What the Teacher Wants!: Valentine's Day

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10 Conversation Heart Activities Your Students Will Love!

Want to make your Valentine's Day fun AND educational for your students? Here are 10 hands-on activities using conversation hearts your students will LOVE! Includes activities for math, science, language arts, and more!

This Valentine's Conversation Hearts Activity Pack contains 10 fun, educational, and hands-on activities for Valentine's Day. I have included activities for ELA and STEM as well as some fun games as well. These printables are all ready to print and use in your classroom, just add conversation hearts!

(I feel bad that I didn't have these ready for the TPT sale, so they will be ON SALE in my store all day on Saturday!)

Here's a peek at what's inside:

(Please note: The science experiment, Dancing Hearts, does require clear soda and a cup/jar.)

If you want to read more, click here to go to my TeachersPayTeachers store:

February is FUN! {Valentine's, President's, and 100's Day}

February is busy, busy, busy!

First off, Valentine's Day!

1st grader: Why do we have Valentine's Day?

Me: Um.... to show we love each other.

1st grader: Ok! Cool!

Me: *walks to computer to Google it*

And that's how this mini-unit was born! Without getting too religious, I teach my students about the Legend of St. Valentine and they love it! It's a fun, interactive mini-unit that can take a week or one day! It's whatever you want it to be. I made it a few years ago but updated it today!

If you like the format of my Martin Luther King mini-unit, you will enjoy this one! This mini-unit is a great way to teach your students why we celebrate Valentine's Day (without being too religious).

Included in this packet are:

Tree Map

Was, Had, Wanted Graphic Organizer

Describe St. Valentine

Describe Valentine's Day

The Legend of St. Valentine Class Book

The Legend of St. Valentine Student Mini-Book

Informational Writing

Heart-Shaped Valentine Fact Booklet

Vocabulary cards

Vocabulary game

ABC Order

Word Search

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And then President's Day and U.S. Symbols!

I've updated this huge pack this week! I've added President Trump, updated clipart, fonts, and added REAL pictures of monuments, Presidents, and symbols! Hope this helps you teach your little ones all about our amazing country.

We'll be learning all about Washington, Lincoln and Obama, and President Trump! This is by far one of my favorite thematic units to teach! We will also learn about 10 of the most famous U.S. Symbols and we'll it all while integrating social studies with reading, writing, and math.

President's Day and U.S. Symbols Unit

*UPDATED January 20th, 2017
(Now includes President Trump)
This President's Day and U.S. Symbols unit is a great unit to celebrate America {available in color and black/white}!
This unit includes:

*President Lincoln Poster
*President Washington Poster
*President Obama Poster
*President Trump Poster
*Tree Map
*Graphic Organizers
*President Application
*President Picture {___ for President}
*If I Were the President Writing
*Dear President Trump
*U.S. Symbols book {includes 10 U.S. Symbols}
*U.S. Symbols Student Book
*Asking/Telling Literacy Center
*Hot Seat Vocabulary Game
*The Presidential Race {Graphing Math Center}
*Count Them Up! {Money Math Center}
*Class President {Tallying Math Center}
*Abe's Hat {Could be used as a writing center or whole group}
*President Washington Craft and Writing Activity
*President Lincoln Craft and Writing Activity
*President's Day Word Search

There's lots in this unit! So click [here] to check it out!

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One of my favorite days of the year! The 100th day of school! I don't know what teacher thought "You know what would be fun? If we made the 100th day of school a big deal?" Well whoever you are, teacher out there, I SALUTE YOU! I love 100's day!

This 100's Day Book is perfect for your 100's day!

Need something simple, fun, and engaging for your K-2 kiddos on 100's day? With just a click, print and a staple in the left corner?! You've got it here in this 100's Day Book!

It's simple enough students can work on it on their own, but also tied to the curriculum (reading, writing, and math). You can work on one or two pages each day, not even make it into a book (use the pages individually) or you can use the whole book on the 100th day! It's up to you!

The book can be up to 19 pages (including the cover).

I've differentiated many of the pages as well. There is a kinder version, 1st grade version and 2nd grade version!

