Valentine’s Day is
a few weeks away; however, I’m pretty sure y’all are already mulling over learning activities, crafts, and more for this special time of year. Annette commented on my January 9 post (“January Perks”) that, even though she’s taught for 25 years, she’s still in the 
market for some fresh Valentine’s Day ideas. So whatcha think? I say let’s spread our love of Valentine’s Day–themed activities!
Eager to hear from you!
Diane
Valentine’s Day is lots of fun!
I give my students a box of candy hearts, then have them graph the hearts according to color. I also like to use the candy hearts as bingo markers.
My favorite Valentine’s Day book is “One Zillion Valentines.” The best part is when the book characters make Valentines and stick them under peoples’ doors. It’s fun to have my pre-k students put Valentines under the doors of the upper elementary grades as well as making Valentines for the custodians, cafeteria ladies, et al on our campus. 🙂
At my class we always have a party where we pass out valentines and candies. Then we play games and do crafts. I hope my students enjoy the party
I teach preschool so I have traced a large heart on red paper, four smaller hearts on pink paper, and then 4 strips of pink paper. Then my preschoolers and I make “heart people.” We cut out the large red heart for a body, and then to make it unique I let them draw their own face with markers. Then we fold the strips of paper accordion style. Next we glue them to the heart body. At the end of each strip of paper we glue a pink smaller heart, after its been cut out. They love their heart people when they are done!
The ideas are old to me, but new, fresh, and exciting to my kindergartners. We make Valentine mobiles to hang from the classroom ceiling. Chains of pink, purple, red, and white provide needed practice in small muscle dexterity. Sometimes we make construction paper heart holders for all the Valentines they exchange; other years I show them how to make mailboxes from 1/2 gallon milk or juice cartons.