{"id":2112,"date":"2014-01-29T13:03:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T13:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2023-01-26T16:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:12:42","slug":"fun-valentines-day-ideas-for-elementary-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/fun-valentines-day-ideas-for-elementary-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Valentine\u2019s Day Ideas for Elementary Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day activities are great ways to make learning fun and keep students engaged in your elementary school classroom. Check out these fun ideas your elementary-age kids will LOVE!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Valentine\u2019s Day Craft Ideas<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kids love crafts, and Valentine\u2019s Day classroom activities are a great way to engage your students\u2019 creative spirit. Try these fun arts and crafts ideas with your class:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> <b><i>Valentine\u2019s Day Boxes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Give each child an empty shoebox, and provide craft materials they can use to create personalized boxes to hold the Valentines they receive.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>2) Valentine\u2019s Day Door Cover<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Create a door cover for your classroom using white or pink <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Decorations\/Background-Paper\/Seamless\/Background-Paper-9-ft-x-36-ft\"><b><i>background paper<\/i><\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 Provide markers, paints, crayon, sequins, and glue and encourage students to decorate the paper with Valentine artwork, poems or messages.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Valentine\u2019s Day Game Ideas<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>1)\u00a0 Valentine\u2019s Day HEART game<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Create your own BINGO game using the word HEART and candy conversation hearts as square markers. Hand out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Awards\/Student-Recognition\/Fun-Packs\/Valentine-Fun-Pack\"><b><i>Valentine\u2019s Fun Packs<\/i><\/b><\/a> as prizes for the winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>2) <\/i><i>Valentine\u2019s Day Scavenger Hunt<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hide Valentine\u2019s Day-themed items around your classroom and create a list of all the items. Split students up into teams and send them on a scavenger hunt.\u00a0 The first team to find all the items wins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Educational Valentine\u2019s Day Ideas<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) <\/strong><strong><i>Valentine\u2019s<\/i><i> Day Read-a-thon<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is the perfect time to get kids excited about reading. Host a class or school-wide read-a-thon with Valentine\u2019s Day themes, like love, family,\u00a0 and friendship. Give <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Supplies\/Design-It-Yourself\/Bookmarks\/Custom-Bookmark\"><b><i>custom bookmarks<\/i><\/b><\/a> to all participants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<i>2) <\/i><i>Valentine\u2019s Day Anagrams<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An easy classroom project that kids will love to do either independently or in teams. Put each letter of the phrase \u201cValentine\u2019s Day\u201d on a cutout heart and let your students rearrange the letters to see how many other words they can find within those words.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><i>Share some of your favorite classroom Valentine\u2019s Day activities!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day activities are great ways to make learning fun and keep students engaged in your elementary school classroom. 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