Click the picture below:

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Valentines For Your Students!

My students will get PLENTY of candy and treats from their peers PLUS with SO many good allergies I have decided to go the non-food route the past couple of years. Once I went to Target, Hobby Lobby, and The Dollar Tree...I was SO inspired! Hopefully you can use these ideas for years to come and never have to repeat. :) I wanted the Valentine cards to be simple, but fun (and to save ink).

This post contains affiliate links.

Crazy Straws: Target party section {pack of 12 for 3.00}
Crazy Straws: Amazon {pack of 36 for 13.85}

Ring Erasers: Target Valentine's Section {24 pack for 3.00}

Heart Erasers: Amazon {pack of 144 for 8.77}

Pirate Erasers: Target Valentine's Section {24 pack for 3.00}

Race Cars: Dollar Store {pack of 3 for 1.00 SHOCKER}
Race Cars: Amazon {24 for 11.99}

Funny Glasses: Target party section {pack of 12 for 3.00}
Funny Disguise Glasses: Amazon {pack of 6 for 8.99}

Pip-Squeaks Markers: Target Dollar Spot {pack of 4 for 1.00}

Crayola Markers: Amazon {pack of 40 for 18.49}

Bouncy Balls: Target party section {pack of 15 for 3.00}

Bouncy Balls: Amazon {pack of 100 for 15.99}

Mini Ducks: Target Valentine's Day Section {pack of 3 for 3.00}

Variety Pack of Ducks: Amazon {pack of 26 for 13.94}

Dinosaurs: Target Party Section {8 count for 2.00}

Plastic Dinosaurs: Amazon {pack of 100 for 12.99}

Magic Spring Slinky: Hobby Lobby Party Section {pack of 12 for 2.99}

Valentine's Day Erasers: Target Valentine's Day Section {pack of 24 for 3.00}

Silly Smiley Slinky Pack: Amazon {pack of 50 for 14.97}

Heart Glasses: Hobby Lobby {pack of 6 for 5.99, but use the coupon for 40% off}

Heart Glasses: Amazon {pack of 12 for 7.95}

I just had to do it! HAHA----Whoopie Cushions: Target Party Section {pack of 3 for 3.00}
Mini Whoopie Cushions: Amazon {pack of 36 for 15.99}

{For all you non-teacher friends who want to download...TeachersPayTeachers is a fabulous website and it's free to join}

13 Non-Food Valentine Ideas {with printables}

Since I've been SO conscious of what I'm eating on this fitness journey of mine...I've decided to change some of the things I do in my classroom as well. My students will get PLENTY of candy and treats from their peers, so I decided to go the non-food route this year. Once I went to Target, Hobby Lobby, and The Dollar Tree...I was SO inspired! Hopefully you can use these ideas for years to come and never have to repeat. :) I wanted the Valentine cards to be simple, but fun (and to save ink).

ink).

Crazy Straws: Target party section {pack of 12 for 3.00}
Crazy Straws: Amazon {pack of 36 for 13.85}

Ring Erasers: Target Valentine's Section {24 pack for 3.00}

Heart Erasers: Amazon {pack of 144 for 8.77}

Pirate Erasers: Target Valentine's Section {24 pack for 3.00}

Race Cars: Dollar Store {pack of 3 for 1.00 SHOCKER}
Race Cars: Amazon {24 for 11.99}

Funny Glasses: Target party section {pack of 12 for 3.00}
Funny Disguise Glasses: Amazon {pack of 6 for 8.99}

