valentine's day
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Family Valentine Station
Valentine’s Day is the perfect holiday for celebrating families because it is all about love. Focusing on the love between family members is also a great way to make Valentine’s Day relevant for our youngest learners. I always spent a lot of time helping my students understand that Valentine’s Day is a special day where we get to make sure the people that we love know how much we love them. We would make valentine’s for our family members, friends, and the special people in our lives. I recently thought of a way to extend this that I wish I would have done when I was in the classroom –…
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Beyond the family survey
As a teacher I was a huge fan of the family survey. It helped me learn the answers to very specific questions about children and their families (who lives with you? Is your child afraid of anything? What are your child’s favorite foods?). As a parent, I just filled out one of these surveys for my daughter’s class the other day, and when I was done it felt like I hadn’t really given her teachers a lot of information. It certainly wasn’t going to help them get to know her better, and at this age the answers change so regularly that they may not even be relevant in a month…
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Family February
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ve probably noticed that I often dedicate each week to a specific topic, and when I started planning for this week the topic that I had in mind was engaging families in classroom activities. But of course, as I started thinking about that specific topic I came up with way more than a week’s worth of posts. So I’m going to try something new, I’m devoting the entire month of February to topics related to partnering with families and promoting strong families. I think the timing is perfect, so much of what we talk about in February is related to love,…
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Friday Freebie – Valentine Movement
Happy Friday! This week has been all about movement activities, so it’s only fitting that this freebie goes with that theme. These Valentine-themed movement cards are from Play Learn Teach and there are a ton of ways that you could use them. Download your set and get a couple days of fun out of them before February is over, then stash them away for next year! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Friday Freebie – Visual Social Stories
Happy Friday! This felt like an extra long week, I think holidays have a way of making the rest of the week stretch out. I know that Valentine’s Day is over, but I wanted to share this so that you can save it for next year. This awesome freebie is a set of Visual Social Stories all about Valentine’s day. This would be amazing for helping your students prepare for your party and have a better understanding of how the day will go. Go download your copy from Creating and Teaching, and have a wonderful weekend!
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Ideas for leftover candy hearts
I know how popular candy heart activities are in the days leading up to Valentine’s day, but I’m a huge fan of using them after the holiday is over. For one thing, you can get them on clearance, and for another I always take full advantage of an opportunity to reflect and transition out of a holiday – otherwise it can be a bit of a let down for little ones who have spent so much time looking forward to the big event. If you’ve already used your candy hearts for all of those fun printable activities that are out there, here are some different ideas that would be easy…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hope that your day is wonderful, enjoy it!
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Managing Class Party Chaos
I’ve been thinking about all of my teacher friends for the last week or so because I know that many of you are preparing for Valentine’s Day parties in your classrooms tomorrow. In my experience I’ve found that there are two kind of teachers; those that absolutely love party days, and those that dread and hate them. I personally fall under the LOVE category, but I can completely understand why one might dislike these days. Let’s face it, the children can’t focus on anything, the room is loud, and there is usually far too much sugar, not to mention activities that need a lot of prep, and just extra mess…
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Friday Freebie – Valentine’s Day I Spy
Happy Friday! We are well into February and I could not be more happy, I love how quickly this month flies by, and how close it brings us to spring! Before I get ahead of myself, let me stop and share this cure Valentine’s Day Activity. I’m seriously considering printing this Valentine’s Day I Spy from Life Over Cs just so I can do it myself. The graphics are cute, the concept is fun and easy, and it appeals to a wide age range. Go get yourself a copy and enjoy your weekend!
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Valentine’s Day Ideas!
I hope that you were able to snatch up a ton of great deals during the Teachers Pay Teachers sale, don’t worry if you haven’t had a chance yet – you still have one more day! I know many of you are actively planning your Valentine’s day events, whether it be for your class or your family, so I thought that I would pull together all of my previous Valentine’s Day posts and put them right here in one place so the ideas are easy to access. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything specific that you’d like to see in the future.…
