Valentine's Day Activities

Valentine’s Day Mini Unit Study- Fields of Daisies

FREE Valentine’s Day Unit Study

Day 1:  Valentine’s History & Traditions
Day 2:  Valentine’s Hearts
Day 3:  Valentine’s Cards
Day 4:  Sweet Treats
Day 5:  Flowers

Valentine’s Day is a fantastic time to try a unit study !

Unit studies are a great way to learn!  Whether you are looking for a better way to teach multiple aged children all at once,  you want more JOY, creativity and freedom in your learning, or you just want to dig a little deeper into a topic, a unit study might be just the answer you’re looking for!

So why is a Valentine’s Day Unit Study a great place to start?

Valentine’s Day is packed full of history, inspiring stories of real love and determination, and believe it or not, even some pretty SWEET science!  You can cover all your subject areas this week AND have FUN learning!  For each day’s theme, you will find suggestions for:

-Valentine’s Reading
-Language Arts Activities
-A Valentine’s Bible Study
-Valentine’s Themed Math Activities
-History and Geography of Valentine’s Day
-Science Activities
-Art/Music Ideas 

Valentine's Day Unit Study Printables

 

*30 Page Valentine’s Day Unit Printables Pack
All kinds of fun printables to go along with this unit.
Everything you need all in one place!
Print & GO!

 

 

 

 

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*Valentine’s Day Book List

Check your bookshelves, your local library, or order some of these books, movies, or activity guides to add to the unit!

 

 

 

 

Valentine's Printables

 

*Valentine’s Day- Printable Just For FUN Pack
Some days you just need a little EXTRA fun!!
Check out this printable just for FUN pack-  Coloring pages, Word puzzles, Math squares, Scavenger Hunt, Valentine’s Day roll the dice game, and LOTS more!

 

 

Valentine's Day puzzles and games for kids

 

 

 

*MORE Valentine’s PUZZLER Printables!

 

 

 

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*FREE!! Printable Valentine’s Day Coloring Book/Card Making Kit !
Want to spread some LOVE this month?  Grab this FREE Printable Valentine’s Pack!
Just print, add your own creative touch, and bless your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else who could use a little love!

 

 

 


 

* I have also included some of my favorite Valentine’s themed books for each section below.  They are directly linked to Amazon.  As an Amazon affiliate, at NO extra charge to you, I make a small commission on each sale of products clicked on through my site.  If you choose to purchase any of these books, I’d sure love the support !  Thank you for helping to keep my units all free !
Much love.

 


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*Day 1: Valentine’s Day History and Traditions


Heart Reading

*Valentine’s Day History & Traditions Reading Ideas-

– History of Valentine’s Day   (Short video…reading below from The History Channel)
– St. Valentine’s Day   (Short & sweet intro..this site has really cute links too!)
– Valentine’s History
– The Origin of Valentine’s Day
– St. Valentine Story and Coloring Page

-Extras-
Valentine’s Day History books you might enjoy for today’s theme
:
(Many of these can be found in your local library too!)
The Story of St. Valentine
Plant a Kiss


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*Valentine’s Day Language Arts Activities-

– 10 Grammar Printables 
– Valentine’s Vocabulary Lists   (This is a great list for lots of levels
from Enchanted Learning)
– Candy Hearts Grammar Activity
 The “AND” Game   (Valentine’s themed)
– Valentine’s Day themed worksheets  (Wordgrams, Puzzles, Writing Paper, etc
from DTLK)
– Valentine’s Creative Writing Prompts   HERE   and    HERE

*Extras- Valentine’s Day Language Arts Books for Kids-
Mad Libs in Love

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*Valentine’s Day Bible Study-  What is Love ?

– What is Love ?
– 1 Corinthians 13:4-8       (Printable Work Pack from Only Passionate Curiosity)
– Valentine’s Day and Love
– Love Bible Study for Kids
–  Love Is… Coloring Pages
All You Need Is Love
Also, if you’d like to read my heart on this subject most recently, please read
my post about the importance of not just knowing about love, but doing it !
HERE


*Extras- Valentine’s Day Bible Study & Devotional Books for Kids-
Love Is
Love Does (for Kids)

The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
(I know this book is a little young, but the message is so fitting!)

