**Lesson Plan: Colouring of Apples (Red, Green)**
**Grade Level:** Toddlers (Ages 2-3)
**Duration:** 30 minutes
**Subject:** Cultural and Creative Arts
**Objective:**
- Introduce toddlers to the colors red and green.
- Enhance fine motor skills through coloring.
- Encourage recognition and naming of colors.
- Foster creativity and artistic expression.
**Materials Needed:**
- Large coloring pages with apple outlines.
- Red and green crayons or markers.
- Real red and green apples for demonstration.
- Non-toxic paint (optional).
- Brushes and bibs (if using paint).
- Plastic table covers (if using paint).
- Storybook about apples (optional).
**Preparation:**
- Print large apple outline coloring pages.
- Set up a coloring or painting station with appropriate materials.
- Gather real apples or visual aids.
**Introduction (5 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Circle Time:**
- Welcome the children warmly.
- Introduce the concept of the day: “Today, we are going to color apples!”
2. **Show and Tell:**
- Display real red and green apples.
- Ask the toddlers to identify the colors of the apples.
- Tell a simple story or rhyme about apples to engage attention (optional).
**Activity 1: Coloring (15 minutes):**
1. **Seat the Children:**
- Guide toddlers to the coloring or painting station.
2. **Color Demonstration:**
- Show red and green crayons or markers.
- Color a part of the apple outline yourself to demonstrate.
3. **Hands-On Activity:**
- Distribute apple coloring pages and crayons.
- Encourage toddlers to color the apples, selecting red or green.
- If using paint, help children with brushes and ensure they are properly protected with bibs.
**Guidance and Interaction:**
- Move around and assist children as needed.
- Praise efforts and creativity.
- Encourage children to use the appropriate colors but allow creative freedom for those who choose differently.
**Activity 2: Color Sorting Game (5 minutes):**
1. **Sorting Apples:**
- Use the real apples to create a simple sorting game.
- Ask toddlers to place red apples in one basket and green apples in another.
- Reinforce color recognition through repetition.
**Conclusion (5 minutes):**
- **Showcase Work:**
- Display colored apples in a designated area.
- Allow children to admire each other's work.
- **Stretch and Move:**
- End with a short, fun activity like a song or dance about apples.
- **Goodbye:**
- Praise children for their efforts.
- Briefly recap the lesson, emphasizing the colors red and green.
**Assessment:**
- Observe children's engagement and ability to identify and use red and green.
- Note any difficulty in holding crayons or staying within lines (for developmental feedback).
- Provide positive reinforcement and encourage further practice.
**Cleanup:**
- Assist toddlers in putting away materials.
- Ensure hands are washed if paint was used.
**Follow-Up Activity:**
- Send a small note or mini color-it-yourself apple home with parents to continue color recognition practice.
This plan emphasizes interaction, engagement, and the use of multiple senses to teach color recognition, ensuring the activity is fun and educational for toddlers.