Easy Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans

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It is almost the start of a new month, which means it is time for me to write new lesson plans.  To me, February means Valentine’s Day.  I like to celebrate the season of love through the entire month of February.  My February lesson plans will include all of our normal subjects with the addition of special Valentine’s Day lesson plans.

February is a great time of year to include new holiday unit studies and lesson plans.  This is the point in the year when moms and kids start getting bored. 

Bored with the usual routine and bored with the normal curriculum.  Sprinkling in a few fun festive Valentine’s Day lesson plans is a great way to shake up the routine. 

There is still plenty of learning going on so moms are happy, but the lessons are different and fun so kids are happy.  It’s a win-win.

I think part of the reason that I love including holiday fun in my homeschool lesson plans is that I have such fond memories of celebrating holidays when I was in school. 

Come to think of it . . . almost all of my elementary school memories are of holiday parties and worksheets with holiday icons. 

We can take our homeschool Valentine’s Day lesson plans further than just putting a heart on a generic math worksheet. 😉

Easy Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans

These are all great additions to any Valentine’s Day lesson plans.  Don’t feel like you need to cram everything in on February 14th!  Spread the love all through February.

Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans ~ Language Arts

Valentine’s Tea with Poetry – Combining seasonal poems with delicious treats and hot tea is a cozy way to spend an afternoon.  We try to hold a poetry tea time at least once every month, but it is extra cozy in the winter. I love tea with poetry time because it will work for any grade level.

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Writer’s Workshop – Writer’s workshop involves taking the kids out to a local cafe or bakery for some fun creative writing exercises.  We play a few writing games and take turns writing a collaborative story.  A good time is always had by all. My family members always do this together, but it would also work with small groups.

This month our writer’s workshop will have a Valentine’s Day theme, complete with delicious baked treats.

Valentine Letters Mad Libs – Mad Libs are a classic fun way to practice parts of speech.  Kids have so much fun they don’t realize they are reviewing grammar. I like to include Mad Libs booklets in our boredom-busting baskets.

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Valentine’s Writing Activities – Check out this WriteShop post full of fun and simple Valentine’s Day writing activities.

There are several great suggestions for making writing activities hands-on and festive.

Rhyming with Candy Hearts – Print out this free game and practice rhyming with words printed on pretend candy hearts.

Punny Valentines – an Introduction to Puns – This free activity is a great opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Kids can practice identifying and completing puns while also putting together Valentine’s Day cards for their friends.

14 Valentine’s Day Books for Kids – Read a story a day leading up to Valentine’s Day.

Sweet Books About Chocolate – Chocolate and Valentine’s Day seem to go together really well. If our homes are going to be full of chocolate candy anyway, we might as well learn about the sweet treat.

Want to do more than just read about chocolate? I have a free chocolate unit study available!

Online Games – These online games include a few different activities such as word searches, puzzles, and even printable Valentine’s themed paper.

Valentine’s Day Activities ~ Math

Valentine’s Day Math Activities with Chocolate – Turn simple Hershey Kisses into a delicious math manipulative with these Valentine’s Day math activities. (This was always a favorite activity in my classroom and with my own children.)

Make Predictions with Conversation Hearts – Students will collect data using their own bag of iconic Valentine’s candies, conversation hearts.  They will then use this data to make predictions about other bags of conversation hearts. 

My kids seem to learn through their stomachs, so I’m sure this math activity will be a hit.

Pattern Blocks – These free Valentine’s Day pattern block mats are a fun way to form Valentine’s Day shapes using colorful pattern blocks. Younger students will get in a little geometry and counting practice with this cute Valentine’s Day math activity.

Approximate Rational and Irrational Numbers –   My daughter has been working on rational numbers in Math Mammoth pre-algebra, so this activity is a perfect time. to practice those math skills. Students need to determine the value of numbers and plot them on the number line.

Valentine’s Day Escape Room – Escape rooms are very popular right now, so I’m sure my kids will have a great time brushing up on math facts with this Valentine’s Day escape room.  Students need to solve codes for a Valentine’s monster so they can ‘escape’ and finish decorating for a dance.

Valentine’s Day Math Word Problems – These free printable word problem task cards are a cute way to review subtraction math skills.

Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans ~ Science

3D Model of a Heart – This is not the traditional type of Valentine’s lesson.  Instead, it is a way to tie the heart icon of Valentine’s Day into a hands-on anatomy or biology project.  Use playdough or clay to build a 3D replica of a human heart.

Candy Chemistry Kit – Candy seems to play a BIG role in observing Valentine’s Day.   Use this candy chemistry kit to observe the chemical changes as you make rock candy, gummy bears, chocolates, and even mints.

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Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans ~ History

History of Chocolate – Chocolate is one of my family’s favorite parts of Valentine’s Day! We love chocolate so much that I created a unit study all about chocolate.

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While working your way through the chocolate unit study, try incorporating these books all about chocolate into your day.

Valentine’s Day White House Holidays Unit Study – This 60+ page Valentine’s Day unit study covers the history of the holiday and love in the White House:

• Love letters of John and Abigail Adams
• Love letters of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
• White House wedding of John and Julia Tyler
• White House wedding of Grover and Frances Cleveland
• Valentine’s Day 1962 and Jacqueline Kennedy

This Valentine’s Day unit study also includes related crafts, poetry, personal letters, video links, and discussion questions.  One of the great things about Silverdale Press unit studies is that there is something for everyone, from the early grades all the way through high school.  I use them year after year because I can switch to different readings and discussion questions as the kids get older.

The Real History of St. Valentine’s Day – This blog post explains the true history of St. Valentine and his life during the middle ages. Fair warning, it isn’t a pleasant story, so it might be best to save this for the older students.

Valentine’s Day Art Projects

Play Dough with Cookie Cutters – The easiest Valentine’s Day craft might be colorful play dough with Valentine’s Day-themed cookie cutters. Just set it all out and let kids have fun.

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Raining Hearts Sensory Bottles – Sensory bottles are a fun craft project. This sensory bottle uses just hot water, glue, and a variety of glitter.

Create a Valentine’s Day Card – Creating a Valentine’s Day card is a classic February activity. Set out simple materials like paper hearts in a variety of sizes (or scissors so kids can create their own, construction paper, pink and red paint, and markers. This is the perfect opportunity for kids to show their creative side.

I hope your kids enjoy these fun Valentine’s Day activities.

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