Super fun valentines day activities for preschoolers. In the activities below, youll find fun art projects, critical thinking activities, as well as science. She makes each child a book and on each page she has divided it into sections. Invite children to draw a valentine, read the word, and place it into the corresponding wordfamily bag. Here is a sweet, simple valentine s day printable that your kids will enjoy. These free, printable, black and white valentine cards are ideal for kindergarten and early primary students to give their older reading buddies for valentine s day. Did you know that almost 1 billion valentine s day cards are exchanged anually. Valentines day teaching ideas, lesson plans, printables.
Practice calculating area, counting, math vocabulary and more as children create greeting cards or valentine art, then have kids graph how many hearts they used to create their favorite valentine. The list below includes valentine s day books for toddlers and preschoolers. A great way to build social skills is having kids exchange valentine s. All 3 versions of the book focus on verbs and the activities common to valentine s day. The learning buddies starter pack has just been updated for valentine s day with organizational pieces for a variety of learning buddies math buddies, tech buddies, dpa buddies etc. This valentine s day card collection keepsake book is a free printable that will allow your students to collect their valentine cards all in one place. Valentine theme valentine day crafts valentines day book valentine nails valentine ideas kindergarten writing writing activities literacy preschool activities a blog by mel lloyd from the pond about classroom activities and printables for k3 learners. The printable books feature the word loveperfect for valentine s day, but they can also be used any time of the year. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Valentines day lessons and activities teaching heart. I think they either copy their friends name under the. Encourage kindness, hugs, kisses, love and appreciation. Valentine s day theme activities for preschool, prek, and kindergarten.
Whether you add them to centers, do them as a class, or are using them at home with your own kids, they are going to be so much fun. At this time of year, my kids are working hard to master those. It is a fun book about a cat that is certainly not a fan of valentine s day. Im so excited to share our favorite valentine posts from buggy and buddy with you. Valentines day valentine activities, writing activities, kindergarten writing. We made a texttoself connection by writing about who we liked more than fish sticks and icecream.
Im chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of california. Preschool valentines day cards free printable cards kids. Valentines day activities for kindergarten a pinch of kinder. Color words printable book for valentines day i can teach. My favorite part about this book is that it lets the reader be who they are and choose what works for them. From board books to picture books, there is something here for all ages to enjoy. Here are some of my favorite picture books about valentine s day to read aloud to young children in preschool or kindergarten. See more ideas about art for kids, reading buddies and crafts for kids. It works really well to have rotating stations for your classroom party ideas. I hope that you and your child have much fun together using this free resource. Valentine gift ideas for teachers happy home fairy. You can get started early so when valentines day comes you can just enjoy spending the day with your loved ones. Does your class have a buddy class that you work with, reading together throughout the year and working on fun projects. Sweet valentine math and literacy centers and small group.
Have your child grab hisher crayons for this fun book. There are many ways to incorporate fun valentine s day theme into handson activities. Here are some favorite picture books about valentines day for prek kids. Our school is kindergarten through 2nd grade, and i teach 2nd, so i chose kinder.
Valentine free worksheets valentines day worksheets with. This classic suncatcher craft for kids can be adapted for any season or holiday. Valentine emergent reader the kindergarten connection. Reading buddy activity for valentine s day kids color and sign and even copy name of reading buddy onto this free valentine card. Let your students decorate the bag below the heart buddy s face with heart stickers and the black markers.
A yam and donkey book love from the very hungry caterpillar the world happy valentines day, mouse. Jan, 2017 reading buddy activity for valentines day kids color and sign. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If you love peppa pig, youll love this sweet valentine s day story, where peppa learns all about valentine s day. Puzzles, heart shaped writing paper, decorated writing paper, desk tags, matching colors, file folder games and more. They can color them, sign their names and the older buddy s name ca. Every february on valentine s day, cards, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones. If you like this book, show the author some love and.
Fall in love with these valentines day classroom activities. You can check out my list of favorite valentine books for preschoolers here. Valentine s day social skills building for preschool. Here are some tips to help you get started with a big buddy little buddy program of your own. These valentine s day cards can be a fun holiday writing center activity for your kids. But those treats are usually candy and thats a recipe for disaster when you have a room full of little kids. I only list books my prek students and i truly enjoy and find educational. Literacy ideas for valentines day making learning fun. Activities based on childrens books buggy and buddy. Preschool valentines day activities, games, and printables. A yam and donkey book love from the very hungry caterpillar the world happy valentine s day, mouse. Love will be in the air soon so now is a great time to start gathering ideas to celebrate. Have your students cut three 12 by 1inch strips from the red construction paper, and then cut one of these strips in half to create two 6 by 1inch strips. Valentine s day is often a big day in the preschool classroom, and we can use picture books as a part of the fun.
