TeachersFirst's Valentine's Day Resources
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Share these Valentine's Day resources with your students to take them beyond the cards and chocolate. There are resources for all grade levels and in a variety of subjects: world languages, American history, math, ESL/ELL, Family and Consumer Science, and others. Looking for some FREE interactive gifts for your students to create for families and friends? Check out the TeachersFirst Special Occasions Page.
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Mobius Strip Hearts - What We Do All Day
Grades
K to 12
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tag(s): crafts (54), problem solving (225), STEM (274), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Include a Mobius strip heart activity during your Valentine's Day celebrations, or share the instructions and materials as part of maker-space activities. Extend learning by providing a finished Mobius strip heart, then ask students to problem-solve how to make the heart without any directions. Encourage students to share ideas on everyday uses of Mobius strips, such as conveyor belts, exercise bands, etc. Ask students to record tutorials for creating the Mobius strip heart activity and other Mobius strip creations, then share their tutorials and pictures in a multimedia book presentation created with Book Creator, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Celebrating the Holidays with a Kid's Heart - Roxie Carroll - A Kids Heart
Grades
K to 4This site includes advertising.
tag(s): christmas (36), earth day (60), fall festival (6), hanukkah (12), holidays (178), july 4th (12), martin luther king (42), new years (5), preK (262), rosh hashanah (13), st patricks day (11), valentines day (12), yom kippur (13)
In the Classroom
Need to find quick activities for a special holiday in your class? Find ready-made activities to use during center time, class celebrations, or special reward time on your interactive whiteboard. After school programs can easily use activities for all different interests during holiday times.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mr. Honner - Math Appreciation - Patrick Honner
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): blogs (64), logic (163), photography (118), pi (26), social networking (64)
In the Classroom
Use this blog as a resource for finding new classroom activities such as the custom pi necklace mathematical Valentine. (Use the search bar near the top of the page to find these items if not found on the home page.) Have students complete activities found on the site then extend their knowledge by challenging them to create an online graphic to share using Kleli, reviewed here. Share the site with your art teacher for collaborations in art and math classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Festisite Text Layout - Festisite
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): creative writing (121), poetry (190), posters (43), valentines day (12), vocabulary (237), vocabulary development (88)
In the Classroom
Motivate reluctant writers. When they complete work, allow them to use the site to generate a copy in whatever way they choose. Share student work on your bulletin board using this site to create interesting layouts to use. This is a must-have at Valentine season. Have students write a series of words they use to describe their mom or dad, then paste them into the heart layout generator. Poof! Instant Valentines, ready to print on colorful paper and send home! Older students will appreciate making creative layouts of vocabulary words and more, including world language classes. Make spelling practice more fun by having students make their own layouts or personal spelling lists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Valentine's Day Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Use these resources to connect Valentine's Day to your curriculum in almost any subject or select one or two ideas to highlight along with your regular lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Valentine's Day - A&E Entertainment
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Reference the information on this website to use with a lesson on holidays or various history units. Assign speculated theories listed within the text to students and have them work in small groups to expand upon the information. Have them present their information to the class in a jigsaw format. Students could use the Valentine's Day information to compare and contrast with other holidays having similar historical connections such as Easter and May Day. Have cooperative learning groups compare the two holidays using a site such as, Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Valentine's Day - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): holidays (178), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Use this site to reinforce and support vocabulary as you study Valentine's Day. Share the word puzzles on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create their own word activities from the same vocabulary list, such as matching or ranking challenges for their peers to try on the interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Six Calendars of Special Days and Festivals - Woodlands Junior School( Project Britain)
Grades
K to 8tag(s): calendars (37), christmas (36), easter (10), holidays (178), st patricks day (11), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
As you study other cultures, be sure to include this resource for students to research the celebrations there. Or include the link on your teacher web page with the title "Every Day is a Holiday?" asking students to use the holiday calendar to become more be aware of different cultures. Instead of reporting on a current event from the newspaper, give them the option of reporting on a holiday that occurred this week in another part of the world.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Valentine's Day - DLTK
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K to 5tag(s): holidays (178), preK (262), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Save this site in your favorites, to visit every February for some Valentine's Day ideas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Valentine's Day Coupon Book - Activities for Kids
Grades
K to 5tag(s): holidays (178), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Have your students make and decorate these printable coupon books to give as Valentines to their parents and family members. Make up some coupons of your own, too!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online ESL Games - ESL Kids Games
Grades
K to 4tag(s): cross cultural understanding (165)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the games and students expertise in using online material. Once introduced to your students, put a link on computer stations for partners or small groups to play together when finished with assigned work, or on rainy-day recess. Put a link to this site on your class websfor home for parents and children to do together. Speech and language teachers as well as ENL/ESL teachers will love these free games!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Happy Valentine's Day - PBS
Grades
K to 4tag(s): cooking (30), holidays (178), valentines day (12)
In the Classroom
Share the activities on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create e-cards or other printables for friends and family. Why not include the cookie recipe on your class website or in your class newsletter?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chocolate- All About Chocolate - Field Museum
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): chocolate (4), halloween (32), south america (39)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans hosted on this site! Save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval - a creative source for a cultural geography, history or earth science classroom! Use Google Earth, reviewed here, to explore the regions where chocolate grows and find photos to bring these locations to life on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Make natural resources a tasty lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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