It’s not a wonder why Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days in school. There are so many fun things to do! There’s an explosion of red and pink, loads of friendship-themed ideas and parties galore. Through the years, I have done many different things for Valentine’s Day in my classroom. This year, I am out of the classroom in an instructional coach role. This has given me the opportunity to think about Valentine’s Day as a whole and I’ve seen some awesome Valentine’s Day ideas out there so I thought I would compile some of them here for you. I wasn’t thinking about the usual chocolate and Valentine cards kinds of things but more the idea of kindness and love and how we can promote more of that in school while still having a blast on Valentine’s day.
I first found this amazing blogpost from Angela over at Extra Special Teaching for 100’s Day. For some of us, 100’s day is very close to Valentine’s Day. It is usually full of fun and learning activities and this post is no different. Even if it is much earlier than Valentine’s Day, why not turn some of those aging and 100’s day fun events into compassionate learning experiences? Here, Angela shows us how to use the Aging Booth app to “turn kids into 100 year olds”. Click on the picture to read more.
While using this app, I would ask the students what they think it might be like to feel 100. How old are your grandparents? Great grandparents? How might your aging body change your walking or daily activity, your ability to learn, drive, attend events, play with your grandkids? It’s a great way to teach kids to feel compassion for their elders.
Then I found this awesome Positive Thinking Poster set from +Matt over at Digital Divide and Conquer. Matt has created awesome resources for social learning and project based learning. It’s free and perfect to show kids how to think positively and with a LOVE theme that’s great for Valentine’s Day.
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