured ball of plasticine...
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| Be kind and respectful to everyone, as you never know when will you need help from others | A forest near a palace | A respectful Prince, a disrespectful Prince, and four dwarves |
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Once upon a time, the King's two Princes were playing in a forest, and - meeting one at a time -, they came across four dwarves who...
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Educational Value
- Humility
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| Vanity provokes others to serve up some painful lessons on humility | A flower garden | A butterfly and a cockroach |
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Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty contests, that she had become vain. So much so...
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Educational Value
- Learn to not make fun of others
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| Making fun of others often makes them angry, and can lead to violence | The African plains | A rhino, a turtle, and some monkeys |
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Once, on the African plains, there lived a moody rhino who was very easily angered. One day, a giant turtle entered the rhino's territory unaware. The rhino quickly ran over to the turtle, with the intention of getting rid of it. The turtle was...
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Educational Value
- Respect and kindness
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| Respecting others is not only important for those we respect, but also for the effect it has upon ourselves | A forest | A gang of evil goblins, a little old man, and a wizard |
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Once upon a time, there was a gang of evil goblins who lived in a forest. They spent a lot of their time making fun of a poor old man who could now hardly move, see, or hear. They showed...
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Educational Value
- Self acceptance
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| Don’t make fun of people’s physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones. | A big cave | A girl with big glasses, and a boy |
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Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She couldn't see too well, and had worn glasses for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had habitually picked on her and...
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Educational Value
- Respect and Humility
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| If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it’s everyone’s responsibility to prevent such behaviour. | A village | A clown and a naughty boy |
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Once upon a time, a juggling clown came to a village. The clown went from town to town, earning a little money from his show. In that village he began his act in the square. While everyone was enjoying the show, a naughty boy started to make fun of the clown...
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