Fairy Tale theme for toddlers: a week of activities
A fairy tale theme lesson plan for toddlers: what a day looks like, then the week's circle time (two or three minutes, on laps), books, craft, song, snack, letter and outside time, each with what changes at this age.
A day of the fairy tale theme with toddlers
- Arrival and free play on the floor.
- Sing “The Queen of Hearts” with actions; repeat it while you change and feed.
- Hold and pass something real for the week (once), and say its name.
- Snack: a toddler-safe version of overnight oats (check the recipe's lines for under-4s).
- Outside: a short walk looking for three.
- Read Ten Pigs on laps, pointing and naming.
- Nap, then the song once more at pick-up.
Fairy Tale circle time
- Hello song: sing hello to each child by name.
- Look out of the window together: sun, rain or clouds?
- Show the theme: hold up something real and name it.
- Sing: The Queen of Hearts.
- Read: Ten Pigs (level 1).
Infants and toddlers: two or three minutes, on laps.
Fairy Tale theme books
- Ten Pigs (level 1, free on peabody.kids): Pigs to count before the three pigs tale.
- The Three Little Pigs (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: straw, sticks and bricks.
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: too hot, too cold, just right.
- The Little Red Hen (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: who will help?
Infants and toddlers: one book, read every day; point and name.
Fairy Tale craft: Three-houses card
You need (5): card, straw-colored paper strips, craft sticks, red paper bricks, glue stick.
- Glue straw strips for the first house.
- Glue craft sticks for the second.
- Glue bricks for the third: which one stands?
With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.
Infants and toddlers: let them touch and hold the materials while you make it; nothing small enough to swallow.
Fairy Tale song: The Queen of Hearts
The words
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts, All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them clean away.
Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.
Fairy Tale snack
Overnight Oats from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.
Swap: Milk → oat milk; Yogurt → oat yogurt.
Letter F activities
FfF is for fairy tale. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).
Infants and toddlers: skip the trace page; show the picture page and say the word.
Outside activity: Huff and puff
Build a block tower; take turns huffing and puffing. Whose tower stands?
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Checked 2026-10-30