Read books about respect and good manners that fit the age group of your class. Small children ages 7 and younger might enjoy books such as "Everyone Matters, A First Look at Respect for Others" by Pat Thomas or "If Everybody Did" by Jo Ann Stover. Kids ages 8 and up might enjoy books such as "Treat Me Right! Kids Talk About Respect" by Loewen, Nancy, Wesley and Omarr or "Respect Counts" by Marie Bender.
Encourage your kids to engage in role playing activities about respect and demonstrate this in front of the class. Split the kids up into groups of two and ask them to practice ways of showing respect. Tell each group to get up in front of the class and perform their respect skit showing how to respect others.
Teach kids about respect by asking them to participate in writing activities. First ask the kids what words they associate with respect and ask them to write this down on a sheet of paper. Then encourage the children to raise their hands and give their answers. Write the most valuable answers on the board for the whole class to see. Ask the kids if they know of three ways to show respect for adults and write these answers on the board also. Engage in conversations about respect continue to build on the topic. Encourage the kids to think of how they can respect themselves, the environment and pets.
Help the kids make a classroom respect banner to post on a wall within the class. Buy a large roll-out sheet of white paper at the craft store that is 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Encourage the children to paint happy faces, rainbows, hearts and other loving images on the banner. Let the paint dry, and then help then write down different ways to show respect all over the banner in random places in between the pictures.