Pip-Squeaks Markers: Target Dollar Spot {pack of 4 for 1.00}

Crayola Markers: Amazon {pack of 40 for 18.49}

Bouncy Balls: Target party section {pack of 15 for 3.00}

Bouncy Balls: Amazon {pack of 100 for 15.99}

Mini Ducks: Target Valentine's Day Section {pack of 3 for 3.00}

Variety Pack of Ducks: Amazon {pack of 26 for 13.94}

Dinosaurs: Target Party Section {8 count for 2.00}

Plastic Dinosaurs: Amazon {pack of 100 for 12.99}

Magic Spring Slinky: Hobby Lobby Party Section {pack of 12 for 2.99}

Valentine's Day Erasers: Target Valentine's Day Section {pack of 24 for 3.00}

Silly Smiley Slinky Pack: Amazon {pack of 50 for 14.97}

Heart Glasses: Hobby Lobby {pack of 6 for 5.99, but use the coupon for 40% off}

Heart Glasses: Amazon {pack of 12 for 7.95}

I just had to do it! HAHA----Whoopie Cushions: Target Party Section {pack of 3 for 3.00}
Mini Whoopie Cushions: Amazon {pack of 36 for 15.99}

{For all you non-teacher friends who want to download...

TeachersPayTeachers is a fabulous website and it's free to join}

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Looking for something extra for your Valentine's Day in your classroom?

Check it out here!

Share the Love!!

I am getting so excited for Valentine's Day!! Maybe it's because February is my birthday month, but I have always really loved Valentine's Day! Even though it can get a *little* bit crazy in my classroom, Valentine's is a fun day to celebrate friendship and focus on classroom unity.

Have you seen the HUGE Valentine's giveaway?! The cute Erica Bohrer is hosting an incredible giveaway - 18 Valentine's themed prizes from some of the top bloggers!!

Also, I just uploaded a cute Valentine's Day pennant banner to my TPT store.

Check it out HERE!

For more fun Valentine's ideas, check out some of the posts in our archives by clicking HERE!

Why Do We Celebrate Valentine's Day?

1st grader: Why do we have Valentine's Day?

Me: Um.... to show we love each other.

1st grader: Ok! Cool!

Me: *walks to computer to Google it*
And that's how this mini-unit was born! Without getting too religious, I teach my students about the Legend of St. Valentine and they love it! It's a fun, interactive mini-unit that can take a week or one day! It's whatever you want it to be. I made it a few years ago but updated it today!

Included in this packet are:

Tree Map

Was, Had, Wanted Graphic Organizer

Describe St. Valentine

Describe Valentine's Day

The Legend of St. Valentine Class Book

The Legend of St. Valentine Student Mini-Book

Informational Writing

Heart-Shaped Valentine Fact Booklet

Vocabulary cards

Vocabulary game

ABC Order

Word Search

A Very Sweet Valentine's Day

I was in need of some fun, but *very* educational games for my kiddos to play on Valentine's Day. I decided to make a packet of math and literacy centers for Valentine's Day. It's just necessary to do things a little bit different on Valentine's Day. :)

These math and literacy centers are "very sweet" and can be used the whole month of February {and beyond}! They will be perfect for Valentine's day, but I've also included non-Valentine's Day words for the games {for my friends who do not celebrate Valentine's Day}. This 58 page packet includes 3 math and 3 literacy centers in both color and black and white.

There are 3 math centers:
Heart Patterns
Sweet Treat {cupcake graphing} with recording sheet
Don't Break My Heart {time to the hour} with recording sheet

There are 3 literacy centers:
Love Letters {long/short i sort} with recording sheet
Punctuation Sort with recording sheet
I Scream For Ice Cream {digraph sort} with recording sheet

click {here} to check it out!

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I also have this mini-unit that my student love!

Included in this packet are:

Tree Map

Was, Had, Wanted Graphic Organizer

Describe St. Valentine

Describe Valentine's Day

The Legend of St. Valentine Class Book

The Legend of St. Valentine Student Mini-Book

Informational Writing

Heart-Shaped Valentine Fact Booklet

Vocabulary cards

Vocabulary game

ABC Order

Word Search

P.S. Did ya'll see my funny story on our Facebook Page? If not, here it is:

I was teaching a guided reading group today and we were reading a non-fiction book about gorillas. I decided it was a perfect time for me to expose them to the table of contents and the index.

I asked, "Does anyone know what in index is used for?"

One of my students raised his hand SO high and said, "Yes, it's what my mom uses to clean the windows!"

Nope, we were talking about an INDEX, not WINDEX! :)