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LOVE this Valentine's Day with these fun sites!
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Interactive Online Games
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 A Kids Heart- fun interactive games you will
just love! |
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Billy Bear's Valentine Games- puzzles, online
coloring pages, tic-tac-toe, mix and match and more!
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BlackDog's Valentine Fun- word games,
coloring pages, puzzles and mazes, and more! |
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Concentration- find the pairs and reveal a
picture |
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Kids Domain's Jokes and Riddles |
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Make a Valentine- Starfall has the best collection
of online books. Have fun making a Valentine with this short
interactive story. The reader chooses the sentence beginning, middle
and end. Can be printed. |
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Mix and Match to create a fun Valentine Bear at
Billy Bear's Website.
 Technology Integration
Idea
I have created
"Valentine Codes" for young learners to follow- great letter
recognition and following direction activity. I simply list 3
letters that they are to click on and then answer questions about
the Valentine Bear they just created. The kids love it! I challenge
them to come up with their own codes too. |
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National Geographic Puzzles- a collection of
online activities |
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Primary Games' Valentine Fun-word searches,
tic-tac-toe, cards, matching and puzzles. |
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Sears' Create A Valentine
Friend |
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How do
you celebrate
Valentine's Day
with your
friends?
Email me
and let me know! Include your
first name, age, and
state and I will share it here! |
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I invite my children's friends over and we have a
Valentine Breakfast for dinner! We make pink heart shaped waffles
topped with whip cream and strawberries, drink red juice through
heart straws and pass out Valentine Cards and treats.
~Mrs.
MacDonald, Michigan~ |
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"We have a big party with family and friends. We
get cards and candy from our friends." Keenan,
Michigan |
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Valentines' Day
Games and
Crafts
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As I teacher, I am
a recycler! I find a use for everything. My favorite thing to
collect at this time of the year are heart shaped candy boxes.
You can store Valentine's Day puzzles in them. They make great storage
containers for my teacher-made games too! Place them at your
learning centers with fun activities inside and your students will
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Breaking Hearts Game-
I used to
love making these for my kindergarteners and now I make these for my
own kids all the time. I cut out large construction paper hearts
(red, white, and pink) I cut them in half to resemble a broken
heart. On one half I write a number. On the other half I attach the
same amount with small stickers. I put them all in a
recycled heart shaped candy box. The object is to match the
pieces and create a heart. |
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Cooking Involve your child in making these fun and festive Valentine's
Pancakes. Add red food coloring to your pancake batter. Pour heart
shaped pancakes. Top with some whip cream, strawberries or red sprinkles
for a special Valentine Breakfast. |
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Handprint
Flower- I have the kids
cut out a long green strip for a stem and then 2 leaves. The fancy
edged scissors make the leave very unique. We paint one of the kids'
hands with red or pink paint. We stamp their hand onto the opposite
colored paper. When dry, we cut around the handprint and attach it
as the flower. We include this poem with
it...
(Name of Recipient) can you guess
who it is that
loves you best?
I'll give you 3 guesses-
One-Two-Three!
I
knew you would guess it is ME!
This flower is quite special
as
you can see.
I made it from my handprint
just for you from
me!
I made it with paper,
paint and glue
to show you
just how much
I LOVE YOU! |
Stained Glass Heart- You must use Cut-rite Waxed Paper and better brands of
colored tissue paper. You will need small bowls, paint brushes, a
white sheet of paper and a permanent marker. You will also need
Liquid Starch.
Cut small squares (bigger ones for
little kids) out of Valentine colored tissue paper- red and,
different shades of pink. On a white sheet of paper draw a large
heart. Lay a sheet of waxed paper over the drawing. With your
permanent marker, trace the heart you drew on the paper onto the
waxed paper. Pour liquid starch into small bowls. Using the
paint brush, paint a small area on the waxed paper within the
outline of the heart. Tell the kids it is okay to lay pieces
of tissue just outside the outline. Lay the tissue squares
onto the wet area-overlapping. Paint starch over the top of
these pieces. The goal is to fill in the entire heart. Continue
until you have done so. Let dry overnight. When
completely dry, carefully peel away the waxed paper. My older
students managed this on their own once shown what to do. I did this
task for my younger students. Laminate the hearts and hang in
a well lit area (from the, in a window...) They are gorgeous!
