**Lesson Plan: Three Blind Mice for Toddlers**
**Objective:**
- Introduce toddlers to the classic nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice."
- Enhance listening skills, rhythm sense, and vocabulary.
- Foster creativity through art and movement activities.
**Materials Needed:**
- Large printout of the "Three Blind Mice" rhyme
- Visual aids (pictures of mice, farmers, tails, etc.)
- Small mouse toys or puppets (if available)
- Coloring sheets and crayons
- Music player for nursery rhyme song
- Simple props for an interactive storytelling session (e.g., mouse ears, toy knife)
**Duration:**
- 30-45 minutes
**Activities:**
1. **Introduction (5 minutes):**
- Start with a warm and friendly greeting.
- Briefly explain the story of "Three Blind Mice".
- Show visual aids related to the rhyme (picture of mice, farmer's wife, etc.)
- Introduce new vocabulary: blind, mice, tails, farmer’s wife, carving knife.
2. **Recite the Rhyme (10 minutes):**
- Recite “Three Blind Mice” slowly and clearly while showing the large printout.
- Encourage children to repeat after you line by line.
- Use gestures and expressions to make the rhyme engaging.
3. **Sing-Along (5 minutes):**
- Play the “Three Blind Mice” song on a music player.
- Sing along with the children, encouraging them to join in with clapping or simple actions (e.g., ‘running’ with their fingers).
- Repeat the song a couple of times to help them remember the tune and words.
4. **Interactive Storytelling (10 minutes):**
- Use small mouse toys or puppets and simple props to act out the nursery rhyme.
- Invite children to participate by handing them props (e.g., let them wear mouse ears or hold a toy knife).
- Encourage them to recite parts of the rhyme during the storytelling.
5. **Art and Craft Activity (10 minutes):**
- Distribute coloring sheets with a scene from "Three Blind Mice".
- Provide crayons and encourage the children to color the mice and background.
- Display their artwork on a board or wall to celebrate their effort.
6. **Movement Activity (5 minutes):**
- Guide children in a simple movement activity.
- “Blind Mice” Game: Have the children line up as “mice” and pretend to move around like blind mice following a leader who acts as the “farmer’s wife”.
- Emphasize safe and gentle movements to avoid collisions.
7. **Closing (5 minutes):**
- Recap the rhyme and main vocabulary words.
- Praise the children for their participation.
- Sing the rhyme one last time together.
- End with a calming activity like a gentle humming or swaying to the nursery rhyme tune.
**Post-Class Follow-Up:**
- Send a note home to parents with the rhyme’s lyrics and suggestions for how they can sing and act it out at home.
- Share resources for parents on how to encourage learning through rhymes and songs.
**Assessment:**
- Observe children’s engagement and participation during the activities.
- Note their ability to remember the rhyme and follow the actions.
- Acknowledge each child’s effort and participation positively.
**Reflection:**
After the lesson, reflect on what worked well and areas for improvement. Consider children’s feedback and enthusiasm for future sessions.