Arthur's Valentine on-line book from KOL Jr.
| VALENTINES
 Valentines thematic unit free preview tpt $4.25
Sizing PRINT sizing labels print
Print out and cut apart prior to laminating. This is a flannel board activity that I leave up for the duration of the theme. The children size them from smallest to largest or largest to smallest. When done, they jumble them up on the side of the flannel board so it's ready to go for the next person. This is a free play activity after we do it the first time as a class. I also incorporate size words and ordinal count into this activity. I keep these with the flannel board with and the children will utilize those after sizing, or I'll put those up first to give the kids an idea of placement. You can also print these out on different colored paper for size matching, color matching, etc.
Skills: visual discrimination, letter recognition, reading, logic/reasoning, fine and gross motor, spelling, vocabulary, ordinal count and numerical order.
Word Wall print Sentence Wall print
Working on theme vocabulary and concepts. Words provide conventions of silent "e," and double vowels. The sentences provide a good opportunity to review/introduce punctuation. These are posted and we go over them in the morning together. I point to the card and we all say the word then spell it together. Then we all say the sentences together as I point to each word. Throughout the day I'll throw out questions, such as "Who knows how to spell (word wall word)?" and they'll race to the wall and spell it. Or, I'll ask, "___ does WHAT?" and they'll race to tell me a sentence, usually from memory, and I'll direct them to the sentence wall and have them "read" it, pointing to the words to reinforce. Later in the week I'll up the game to ask, "How do you spell ..." a sentence wall words that they usually have to find/recognize, then spell.
Skills: letter recognition, reading, spelling, phonics, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary
dramatic play/creative movement
games
Cupid Tag
Children pair up and have to keep their hands clasped as they try to out maneuver “cupid” from tagging them and sending them to Friendship Lane. Valentine Hunt The children will hide the valentines they addressed for their friends and the hunt will commence. It is up to the teacher if they can help one another in the finding and sorting. The goal is name recognition, so it really doesn’t matter if they read their own or someone else’s. They can use their heart holders to collect them in. crafts
Journal- Valentine’s Day/Love
Children will draw pictures of people, places or things that they love. Painting- Smoosh Painting Children will fold a piece of construction paper in half, trace a ½ heart shape and cut out. With one side folded back, they will paint ½ of the heart, fold the other ½ over, and smoosh them together. Discussion on symmetry. Cut and Paste Children will cut 1” ring from TP or paper towel roll (pre-mark), slice through the back to create a cuff, paint red or cover in construction paper and add foam or construction paper red, white or pink hearts, stacking smaller on larger 2-3 high in the middle of the top of the cuff. A conversation heart can be attached in the middle as well. Sculpture- Heart Holder Children will be provided with 2 red foam hearts and one heart shaped paper doily of a matching size. They will lace the edge around and attach ribbon to the top of the sides for hanging. Food activities
Fruit Hearts
Place pear or apple slices together to make a heart shape and provide minced cherries for children use as decoration.
teaching objectives
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