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*Valentine’s Day Math Activity Ideas-

– Valentine Themed Math Printables   (for many levels)
– Valentine’s Math Game  (written for +/- , but you could easily adjust it for whatever skill
you’re working on )
– Estimation Activity
– Yummy Valentine’s Math   (MY kind of math!  From Yummy Math … I LOVE this site !!)

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*Valentine’s Day Science Activity Ideas-

– TONS of Fun Valentine’s Science Experiments   (from Creekside Learning)
– 4 STEM Activities for Valentine’s Day  ( from STEM Activities for Kids )
 – 14 Days of Valentine’s STEM Activities

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*Valentine’s Day History/Geography Activity Ideas-

 History:  Valentine’s Day   (short video YouTube-  3:32 mins)
– Valentine’s Customs Around the World  (might be fun to try some new traditions!)
– Valentine’s Geography Activity   (scroll to bottom)
– The Roman Empire for Kids     (a brief history)


*Extras- Valentine’s Day Books-
Celebrate Valentine’s Day !  (Holidays Around the World series)
Four Stupid Cupids  (The Hamlet Chronicles)

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*Valentine’s Art/Music Activities-

– 10 Valentine’s Day Art Projects   (From Deep Space Sparkle – one of my favorite art blogs!)
– Read about  American Pop Art  (or watch a short VIDEO intro) and artist Robert Indiana .
Try a few LOVE inspired activities  HERE  and  HERE .

 



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* Day 2:  Valentine’s Day Hearts 


Heart Reading
*Valentine’s Day Reading Ideas-

– Emily Dickinson was an American poet who wrote about many things…but especially
LOVE!
Read about Emily Dickinson and then read one of her love poems  HERE  

– ‘The Giving Tree’   (ok, so this is a video…but it’s so good!
If you have the book you could read it instead  🙂   )
* This would make a great discussion starter in my opinion, particularly if you are using
the Bible study (or even if you’d just like to read through 1 Corinthians 13:4-8).
For Example:
– Did you see any examples of love in this story?
– How did the tree show love?
– How did the boy show love?

– A collection of some old reader type sweet short stories to read aloud (or not) :
‘Saint Valentine’s Day’
‘St. Valentine’ 
‘Four Letters’

*Extra Valentine’s Day Book Ideas for Kids-

The Giving Tree
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew  (Valentine’s Day Secret)

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*Valentine’s Day Language Arts-

– Copy Work Activity
You might like to copy ‘It’s All I have to Bring Today‘ or another poem you like
Fun Valentine’s Quotes & other copy work PRINTABLES   (from In All You Do)
Valentine’s Cursive Copywork & Dictation PRINTABLES
(from Year Round Homeschooling)
 Heart Writing Paper

– Heart Maps  (creative writing idea or even art project)

– Parts of Speech Valentine’s Worksheets
Nouns & Verbs 
Adjectives & Adverbs

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*Valentine’s Day Bible Study- Love is Patient

– Love is Patient Lesson
– Patience for All       (Be sure to scroll down for videos)
– Patience                    (Hands on activities)
– Lessons on Patience
– Patience Coloring Pages

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*Valentine’s Day Math Activities-

– Math Fun with hearts
– Conversation Heart Fractions
– Heart Ratios Math Game
– Broken Heart Mend Math Game
– Hearts Graphing Game
– Candy Heart Math

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*Valentine’s Day Science Activities-

– All About the Heart
– DIY Stethoscope
– A Trip Through the Cardiovascular System     ( From The Scientific Mom)
– Cardiovascular Unit Study
– Conversation Hearts Science   (LOTS of super fun science ideas !)
– STEM Activities with Conversation Hearts  ( from STEM Activities for Kids)
– Candy Heart Catapult

The Magic School Bus Has a Heart

Learning Resources Stethoscope
Human Body Detectives:  A Heart Pumping Adventure Through the Circulatory System


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*Valentine’s Day History and Geography Ideas-

– The heart has been seen throughout history as something with a deep significance.
Here are some ways that ancient cultures saw the importance of the heart.
 Ancient Egypt and the Heart
 Ancient Greece and Rome

History of the Conversation Heart
(This is a in depth history, but FILLED with fascinating history!)


