valentine's day activities
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26 Words of Valentine’s Day
26 Words of Valentine’s Day. With children, brainstorm a word for each
letter of the alphabet. Write the words on the hearts and place them in
alphabetical order. Next, have
children categorize the words according to type:
nouns, adjectives, or verbs. This is a fun activity
that reinforces alphabetizing, concept
development and parts of speech. The lesson ends
with a fun board game.
As a Class, Brainstorm a List of Words
deliver
excited friend greeting
hearts invitations joy
alphabetbest
friendcandy
Write the words on heart templates
Valentine
wishes x-ray yummy zing
sweets tradition unbelievable
redquotepoemsopen
nicemessageletterkindness
With students place the hearts in alphabetical
order and then sort the words according to word
type: nouns, adjectives, or verbs.
Next, Create a Display Board
26 Words of Valentine’s Day
Titles for Display Board
Each player begins with 6 hearts
. The first player rolls the dice. He/she moves
the number of spaces on the dice and shows a heart card that
matches the type of word listed on that space. If the player does
not have a heart match, he/she must pull another card. The
player cannot move until he/she has a match (maximum 3 times).
The first player to reach the finish heart wins.
Board Game
letter poems poems poems
tradition red
Miss aturn
Extraturn
joyadjective
verb
noun
noun
adjective adjective
adje
ctiv
e
nounYour
choice
Your choice
noun
noun
verb
Your choicefin
ish
noun
noun
adjective
verb
noun
noun
no
un
deliver excited friend greeting hearts
invitations joy kindness letter message nice
open
alphabetbest
friend
candy
poems quote red sweets tradition
unbelievable Valentine wishes x-ray yummy zing
Each player begins with 6 hearts
• Mail – Students can add more verbs and adjectives by writing them on heart cards and placing them in the mailbox. Teacher and class will review. If the word is approved it will be added to the game!
We’ve Got Mail
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