We also made these splat crafts to top our valentine s day bags. Valentines games for kindergarten our everyday life. See more ideas about valentines, valentines day activities and valentine activities. Kindergarten teaching unit on valentine valentines that makes learning fun for both boys and girls during the month of february. There are many ways to incorporate fun valentines day theme into handson activities. See more ideas about valentines, valentine crafts and valentine day crafts. Jan 28, 2012 i thank god every day for the patient, kind, loving women god has given the happy buddy as teachers. To avoid a repeat of the halloween sugar rush, here are 25 of my favorite noncandy valentines for kids.
Also included are recommended books that supply instructions and materials for making your own valentine greeting cards. Roses are pink, your feet really stink gilbert one love music books for children, african best daughter ever. Wellplanned games will sweeten your kindergarten class valentine s day party. Today i have a valentine s day printable emergent reader for you.
This is such a cute and fun way to get geared up for valentine s day and make your valentine. A friend who teaches kindergarten does this for valentine s day. Six valentine stories read aloud and that fun reading teachers favorite valentines picture. Feb 02, 2018 boom chicka boom valentines day song for children is a great brain break, action, camp and dance for children. May 21, 2015 valentine card ideas for kindergarten children. See more ideas about valentines, valentine day crafts and valentine crafts. The free emergent reader is easy to assemble and feature the word love. Jan, 2016 our color words printable book is a great resource for early readers this valentines day. Valentines day preschool card holder with free printable card from long island parent source. Full preschool valentines day lesson plan that includes songs, fingerplays, art activities, centers, games, and books. This is such a cute and fun way to get geared up for valentine s day and make your valentine card. Inspired by the popularity of reading buddy activities formerly the reading buddy starter pack. These free valentine s day puzzles are perfect for students in the lead up to valentine s day. Mix together adorable main characters and lots of sparkly hearts with sweet messages about kindness and love and you have a the perfect reading list to help you celebrate valentine s day with your young learners prek2.
This teams new book, big bad bubbles, made my 2014 top 12 list, but this is the book where i discovered the magic that they are capable of producing. They are ideal as part of a valentine s math center. These free, printable, black and white valentine cards are ideal for kindergarten and early primary students to give their older reading buddies for valentines. Rainbows, the coolest book about beating depression. Ive included some new valentine crafts from 2015 at the bottom of the post. Write words that belong to each of the word families on the back of valentine cards. Fun and simple games will also help burn off some of the energy that builds before special days.
Blank sketchbook, sketch, valentines chunky liftaflap board book spongebobs secret valentine spongebob. From a valentine themed scavenger hunt to a variation of pin the tail on the donkey, a variety of games will help keep even the shyest of children engaged. You spend hours of your precious time each week creating amazing lesson plans with engaging themes and activities your kids will love. Photos of valentines day themed ideas plus a printable book, counting valentines.
I told her we need to finish packing up all the christmas stuff first. You can use it as a simple valentines day craft or extend the activity into a stemsteam building challenge by using challenges listed later on in the post. All you need is a few collage materials like these i got from oriental trading to make some killer cards kids can exchange oriental trading gave me valentines day theme supplies in exchange for my honest opinion of them. What are your favorite valentines day books for kids.
Weve got 35 valentine s classroom party ideas just for you. Valentine s day gives a great opportunity for children to learn about communicating love to friends and family. Learning to read is a big job, and one way kids become strong readers is by exposure and practice. After the activities above, and depending on the childrens abilities, have them write a few letters and words andor have a buddy or adult record the childrens acts of kindness valentines ideas use pink paper and give students trays of crayons without black, dark blue and browns for a warm color scheme.
We made ours shaped like hearts so we could use them to decorate for valentine s day. If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below. Jan 18, 2012 valentines day crafts and books for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Valentine cards by book buddies teachers pay teachers. Julie brasington is a preschool director, wife of a south florida worship pastor and mom of 3 boys. Beautiful and playful valentines day crafts for preschoolers how. Included in this resource 16 valentine cards 2 valentine message cards enjoy a fun break on valentine s day or any day. Valentines day early learning printables preschool version thanks so much for stopping by my site and downloading this file. Valentines day valentine activities, writing activities, kindergarten writing, language. Working on supporting your kinders in their dibels prep. We are always inspired to do fun crafts and learning activities whenever we read some of our favorite childrens books. Students will identify the beginning sound of each picture. Valentine card ideas for kindergarten children youtube.
