VALENTINE HEADBAND

VALENTINE ENVELOPES

When students exchange valentines, let them make these whimsical envelopes for storing all those cards.  Construction paper and a little imagination are all you need. 

VALENTINE CAPS

VALENTINE PARADE POLES

HEART MOBILE

Taken from Copycat Press 1987. http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store 

HEART LINKS

Students cut out enough red, pink or white hearts to write their name.  Suspend around the room on the walls.  Taken from Copycat Press 1987.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store

CEILING VALENTINE HEARTS

A fast way to make your room look festive for Valentine Party!  Easily stored and used year after year.

VALENTINE PARADE

If your school does a Valentine Parade for the little ones, cut out large paper hearts, label with candy heart sayings and place on students' shoulders.  Cute!

DAILY NOTES ON BOARD

VALENTINE NO HOMEWORK

DOODLE HEART GIFT

Have students color the design with markers.  Take a picture of the student, cut out head shot in heart shape, glue to small heart.  Put child's name in left bottom triangular spot and grade and date in right side triangular spot.  Can laminate if wish.  Send home as a gift.

SWEET HEARTS PROJECT

VALEN "TIME" CHECK

Have students set up their paper at the beginning of the day.  Explain that the timer will ring and everyone must stop what they are doing and write down what the time it.  The nice thing about this activity is you can practice the Time Skill the students are working on at that time.

VALENTINE CANDY GRAPHING

VALENTINE QUEEN GAMES

WOVEN HEARTS

VILLAGE VALENTINE BOX

Each child receives two papers.  The background needs to be the same color, but the details may be different on each side.  Magic Markers show the best.  Cut out and glue to the milk carton.  Place the cartons in a row similar to a Victorian Village.

FRIENDSHIP NECKLACES

Students trace the necklace template, write their name on it, decorate it, and add yarn onto the back to tie around their necks.  Set aside.  Use yarn to attach name hearts for each student in your classroom.  As soon as all the names are added, attach the yarn to the necklace.  It is ready to wear on party day.

 

FRIENDSHIP FOLDERS

Each child needs to make a FRIENDSHIP FOLDER before starting the main project.  Fold a large construction paper in half.  Have students staple the sides with finger spaces between each staple.  Students choose a heart, glues it on their folder, and draw a face on it for them.  Write their name under the heart face.  Attach folders to the child's desk.

Encourage students to think good thoughts about their classmates.  These is something wonderful about everyone!  (Older students) Brainstorm and write phrases on the board or chart paper. Then ask each student to make a paper heart for everyone in the class.  Have a variety of hearts in several colors and sizes for students to choose from.  Give each student a paper that lists the name of each child.  Have the students write the name of a classmate on each heart and (younger students) glue a symbol which most reminds him of that person or is best demonstrated by that child or (older students) have them write one of the phrases off of the board.  Deposit the Valentines into the special Friendship Folders that are attached to each child's desk. To make sure that everyone gets a heart every day, have students start with the name below theirs on the name list and then continue in order. You can work on this project for several weeks. If done in a quiet reflective atmosphere, you will have a more meaningful Valentines Day - one which will have everyone going home with a folder full of good feelings.

FLOATING FRIENDS

Here's a way to give your classroom that holiday feeling on Valentine's Day.  Each student traces a template heart onto white constructions paper.  Student draws a smiley face on one side of the heart and write "Student Name is a friend" on the other side. Add 5 12" streamers made of colored ribbon, yarn, or crepe paper.  Print small hearts onto pink, purple, red, white construction paper for students to cut out.  You may write the students' names on these hearts prior to printing or have students write the names (takes longer).  Students mix and match the colored hearts and attach to the steamers, making sure they have included everyone's name.  Hang from the ceiling and add a few streamers of just hearts.  See blog entry "HEART TO HEART TALK" to get ideas of what to write onto the hearts before printing on colored paper.