This candy hearts skip counting activity has 1st to 3rd grade students put heart number cards in order by 2s, 5s and 10s, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for easy checking.
This sweetheart sentences activity lets 1st to 3rd grade children sort Valentine heart cards into statements, questions, exclamations and commands while building strong grammar skills. Answer key included.
This Valentine's Day Alphabetical Order Worksheet asks 3rd Grade students to put ten Valentine words in ABC order and name the letter that decided each pair. An answer key is included.
This Valentine's Day Synonyms Worksheet gives 3rd Grade students two fun ways to match words that mean almost the same thing, with an answer key included so practice stays quick and easy.
Using this Valentine's Day Mini Pack, students learn about Valentine's Day and many different skills with a Valentine's Day theme. This Mini Pack includes 10 fun Valentine's Day worksheets and two Valentine's Day activities.
Use these Valentine's Day Clip Art images and graphics for Valentine's Day bulletin boards, Valentine's Day activities, and classroom decorations.
These Valentine's Day Desk Name Tags are a perfect way for your students to identify their desks and practice spelling their name with a Valentines' Day theme.
Sweet skills with a side of hearts
Valentine's Day is a perfect excuse for real third grade practice in a party mood. Kids skip count candy hearts to warm up for multiplication, like 5, 10, 15, 20. They put sweet words in alphabetical order to the second or third letter, swap plain words for synonyms like happy and joyful, and write complete sentences for a friend. The click moment comes when kids realize a card for a classmate is better with stronger words!
Keep the fun, keep the learning. These are the moves that make February 14 a real school day.
Set up a heart station rotation: one math station, one word station and one writing station. Kids move every ten minutes. Mixing skills keeps brains working and the day feels like a party.
Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withValentine's Day Mini PackWorkbooksOpen it →Give each group a pile of candy hearts and have them build equal groups of 2, 5 and 10, then skip count to find the total. Real hearts first, number sentences second.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withCandy Hearts Skip Counting ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Model a plain sentence like "You are nice." Then think aloud as you make it better: "You are a kind friend who always shares." Kids then build their own sentences for a classmate.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withSweetheart Sentences ActivityActivitiesOpen it →A few sweet favorites for the classroom party or a cozy night at home.
VideosStart the day with a Valentine song and have kids write down three heart words they hear.
Open Valentine's Day Song →
WorksheetsHand out heart cards with sweet words and have kids line up in alphabetical order without talking.
Open Valentine's Day Alphabetical Order Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids trade a plain word for a stronger one before they write their cards. Sweet becomes delightful!
Open Valentine's Day Synonyms Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Valentine's Day Song, Candy Hearts Skip Counting Activity and Sweetheart Sentences Activity.
Skip counting with candy hearts, writing kind sentences for classmates and word work like synonyms and alphabetical order all fit the day. You keep the party feeling and still cover real skills.
Pick one skill your class is working on and give it a heart theme. A math station, a word station and a writing station cover a lot in one morning.
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Have kids write a compliment card to a classmate using a complete sentence and one strong describing word. It is short, kind and real writing practice.
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