One of many Valentine legends, this one presents a martyr who stood up to the emperor and defended his beliefs. A reading comprehension, writing prompt, and word search.
Cut out the shapes. There are three pages. The first page is a suggested cover page. Make copies of as many lined and/or unlined pages as you like in order to make a book. Use the lined pages for writing and the unlined pages for drawing/pasting pictures. Staple all
the pages together for a great shapebook in the shape of its subject.
Practice following directions... and make pretty valentines at the same time. Includes: sequencing events, following coloring instructions, etc. A set of four activities.
From "arrow" to "roses", these vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
If you were going to make a Valentine card, how would you make it? Describe exactly how you would make a Valentine that would communicate your feelings to someone.
"It's a mushy gushy mystery when Junie B. Jones gets a big, mushy card from a secret admirer!"
This unit enhances the Barbara Park book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development (with none of Junie B.'s notorious grammar).
Rikki loves her pets, and she wants another one: a parrot. Will she get one? Find out with this realistic fiction reading comprehension, with short answer questions.
A medium-skill-level craft activity that uses stiffened string to make a dimensional heart shape; students then decorate their hearts with beads (pictures included) to make wall hangings.
Word unscramble, word search, crossword puzzle, multiple choice and true/false comprehension questions to review Natasha Wing's story of a classroom party.
This unit helps develop comprehension skills and enhances the vocabulary found in Harry and Wendy Devlin's story of a man who never got a Valentine...and his secret admirer.
Print two copies of these six Valentine's pictures (ehart, cupid, rose, etc.) for a matching game of pictures, or match these pictures to the word cards.
The uppercase letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with small hearts. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more.
The lowercase letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with small hearts. Four letters to a page.
Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more.
Lined writing paper with illustrations of colorful hearts in the surrounding border and a large purple heart reading "Be Mine" in the upper-left corner.
[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. From "candy" to "love", each page of this heart-shaped shapebook has a word relating to Valentine's Day. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
A more complex craft wherein students use fabric and iron-on fusible interfacing to create a charming wall hanging. This project also teaches very basic needlework. Adult assistance required.
Make a book for someone special using wallpaper samples and a composition book. The example in this adaptable craft is "Mom's Recipes for Love" - a great Valentine's or Mother's Day gift.
It's Valentine's Day and Biscuit and the little girl have a lot of special deliveries to make. But when Biscuit smells a treat that silly puppy just can't seem to help himself. How will the little girl show Biscuit how much she loves him? Use this book unit with the story to increase students' comprehension and enhance vocabularies.
A simple craft in which students cut out heart shapes (pattern included) and then back cut-out areas with tissue paper to make window decorations. Activity can be done with craft knives, which require close adult supervision and assistance.
Fluffy has an interesting valentine experience-- he takes a bath! Review vocabulary and comprehension for this installment in Kate McMullan's Fluffy series.
Color, cut, and paste different sized hearts onto each other in order from largest to smallest. This is a fun Valentine project and good practice with understanding sizes.
Colorful heart shapes hold numbers from 1-30, as well as plus, minus, multiplication and equals signs. Great for making a February calendar or for playing math games. Six to a page. Includes additional, large heart to color or use for a calendar.
An easier Valentine's themed can for storing candy (or pencils, or other goodies). This project is time-intensive (1 hour) but the results are fabulous.
"Of coarse, people don’t just buy cards." Find the errors (punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization) in the text. Common Core: ELA: Writing:W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5
Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text.
Cut out the pictures and put them in order next to the sentences. Then write a story that uses the sentences as the foundation. Good early reader work.
Read the events, put them in order (explaining the reasoning for the order), then write them into a story with creative embellishments. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels.
Print two copies of these six winter clothing words (heart, doves, rose, etc.) for a matching game of words, or match these words to the picture cards.
A large color counting board with numbers 1-100 in a heart shape, printed on 4 pages. Use with Hundred Heart Tiles. Tie-in to Valentine's and 100s day.
A colorfully illustrated Valentine's Day theme set of calendar day cards. Cards are numbered and occur in patterns for sequencing and pattern recognition practice. Also, includes 5 special event day cards.
Montessori photo card set to help distinguish between land, air and water by recognizing characteristics of each and differences between them.
Includes objectives and sorting activity ideas.
A one page text discussing aspects of Valentine's Day followed by multiple choice and short answer questions, with answer sheet. Text is illustrated with black and white drawings suitable for coloring.