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*Valentine’s Art/Music Activities-

– Crystal Heart Sun Catcher
– POP Art  Jim Dine Hearts Lesson
OR  Romero Britto Heart Art Lesson
– Watercolor and Glue Resist Heart Paintings

*Extras- Fun Valentine’s Crafts and Activities
Heart Pillow Latchhook Set
(Remember these?  My middle daughter LOVED them!)
Heart Stained Glass Coloring Book   (from Dover)

 


 

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*Day 3:  Valentine’s Day Cards


Heart Reading
*Valentine’s Day History Reading-

– History of Valentine’s Day Cards and a little bit more in detail  HERE 
– A Prisoner’s Valentines
– The Gift of the Magi    (I know it’s usually a Christmas story…but what a great love story!)

– Read all about American poet Jack Prelutsky  and try some of the activities!
Be sure to read 2 of his funny poems about Valentine’s Day,  HERE  and  HERE  and   HERE
Try writing a Valentine for your pet…if you dare !

*Extra Valentine’s Books for Kids-

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
Cupid Doesn’t Flip Hamburgers  (The Bailey School Kids Mystery series)
Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine

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*Valentine’s Day Language Arts Activities-

– Introduce Puns …..then click through these old fashioned Puny Valentines !
– Valentine’s Cinquain Poems  (Perfect for making some original Valentine’s Day cards!)
– Valentine’s Acrostic Poems
– Valentine’s Haiku Poems

– Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue Activity    (Printable ! )
– Review the parts of speech with  Valentine’s Mad Libs Printables 

 Printable Thank You Valentine’s Cards          (Great Idea for any age!)

*Try these fun and *FREE!!* printable coloring pages and printable Valentine’s Day cards
you can click HERE or on the images below!

valentines day printables    Valentine's Unit Printable Coloring Book


*Extra Fun- Valentine’s Day Language Arts Books
Dear Valentine Letters     (MadLibs)

 

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*Valentine’s Day Bible Study- Love is Kind

– Kindness Video
– Kindness Lesson             (scroll through for activities for all age groups)
– Kindness Bible Stories
– Kindness Tree 
– 30 Random Acts of Kindness to Do with Your Children   (from A Spotted Pony)
This is a really sweet list of experiences that this family had together <3
– Kindness Builders
– Kindness Coloring Pages


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*Valentine’s Day Math Activity Ideas-

– LOTS of Valentine’s Themed Math Games & Printables   (from What the Teacher Wants
…this is a super cute blog!)
 6 Valentine’s Math Activities
– Montessori Valentine’s Math Ideas    (Mostly for the Littles in your house)
– Equivalent Fractions   (Valentine’s Day Math Printable-  TPT, but FREE! )
– Valentine’s Multiplication Bingo    (TPT,  FREE)

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*Valentine’s Day Science Activity Ideas-

– Valentine’s Day CHEMISTRY Cards !   (Fun Ideas !!)
– STEM for your Sweethearts
– Valentine’s Day themed Science Experiments Galore !
– Valentine’s Day Chemistry Fun !

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*Valentine’s Day History and Geography Ideas-

– History of the Valentine’s Card
– Valentine’s Cards through the 1900’s   (nice photos!)
– Collecting Valentines    (short video, about 3 mins, from History Channel )
– Make a Valentine’s Day Card that you might find in another country.
Choose a country.  Find it on a map.  Read if/how that country celebrates this holiday.
(Here’s how to say ‘I Love You‘ (and more) in lots of different languages !)

 

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*Valentine’s Day Art and Music Activities-

– How To Write a Love Song for Kids  
– Beautiful Heart Coloring Pages
(These would make lovely cards too I think!)
– Fizzing Heart Art 

*Extras- Valentine’s Day Crafts
Make Your Own Valentines Craft Kit

 



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*Day 4: Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats

Heart Reading

*Valentine’s Day Unit Reading Ideas-

– Chocolate Unit Study & Lap Book
– Read ‘The Chocolate Touch‘  or   HERE  Online
(My kiddos LOVED this book !)
You can also  –>  Listen Online 

*Extras- Valentine’s Books we love for this section-
The Candymakers   and   The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase
-Chocolate Fever
The Candy Smash

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Language Arts Ideas-

– Sweet Treats Parts of Speech
(super cute blog… Rockin’ Resources)
– Valentine’s Idioms Lesson Printable
– 8 Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts
– Valentine’s Day Reading Comprehension Printable
– Valentine’s Writing Paper & Editing Printable

– Chocolate Ideas Galore !

