Teaching Themes
Valentine's Day: Everything You Need
Celebrate Valentine's Day with cards, crafts, and cross-curricular lesson plans.
Lesson Plans
Teaching Kindness for Valentine's Day
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
Use this lesson to teach the concept of kindness and to help children become more aware of how kind messages can be shared through reading, creative expression, and art.
Blog Posts
Valentine's Day Sweets and Heartbeats
Grades: PreK–K
Celebrate Valentine's Day with these heart-oriented activities from across the curriculum.
Valentine's Day Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Activities and Games 5 Crafty Valentine's Day IdeasGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Get in the Valentine's Day spirit with these crafty ideas to decorate your classroom. |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources What Makes a Healthy Heart?Grades: 1–2, 3–5 These class activities introduce students to the power of their heart and provide an opportunity to talk about maintaining good health. |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities We've Got Mail on Valentine's Day!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Create individual mailboxes to make passing out valentines a treat. |
Articles Idea SwapGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Teacher-tested ideas to celebrate Valentine's' Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, and more! |
Be Mine, ValentineGrades: This February 14, make festive mailboxes that not only offer holiday cheer, but also math, science, and language arts practice. |
Activities and Games, Articles Fall In Love All Over AgainGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Cross-curricular Valentine's Day teaching ideas and activities that support reading, math, science, and social studies skills |
Winter Crafts and MoreGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Valentine's Day arts and crafts, ideas for a historical field trip, and ways to use the iPad in class. |
 Unit Plans All About the HeartGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 This unit is designed to teach young children about the human heart, ways to take care of their heart, and the history of the heart shape. |
 Blog Posts Valentine's DayGrades: 1–2 Books, lesson plans, and other resources to make your Valentine's Day both fun and informative. |
 A Pair Is TwoGrades: PreK–K Students find hearts in pictures of pairs in this fun digital issue that includes skills sheets, a game and a video. |
 Heart HalvesGrades: PreK–K Students match upper case and lower case letters with this heart-themed game from Let’s Find Out magazine. |
 Hearts All AroundGrades: 1–2 Watch a video from Scholastic News: Edition 1 about different kinds of hearts! |
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Articles Heart BookmarksGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 These heartfelt bookmarks are a special and unique valentine that students can give to friends, family, and other loved ones. |
 Articles LovebugGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Celebrate Valentine's Day by having students create this fun, holiday-themed craft. |
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Articles Thumbody Loves You FlowerGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Create this colorful, fun craft project, personalized with thumb prints, to distribute to friends and loved ones on Valentine's Day. |
Articles Heart BuddyGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Students can create this cute craft to receive and store their valentines. |
 Blog Posts Free Printable QR Code Valentines for Kids or Co-workers You AdoreGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Make a 21st century valentine with these free QR code printables. |
 Blog Posts The Valentine Box Meets the Common CoreGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Bring out your students’ creativity while reinforcing math and critical thinking skills with this traditional valentine project with a newfound... |
 Blog Posts Teaching About Friendship Via Valentine's DayGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Kindergarten is often the first time children learn socialization skills and experience the joys of friendship. February is a great month to... |
