![]() Use this sweet “I’m a Little Valentine” poem on February 14th. Or use this Valentine hearts emergent reader which features sight words: he, she, red, blue, white, yellow, green and purple. Trace the sight words as you work through the book and send it home with your students to read to their families. Take this free Valentine’s Day emergent reader and use it in your guided reading groups. This will work for both CVC or CVCC words. Kinders put three or four manipulatives on the heart, then they slide one into each letter box as they say each sound in the spoken word. ![]() But – you could also use pennies, counters, or heart die-cuts. Snag some Valentine mini-erasers from the Dollar Tree and this Elkonin box printout. ![]() What can you do during your guided reading groups or during your phonics mini-lessons? Try one of these free reading resources. Now, let’s dig into some reading and math activities that can easily fit into the normal daily routine of kindergarten life. Those are fun activities to squeeze into the day or week of Valentine’s Day. You can grab editable directions sheets so you can set it up as a center activity with your choice of ingredients and this mini-project is sure to go over big! This is great for a Valentine’s day classroom party too. Let your kinders make their own snack mix full of red, pink and white ingredients for a yummy directions-following activity. You can let students choose their color of paper or make a fun glyph project out of it. Here is a trace, cut and paste monster craft that resembles the (affiliate) Love Monster book by Rachel Bright. When it comes to extending books you read aloud for Valentine’s day, sometimes a craft is an easy choice. Students draw, color and write about what love is in this free “Love is…” class book. What is love? Class book source: Ĭreate a class book where every student contributes a page to complete the project. Or, you may like this paper plate heart hat as an alternative. Glue crinkly arms that move or wave like a big hug and hands onto the headband to give it a complete look. Your students cut the pieces from construction paper or color theirs if you use white paper. Make a cut and paste Valentine hug headband with wavy arms. Your students will predict and compare what happens when the candies are placed in water, soda and vinegar. If you’d rather skip comparing candies (as in the experiment above) and just stick with one kind, then choose this candy heart experiment instead. Here’s a video of the experiment so you can preview what’ll happen in your classroom:Ĭonversation heart candy experiment source: Kinders compare candy hearts, gobstoppers, and m&m’s in water (or Sprite, depending on the candy) and record their observations. Let your students compare what happens to three different kinds of candy in small groups. This is a great activity for the week of Valentine’s Day as it will appeal to both boys and girls. Encourage students to completely color in the background – but you can add more valentine details too. This directed drawing for a heart robot turns out really cute. Swap out your writing time or carve out a few extra minutes from your daily routine to insert one of these mini-projects for Valentine’s Day. These freebies are from various teachers so you’ll need to follow the links in order to download them. So, let’s start with some mini-projects since these may be “extra” activities and then jump into the resources and activities that would fit into your normal day. You may also want to read: How to celebrate any minor holiday in kindergarten It’s my style to keep it simple – like just pick one or two things from this list and incorporate them into your normal daily routine. Here are free mini-projects, reading resources, sight word activities, and math mats – all with a Valentine’s Day theme.ĭon’t feel like just because there are a lot of fun Valentine’s Day ideas for the classroom out there that you have to do a lot. Let’s plan fun Valentine’s day activities for the kindergarten classroom.
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