Lesson Plan for Toddler - Civic Education - Honesty

## 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.