Posts with the label Valentine's Day
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
February 11, 2020
Valentine Creative Writing FREEBIE
It's valentine week here in kindergarten and I am so excited by the centers that I have prepped for my students! This week we're sharing the love and keeping up with our learning - even if we're so close to our winter break!
It never fails that right before a break my students (and I) begin to feel it...and thus we can't shake those moments of behavior. So, it's ever so important to keep my kiddos engaged and this week with the excitement of Valentine's Day I'm capitalizing on that energy.
I'm so excited to share a new FREEBIE that's heading to my TpT store, this Valentine Writing center!
Materials:
- Hershey Kisses
- These fun containers from Michael's for less than $3!
- Valentine Writing Center FREEBIE
- Glue sticks and pencils
This student used her Hershey Kiss wrapper as a pink circle balloon. I love the details in her illustration and this activity lent itself for the conversation about building a picture around the wrapper.
Another student went above and beyond and used her wrapper for a few different items in her picture! She used the Kisses paper along the top as the string lights and her wrapper as a birthday cake, a bouquet of flowers, and additional lights on her string. She's one of my more advanced writers in English and was so proud of her work!
Valentines!
As an additional activity within my writing center this week are these valentine templates. Students' names in class are shared along with the directions on how to complete the center. They are to select either a heart or card and then pick one student in class to write a valentine to. Once they write their name, they then think about and write one kind thing about them. This is another opportunity for them to feel a personal connection to their writing and express themselves to others.
Easily edit this page by using a text box to write the names of your students. This is a handy tool for them to not only practice their own names, but the names of their peers. I love how easily this is another way to expose my students to the written English language!
I hope you have as much fun with this writing center as my students did!
Feel free to snap a photo of your class using this FREEBIE and share it out on Instagram using @LittleFoxTeaching!
Linking this freebie up with The Bender Bunch!
February 9, 2020
Easy Prep for Valentine's Week in Kindergarten
It's Valentine's week and every year I somehow lose the sense of time. I honestly try to plan ahead and prepare all of the heart and pink themed materials that make this week so much fun for my kinders and yet here I am hustling to get things done.
As I plan and look forward to this week, I've found a ton of resources (many of which are free!) that will keep my kids engaged up until our minimum day on Friday.
Creation Station Ideas
Love Monster Directed DrawingsDirected drawings are not only fun, but they help practice skills such as listening, following directions, and fine motor. I love the idea of this being presented in a Creation Station workshop center with each stage shown or a whole group activity with a paired writing prompt. I personally love that this particular design is easy enough for my kinders yet great for older kids in the older grades, too.
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| photo | from the pond |
Either way, they're super adorable and can be picked up at From the Pond blog! She has this printable ready over on her TpT store, too!
Valentine Goodie Bag
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| photo | art bar blog |
ABC/Word Work
To keep our learning going throughout the week I've found a number of great resources that keep with the Valentine theme that are not only easy prep, but many of which are FREEBIES! |
| photo | madebyteachers.com |
Some other free letter and tracing resources are:
- Heart shape and word tracing sheets from Elementary Lesson Plans
- This Valentine's Day emergent reader from All Students Can Shine
- A Valentine workbook complete with a variety of word work skill practice from Penley's Pointe Elementary Resources
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| photo | pocket of preschool |
V is for Valentine
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| photo | easy preschool craft |
Work on Writing
An easy way to get my kinders writing during workshop centers is providing them with a station that is easily transported from class to class (remember, I'm a pop-in English teacher). So, writing stations are wonderful, but I always have to keep in mind that the materials have to be able to be on the-go like I am.Here are my favorite ideas for Valentine writing centers!
Valentine Post Office
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| photo | a pinch of kinder |
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| photo | glitter and glue for K-2 |
I also love a good Write-the-Room activity and have stocked up on quite a few for the year. One in particular that I love (and my kids love doing) are these Valentine's Day write the room cards from Whitney at Glitter and Glue for K-2 blog!
It's an easy way to introduce thematic vocabulary and have my kids practice their fine motor handwriting skills. And for only $2? Yes, please!
Win, win!
There's so much fun and learning to be had this week! My hope is that you're feeling inspired as you plan the week ahead and find some useful resources and blogs along the way. I wish you all a very exciting week with your students!!
Happy Valentine's Week, everyone!
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