I have taught preschool through 3rd grade and have done this
project with all of my students and even my own young
children. We actually did a shape every month. As the year
progressed so did their skills. |
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Valentine's Day Heart Wreath- Cut a
large ring out of sturdy paper. Provide your kids with a
basketful of hearts in a variety of Valentine colors. They are
to glue hearts all around the shape to create a wreath. I
added a math activity to this- I asked the students to estimate how
many hearts it would take to fill in their wreath. They record
their guess and then count the number they actually
used. One year we even used different sizes to see
if it took more or less when we used bigger or smaller shapes.
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Basket-Print
the basket, cut and fold. |
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Enchanted Learning- a collection of arts and crafts ideas |
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I Give You My Heart- a cute Valentine's Day card.
(Kinderart) |
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Kiss Flower- made form 2 Hershey
chocolate kisses, these flowers are irresistible!
(HomeschoolZone) |
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Magnet
Gift: I'm Stuck
on You
Materials: A headshot
picture of your child, red and pink construction paper, a magnet, crayons
and glue
Directions: Cut out your
child’s head from the picture. Cut a heart shape from the construction
paper. Write "I am stuck on you!" or some other catchy phrase on
the heart and encourage your child to color the heart. Cut four thin
strips from the construction paper. Help your child accordion fold the
strips of paper. Attach these to your heart as the arms and legs. Attach
your child’s head to the top of the heart. Now, glue the magnet to the
back of your heart. These make great gifts for grandparents!
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Mosaic Heart- a beautiful project that can be done
independently or as a group. I did it as a class project and
everyone contributed to the whole. |
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~Music and Movement~
Sung to: If You’re Happy and You Know It
Oh, this Valentine song is for you!
I don't need crayons, scissors or some glue!
Yes, this little song I'll sing,
Hugs and kisses it will bring.
Oh, this little Valentine song is for you!
Sweetheart Dance
Cut large heart shapes out of red, yellow and blue construction
paper. Give each child/family member one heart and have everyone stand
in a circle. Then sing the song below and have the children follow the
directions.
Sung To: "Skip to my Lou"
Red hearts, red hearts, take a bow
Yellow hearts, yellow hearts, take a bow
Blue hearts, blue hearts, take a bow
Now all hearts jump up right now.
Yellow hearts, yellow hearts touch the ground
Blue hearts, blue hearts touch the ground
Red hearts, red hearts touch the ground
Now all hearts turn round and round.
Blue hearts, blue hearts, wit right down
Red hearts, red hearts, sit right down
Yellow hearts, yellow hearts sit right down
Now all stand and run to town! (run in place)
Valentine Bounce
In the middle of a blanket or a parachute, sing this song while bouncing
a
valentine shaped plush toy.
Sung to: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"
Did you ever see a valentine, a valentine, a valentine?
Did you ever see a valentine go this way and that?
Go this way and that way, go this way and that way
Did you ever see a valentine go this way and that?
Heart Shakers
Materials: Small Heart Shaped Candy
Boxes, Rice or small Beans, Hot Glue and a Large Craft stick
Directions: Let your child pour the
rice/beans into the candy box. Hot glue the box shut and glue on the
craft stick. Shake away! Have a parade to celebrate the day!
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Paper Valentine's.Com- collection of Valentine activities: folding cards, cards to
color, chains, jigsaws and more!! |
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Pop Up
Card-fun and not
too hard! |
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Valentine Carnation
(Science) Put a white carnation in a cup of red water (water with red food
coloring) over a few days the carnation will begin to turn red, and
continue turning as long as it is in the water. Young learners love the
magic of this activity. |
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VINEGAR
HEARTS
Materials:
Vinegar, small bowl, brushes, paper,
tissue paper
Directions: Pour
white vinegar into small bowls. Set out brushes, pieces of white
construction paper and small heart shapes from red tissue paper. Let the
children brush vinegar on their papers. Then let them cover their papers
with hearts. As it dries, the hearts will fall off leaving red heart
prints
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Enjoy
the Sweet Rewards of
Reading These Great
Books!
I Love You, Little One by
Nancy Tafuri
Valentine Mice by Bethany Roberts
My Love For You by Susan L. Roth
Bunny My Honey by Anita Jeram
Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
If You Love A Bear by Piers Harper
Little Mouses Valentine by Thacher Hurd
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