February Reading and Worksheet Series		Valentine's Day Theme Workbook
	Language Arts: Valentines Theme Workbook		Valentine's Day Worksheets
	Monthly Helpers - February, Vol. 1		Valentine's Day Teaching Theme
	Monthly Helpers - February, Vol. 2

Valentine's / Valentines Day Lesson Plans

Valentine's Day Theme Workbook This collection of worksheets present puzzles, graphs, vocabulary activities, poems, alphabetization, graphic organizers, border paper, spelling, handwriting, and a complete answer key.  View Worksheets

February Monthly Helpers Vol. 2 The format of the worksheets include phonics, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and word skills.  View Worksheets

1. Heart Day- Every year near February 14th our school celebrates Heart Day.
2. Hershey Kiss Paragraph- The purpose of this writing assignment is to teach the students to write about sensory details, and express their minds about the way they look at things. It's a good idea to use on Valentine's Day.
3. In A Heartbeat- An experiment which demonstrates our pulse and shows that we each really do have a beating heart.
4. Learning how to cut out heart shapes- To help children learn how to cut out heart shapes independently.
5. Love Bug- Children will use their math skills to count the correct amount of ingredients needed. Children will follow directions. Children will explore different kinds of bugs.
6. Mend My Broken Heart- Addition and Subtraction lesson plan.
7. Much Ado about Nothing?- In this lesson, students will explore their feelings regarding the celebration of various holidays.
8. Robot Valentine Mailbox- Automated valentines?
9. Show You Care- Students construct a four-line poem to be used on the inside of a Valentine's Day card. They use a digital camera to show themselves to their "buddies" (local nursing home patients) who will receive the cards on Valentine's Day.
10. St. Valentine's Day- A literary lesson.
11. Symmetry- The students will use geoboards to create shapes and then show their line(s) of symmetry. The students will create a Valentine's Day card using symmetry.
12. The Language of Love- "In this lesson, students examine the cultural aspects of love, courtship, and marriage around the world. After researching the rituals, language and symbols of love of specific countries, students create 'Valentines' exhibiting their newly acquired knowledge."
13. Theme Meal- To show students first-hand what is required to pull off a successful party. To demonstrate good use of time, money, and resources.
14. Top 10 Tips for Incorporating Valentine's Day Themes in Your Classroom- When many people think of Valentine's Day, they picture chocolate hearts, roses, and gushy cards. However, there are other ways that you can incorporate this romantic holiday into your classroom. Here are some fun and creative ways to add learning to the love.
15. Valentine Battleship- A great introduction to graphing.
16. Valentine Candy Count- Developing, reading, and interpreting graphs is a vital skill in today's society. It is a skill required in a variety of areas, specifically in science and math.
17. Valentine Cinquain Poems- "To teach how to write a cinquain poem; and to enjoy creating a valentine for a loved one."
18. Valentine's Day 2002 Teaching Tip lesson plan- A unit plan available in HTML or Word Format.
19. Valentine Hearts- In this lesson students group Valentine candy hearts, then create individual graphs.
20. Valentine Hearts Graph- Students will create a class graph to show how many different color hearts are found.
21. Valentine Money- During this four day activity, students learn how to read, write and identify money written as decimals as they spend and recieve change in a real-life situation.
22. Valentine Rap Game- Critical thinking / musicial activity.
23. Valentine Rescue- To give students the opportunity to practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills in a fun holiday game situation.
24. Valentine Vase- Create a Valentine vase to brighten up your room with heart flowers.
25. Valentine Volley- Neat idea!
26. Valentine Wreath- Friendship wreath. A great cooperative experience!
27. Valentine's Day Activities- Hard to read, but it offers a number of activitiy ideas.
28. We've Got Mail!- This unit has students set up a "post office" in the classroom, where they sell stamps, collect mail, add postmarks, sort mail, and deliver mail to numbered mailboxes that the students create for valentines.
29. Who will BEE my secret Valentine?- "This is a lesson for an art activity dealing with Valentine's Day lasting approx. a week."