Materials Needed:

• Fun Foam visors.  They can be found in Wal-Mart for .78
• Markers
• The song, It's Another Beautiful Morning from the recording, Can You Sound Just Like Me? by Red Grammer

Activity 1:

• Play the song, It's Another Beautiful Morning
• Talk about the song and be sure to mention that in the song the child "Tipped his hat to everyone"  "Smiled to everyone"  "Waved to the neighbors"
• Explain to children that it is important that we greet each other in a friendly way. Hal Urban, a teacher for over 35 years, greets his students in the hallway each and everyday as they enter his classroom.  The students are the most polite students at the high school level and substitute teachers want to sub in his class!  Hal says that he had to teach the students the basics...saying Hello in a proper way.  Making eye contact. Reminding the students to say Please and Thank You.
• Prepare a script for students to take turns practicing:
  Student 1:  Good Morning, Mary
  Student 2: Good Morning, Jamal. How are you?
  Student 1:  I am fine. How are you?
  Student 2:  I am fine, thank you.
  Student 1:  Have a nice day!
  Student 2: Thank You.  You have a nice day, too!
  Student 1:  Good-bye!
  Student 2:  Good-bye!
  The students will be wearing the fun foam visors.  They should tip the hat when saying good morning and tip the hat when saying good-bye.

Activity 2:

On another day talk to the students about the different ways to say "hello" in different languages. ( You can also use the Rapp Song from the Parents' Choice Award-winning recording, "Teaching Peace" for this activity).

Write "hello" in a different language on each fun foam visor.  Have the students try another script using the "Hello" from their visor.  After they have practiced, let them wear their hat around the building and they can greet others with their "hello" and they can tip their hat!