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*Valentine’s Bible Study – Love is Humble

– Humility Lessons
– Pride and Humility Bible Study for Kids
– Humility Learning Activities
– An Example in Humility 
– Humility Coloring Pages

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Math Activities-

– Valentine’s Themed Math Games    (various levels-  TPT Freebie)
– Heart Fractions Game
(Printable from En Casa …this site is in Spanish, but self-explanatory even
if you don’t speak Spanish  🙂    )
– Color Grid Mixed Math Valentine Printables           (K-4)
– Online Chocolates Puzzle

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Science Activities-

– Explore Chocolate
– How Chocolate is Made
– LOTS of fun Valentine’s STEM Challenges           (including building a box of chocolates !)
– Heart Estimation Activity
– Sweethearts Experiments
– Sweet Treats-  Ice Cream in a Bag Experiment


*Extras- Science Activities for Valentine’s Unit

Edible Chemistry:  Food Science Kit
(40 different experiments- SO MUCH FUN !!)

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*Valentine’s Day Unit History and Geography-

– History of Chocolate                (Hungry History Video)
– Why Do We Give Chocolates on Valentine’s Day ?
– History of Chocolate                (Printable)

*Extras- History of Valentine’s Day books
Make Your Own Chocolate Kit

 

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Art and Music Activities-

– Watch one of these amazing videos of Chocolate Art
– Try making one of your own…
Chocolate Spoon Art 
Chocolates !

 

 


 

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*Day 5:  Tradition of Valentine’s Day Flowers


Heart Reading
*Valentine’s Day Reading Ideas-

– Read about the poet Robert Burns and read his poem, ‘A Red, Red Rose
 Printable Worksheet

– ‘We Should Not Mind So Small a Flower‘   by Emily Dickinson

– Fascinating Flowers
– Flower Facts for Kids

– Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt with Printables
(I love scavenger hunts! And reading the clues counts as reading, right?   🙂    You could also easily customize this idea for different levels)


*Extra Valentine’s Day Book Ideas-

25 Roses  (Sweet story about kindness)
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose      (for the Littles, but funny for all!)

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Language Arts-

– Valentine’s Day Grammar Printables       (Antonyms, Synonyms, etc..)
– Valentine’s Following Directions Printable
– Friendship Cinquain Printable
– More Valentines Mad Libs   🙂

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*Valentine’s Bible Study- Love is Content

– What is Contentment?    HERE 
Can we find what ways contentment is showing love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ?
– Contentment Bible Study for Kids
– Contentment Lesson
– Be Content  Craft 
– Contented Coloring Pages

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Math Activities-

– Multiplication Flower Wheels
– Valentine’s Flowers Fact Families
– Hearts Venn Diagram Printable
– Valentine’s Printable Dominoes for Math Learning
– Valentine’s Logic Puzzle
– Valentine’s Math Games                (TPT…look for the Freebie)
– Roll & Cover Multiplication Math Game

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Science Activities-

– Why do plants produce flowers?       (Interactive Mystery)
– Dissect a Flower                  (Love these ideas !)
– Make a Rainbow Rose  OR   HERE 
– Valentine’s STEM Challenges    (Including Flower Frenzy!)
– Color Changing Flowers
– Minute To Win It Game Ideas 

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*Valentine’s Day Unit History and Geography Ideas-

– Why do people give FLOWERS on Valentine’s Day?
– The Meaning of Flowers in the Victorian Era   and in Ancient Egypt  and in Ancient Greece
and   HERE 

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*Valentine’s Day Unit Art and Music Ideas-

– The Symbolism of Flowers in Art
– Flower Art & Science      (These would make lovely window decorations )
– Valentine’s Lollipop Flowers 
– Hyper Color Flowers

– Here are some beautiful pieces of music to listen to while you work !
Waltz of the Flowers
Spring Song

*Extras- Valentine’s Day Flowers Craft Fun
Little Flowers Stained Glass Coloring Book
Learn to Draw Flowers   (From Dover)
Favorite Roses Coloring Book
Old Time Roses Sticker Book


 

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*Valentine’s Day Movies for your Unit Study*

I just wanted to include some ideas for some of my favorite movies for families that highlight LOVE!
Think outside the box with these!

Homeward Bound
The Incredible Journey
All Saints
Mother Teresa
End of the Spear
Be My Valentine Charlie Brown
The Blind Side
Beauty and the Beast
Up
Wall-E
Because of Winn Dixie
Wonder
Where the Red Fern Grows
Amazing Love
Facing the Giants
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

 

**Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone !**

 

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