## Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Toddlers - Honesty
### Lesson Title: Honesty in Our Everyday Lives
### Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years old)
### Duration:
- **Total Time**: 20-30 minutes
### Learning Objectives:
- Understand what honesty means.
- Recognize the importance of being honest.
- Practice honesty in simple, relatable situations.
### Materials Needed:
- Picture cards of everyday scenarios (e.g., playing with toys, sharing, etc.)
- A simple, age-appropriate storybook about honesty (e.g., "Lying Up a Storm" by Julia Cook)
- Puppets or stuffed animals for role-playing
- Simple honesty chart with smiley faces, stars, or stickers
- Paper and crayons
- A small box labeled "Honesty Box"
### Introduction (5 minutes):
1. **Welcome and Circle Time**: Gather the children in a circle.
2. **Introduce the Topic**:
- Start by explaining what honesty means in simple terms: "Honesty is when we tell the truth and do what we say we will."
- Use facial expressions and gestures to reinforce understanding.
### Activity 1: Story Time (5 minutes):
1. **Story Reading**:
- Read an age-appropriate storybook about honesty. Make sure to show the pictures and engage the children by asking simple questions about what they see.
- Example questions: "What do you think will happen next?", "Was that the honest thing to do?", "How do you think they feel?"
### Activity 2: Picture Cards Scenarios (5 minutes):
1. **Show Picture Cards**:
- Use picture cards depicting simple scenarios (e.g., a child finding a lost toy, a child deciding whether to share or not).
2. **Discussion**:
- Ask the children what they see in the picture and what the characters should do.
- Reinforce the honest choice by explaining the positive outcome of being honest.
### Activity 3: Role Play with Puppets (5 minutes):
1. **Puppet Role-Playing**:
- Use puppets or stuffed animals to act out simple scenarios where honesty is important.
- Encourage the children to participate by choosing the honest actions for the puppets.
- Example scenario: Puppet A finds a toy on the playground that belongs to Puppet B. What should Puppet A do?
### Activity 4: Honesty Chart (5 minutes):
1. **Create an Honesty Chart**:
- Introduce a simple chart with smiley faces, stars, or stickers.
- Explain that every time they tell the truth or do something honest, they will get a star or sticker on the chart.
2. **Interactive Activity**:
- Give each child a turn to place a sticker or draw on the chart when they share an example of when they were honest.
### Conclusion (5 minutes):
1. **Recap**:
- Reinforce the concept of honesty by summarizing the activities and key points learned.
- Encourage children to always be honest and praise them for their efforts during the activities.
2. **Honesty Box**:
- Introduce the “Honesty Box” where children can put drawings or notes about honest things they did at home or in school.
3. **Goodbye Song**: End the session with a cheerful goodbye song that includes lyrics about honesty.
### Follow-Up:
- Encourage parents to discuss and practice honesty at home.
- Provide a small handout for parents with tips on encouraging honesty in young children.
### Assessment:
- Observe children’s participation during activities and discussions.
- Note children's ability to identify honest behaviors in the scenarios presented.
- Track contributions to the Honesty Box over time to measure ongoing understanding and practice.