Your students get to dig around for the hearts where they then will practice reading and their penmanship. Color word letter tile cards for valentines number word letter tile cards for valentines class book featuring colors for valentines read, color, write, stamp file folder letter matching valentine letter assessments heart number word letter tile cardscount by tens valentine emergent reader listingseveral. I wanted to make sure if you hadnt already gotten your hands on a copy that you could with plenty of time to make copies before valentine s day. Valentines day crafts and books for preschoolers and. They are also a great tool for preparing early learning or special education students for valentine s day. I love to use this book around valentine s day because it features a different kind of love, and sometimes we need a new way to use that word in kindergarten. These valentines day crafts for preschoolers are beautiful and playful. Your childstudents will be able to read color words and color the heart on the page the corresponding color. Here are a few adorable ideas i have been considering love girl scout thin mint cookies and your childs. You can find all of my files, links and book suggestions for. If you are one that enjoys making your own valentines, then i have made it just a little bit more simple by rounding up 50 diy kids classroom valentines day ideas to help inspire you. Valentine s day centers for kindergarten the printable princess valentine s day centers for kindergarten the printable princess alex the kindergarten connection kdgconnection valentine s day are you looking for nbsp hellip day ideas preschool this posts features lots of engaging math and literacy valentine s day centers for kindergarten. A great big hug in book form, snuggle puppy is a yearround valentine from parent to child. Book buddy gifts for valentines day classroom freebies.
If youre in charge or planning on helping in the classroom, check out this list of games, crafts, printables and more. Valentines day books for kids where imagination grows. This activity includes a black and white recording sheet and is available in the valentine s day bundle located in the printables section below. These valentine activities for preschool included adorable crafts, activities, snacks and valentine s day art that are perfect ideas for toddlers all the way up to teens. See more ideas about reading buddies, parents as teachers and happy home fairy. Hugs and kisses for the grouchy ladybug by eric carle even the grouchiest of ladybugs deserves love. Whether your students write a message or just draw a heart and sign their. Valentine s day activities, crafts, games, and printables for preschool and kindergarten.
Work on math and reading skills with these febrary clip cards. Blank sketchbook, sketch, valentine s chunky liftaflap board book spongebobs secret valentine spongebob. If only i could come up with something special to give them for valentines day this year. See more ideas about reading buddies, reading and activities.
After everyone has passed out their cards they glue 1 card to each section. It makes it easy and fun to take a quick energy brain break in the classroom. Youre a dedicated teacher who is committed to making learning fun for your students while supporting their individual levels of growth and. This set of valentine s interactive books are perfect for teaching receptive and expressive verbs. Looking for valentine s day activities for preschoolers. Youll love the valentines day ideas collected in one easy place to teach all of the skills you are currently working on. Valentine math activities for preschool prek pages.
From math to literacy to science and more, these heart activities are sure to be a blast these activities are perfect for your valentine s day theme lesson plans. Working on problem solving, showing work and explaining. You can easily fill 1 hour with 45 stations set up around the room. This easy valentines day activity uses just paper hearts made from paper strips and glue. Heres 9 of our favorite valentine crafts and activities for kids from 2014. I love giving my kids books that empower them to feel like readers, as well as books that they can take home to read to their family. I love sharing crafts, science, stem and steam activities, free printables and more. Jan 17, 2016 valentines day in preschool is all about friendship and treats. This valentine emergent reader is perfect for february, and learning number and color words too. Find a partner teacher that teaches a grade two to three years above or below you, that is likeminded, and committed to meeting regularly. Search for these at your library or click the book covers to go to amazon. She writes at happy home fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, free printables, simple recipes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.
This article provides ideas and instructions for making a simple preschool valentine card with preschool aged students. This free 15page package is designed specifically for preschoolers and kindergarten children to learn their core skills with a valentine theme. Jan 16, 2017 six valentine stories read aloud and that fun reading. My valentine book 15 pages of free preschool resources. Making your own valentines can be time consuming but, i sure do love a homemade valentine. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
Im a little valentine im a little teapot im a little valentine, with ribbons and lace, im a beautiful sight. Kids will love the festive hearts and fun red colors. To prepare, label decorated valentine bags with different wordfamily endings, such as ot, ake, and ug. Read more about book buddy gifts for valentines day. Students will identify the number of syllables in each picture. I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Kindergarten children can have a great time making valentine cards, if given the right ideas. Paper heart mobile from buggy and buddy this paper craft would look.
If you are one that enjoys making your own valentines, then i have made it just a little bit more simple by rounding up 50 diy kids classroom valentine s day ideas to help inspire you. Boom chicka boom valentines day songs for kids kids dance. Check out this list of fun valentine books for preschoolers and families to share. It is a fun book about a cat that is certainly not a fan of valentines day. We read my favourite valentine s day book love, splat by rob scotton. For monthly activities planned for you, be sure you request an invitation to the print and play club. Easy valentine gift ideas for the teacher happy home fairy. Jan 23, 2016 just in time for valentines day, ive rounded up over 25 fantastic valentine class party ideas. Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about valentine s day.
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