### Lesson Plan: Civic Education for Toddlers
#### Topic: Play Activities II
**Objective:**
To promote social skills, sharing, cooperation, and understanding of basic civic concepts through guided play activities.
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**Introduction: (10 minutes)**
1. **Welcome Song**:
- Sing a simple welcome song to get the children settled and engaged. E.g., "Hello, everyone! We’re glad you’re here today!"
2. **Circle Time**:
- Gather the toddlers into a circle.
- Briefly explain the importance of playing together and listening to each other. Use simple language and visual aids like pictures or puppets.
- Introduce today's theme: "Playing Together and Being Friends."
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**Activity 1: Building Together (15 minutes)**
1. **Materials**:
- Building blocks or large soft blocks.
2. **Instruction**:
- Encourage the children to work together to build a "community" (could be a simple structure like a tower or house).
- Talk about the importance of cooperation and taking turns.
3. **Guidance**:
- Model positive behaviors by praising children who are sharing and helping each other.
- Use simple verbal prompts like, "Can you share a block with your friend?" or "Let’s work together to build this big tower!"
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**Activity 2: Clean-Up Game (10 minutes)**
1. **Materials**:
- Music player or any device to play a clean-up song.
- Toy bins or baskets for sorting toys.
2. **Instruction**:
- Explain that part of playing together is also cleaning up together.
- Play an engaging clean-up song and demonstrate proper ways to put toys away.
3. **Guidance**:
- Offer lots of praise and encouragement.
- Highlight teamwork by saying things like, "Look how well we’re working together!"
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**Activity 3: Puppet Show: Sharing and Caring (10 minutes)**
1. **Materials**:
- Puppets or simple hand puppets.
- Puppet stage (optional).
2. **Instruction**:
- Perform a short puppet show where the puppets demonstrate sharing toys and playing nicely with each other.
- Include a simple conflict (e.g., not wanting to share a toy) and how it can be resolved (taking turns, using kind words).
3. **Discussion**:
- After the show, ask the children questions about what they saw.
- "What happened when the puppets didn’t share?"
- "How did they solve the problem?"
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**Activity 4: Role-Playing - Being Good Citizens (15 minutes)**
1. **Materials**:
- Dress-up clothes (police officer, doctor, teacher, etc.)
- Simple props (toy stethoscopes, hats, etc.).
2. **Instruction**:
- Let children dress up and role-play different community helpers.
- Discuss how helping each other is part of being a good citizen.
3. **Guidance**:
- Encourage children to take turns being each role.
- Use phrases like, "Doctors help people feel better," or "Police officers keep us safe."
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**Conclusion: Reflection Time (10 minutes)**
1. **Reflection Circle**:
- Gather the children back into a circle.
- Ask them to share one thing they liked about playing with their friends today.
2. **Story Time**:
- Read a story related to cooperation and sharing. E.g., "The Little Red Hen" or "Daniel Learns to Share."
3. **Goodbye Song**:
- Sing a goodbye song to conclude the lesson. E.g., "Goodbye, everyone, see you next time!"
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**Follow-Up:**
- Provide parents with a brief summary of the day’s lesson and suggest ways they can reinforce the values of sharing and cooperation at home.
- Encourage parents to ask their children about the activities and what they learned about playing and helping.
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### Notes:
- Keep activities short and engaging to match the attention span of toddlers.
- Use plenty of visuals and hands-on activities.
- Be patient and provide lots of positive reinforcement.