"When Mama Bear's efforts to improve her family's manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan--a chart listing a chore as a penalt...
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Jul 18, 2011
Tracy
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The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners is another didactic story, telling how Sister and Brother and Papa Bear behave rudely, and poor, saintly Mama Bear must bring them back from the brink of barbarism.
The story, such as it is, is simple and direct. Mama's family is behaving rudely, and she will not stand for it. She tries coaxing, complaining, and shouting, and she tries enlisting Papa Bear to shout at the children, and none of these things cause them to be more polite. Eventually More...
The story, such as it is, is simple and direct. Mama's family is behaving rudely, and she will not stand for it. She tries coaxing, complaining, and shouting, and she tries enlisting Papa Bear to shout at the children, and none of these things cause them to be more polite. Eventually More...
Dec 10, 2011
Wendy
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This is a wonderful childrens book that teaches young ones the importance of remembering their manners.
In this book it seems the bear cubs continue to forget their manners and papa doesn't help. Mama bear comes up with a politeness plan for the whole family. In the plan each manner that is forgotten has a consequence like clean the celler or beat two rugs.
Brother and Sister decide to be super-polite in hopes that Mama will forget and call it all off. Papa seems to be the worst More...
In this book it seems the bear cubs continue to forget their manners and papa doesn't help. Mama bear comes up with a politeness plan for the whole family. In the plan each manner that is forgotten has a consequence like clean the celler or beat two rugs.
Brother and Sister decide to be super-polite in hopes that Mama will forget and call it all off. Papa seems to be the worst More...
May 02, 2010
Kim
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Jun 05, 2010
Amanda
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I like the different real life scenarios the Berenstain Bears books deal with and the practical solutions they suggest. Mama Bears penalties for bad manners seems good, although helping around the house should hopefully be part of working as a family team. My biggest complaint is that Papa Bear is always painted in such a bad light that I think it gives the wrong impression. I guess it is good that the kids are able to feel smart for reminding him, but it also seems to make him look oafish an
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Nov 11, 2011
Olivia
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This is a good book to read during the 1st 6 weeks of school. This book would go along with introducing the students to whatever management plan I wanted. I would reference mother bear's management plan as I told the students about mine. I would let them know that the crime will fit the punishment.
This is a good book to teach cause and effect/ problem and solution to the students. They could hear/read the book and find both concepts since they are in the book.
This is a good book to teach cause and effect/ problem and solution to the students. They could hear/read the book and find both concepts since they are in the book.
Apr 04, 2011
Sarah
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"The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners" is a great book for many reasons! I would share this book with Pre-K and Kindergarteners upon arriving to school. Manners is a very important aspect of being in school and in life in general. This story would obviously teach students how important it is to have good manners. If I were using this book for a language arts lesson, I would show students how to use dialogue and/or repetition when they are writing.
May 09, 2011
VampireNovelFan
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I think there's a very good reason that this book series has spanned decades and maintained popularity. It gives children the chance to think on their own and make their own choices for behaviors that carry over into their adult lives. Many of these issues will be ones that will persist through their lives, just on different levels of course.
I love the nostalgia reading this as an adult. Even grown-ups struggle with good manners I see people everyday that could use more home training a More...
I love the nostalgia reading this as an adult. Even grown-ups struggle with good manners I see people everyday that could use more home training a More...
Oct 09, 2009
"When the Bears begin to forget their manners, Mama develops a ""Bear Family Politeness Program,"" requiring a service activity (such as sweeping, dusting, or rug beating) as a consequence for any infraction. While Papa starts out as the most frequent plan violator, he learns that good manners are even more important in adult interactions than juvenile ones."
Apr 28, 2011
Emily
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I like this book however I don't completely agree with Momma Bear using chores as a consequence for bad manners. Helping with chores should be something that is done because a family is a team and want to help each other instead of seen as a negative; however having good manners is an important thing to learn.
May 03, 2010
Keidra
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This was a very funny and entertaining book. Brother and Sister start pushing, fighting, and name calling. The parents start giving consequences for rude behavior. Children can learn manners from not doing what Brother and Siter was doing.
Jul 29, 2011
Randie
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My son is a huge fan of the Berenstain Bears, I am not. That being said, the book isn't completely horrible. My issue is that the B. B. series has very predictable, dull text and the story line is rather cheesy.
Dec 16, 2010
Amber
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This is a cute picture book about manners! I have always loved the Berenstain Bears. They are such fun characters. I want to read this book in my classroom one day and talk about manners and being kind to others.
Nov 27, 2011
The bear family forgets their manners and mama bear reminds them of how to be polite. She creates a list. Good for talking about list making, being polite, and making text to self connections.
Jul 28, 2009
Katherine
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i forced my mom to read this book to me every night when i was 6 and at the library every time we went i would always check it out. my dada even made up a song about it i was so obssessed
Feb 10, 2012
Jessica
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It was a pleasant book and it really thought younger brother manners!! i hope others will enjoy this book as well as he did and a reminder....
Don't forget your own manners!!!
Don't forget your own manners!!!
Jan 29, 2010
Jennifer
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This a good book about manners and how important they are. This would be good if your students were lacking basic manners. This book also talks about why we need manners.
May 10, 2010
Joy
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"Please" and "Thank you"
Help quite a lot
To make a polite bear
Out of one who is not.
The Bear Family has forgot their manners, so Mama comes up with a plan.
Help quite a lot
To make a polite bear
Out of one who is not.
The Bear Family has forgot their manners, so Mama comes up with a plan.
Mar 04, 2009
this book is about when papa bear and sister bear and brother bear forget their manners. then mama bear get mad. what will she do to teach her family manners?
Mar 10, 2010
Megan
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These books are great for families trying to teach children valuable life lessons, this one reminds children to say please and thank you.
Feb 14, 2010
The Berenstain Bears were a favorite of mine growing up. This book gives a valuable lesson about the Berenstain family forgetting their manners and mama having enough. A great moral book to reinvorse the idea of good manners.
Mar 27, 2009
Gwhitworth
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Good trade book when doing a unit on manners for pre-k and kindergarten...use as a read aloud, activities and lesson plans
Apr 09, 2009
Awilliams
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Very cute! Berenstain Bears has always been one of my favorites!! Good trade book for teaching manners for the younger children.
Sep 23, 2010
Julian
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Good manners is so under-rated these days but this is a good book that reinforces the importance of being polite.
Sep 21, 2010
Allison
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Finished approx. 9/16. It was a very important book about getting along with people by using manners.
Jan 28, 2008
Emily
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I remember this story as being wildly entertaining. (As tired as it became, I think everyone enjoyed Papa Bear being such a flawed character.) Every Berenstain Bears story offered a clearly laid-out, almost-perfect solution to a family problem, and this one was particularly detailed, to an unrealistic degree. How many families after reading this book actually did set up a chart of strict rules of behavior and corresponding punishments for every transgression? It makes a good story for kids a
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Jul 21, 2009
Nataytay
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A good book for kids to remember to remember there manners and be polite!
