Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Check out the best Valentine’s Day Literacy Activities that you can do with toddlers through early elementary. Plus, many of them can be differentiated to reach all your growing readers. I think you will LOVE the ideas!
Valentine Alphabet Activities
1.Play Valentine ABC Bingo and work on letter identification! This game can be played with one or twenty kids.
2. ABC Heart Matching by Hands On As We Grow works on matching lowercase and uppercase letters.
3. I Heart Crafty Things shares another alphabet matching heart that uses stickers!
4. Create an alphabet wreath that doubles as decoration too from Fun Learning for Kids.
Learning Your Name Activities for Valentine’s Day
5. Make a Valentine’s Name Puzzle to give each friend this holiday. How Wee Learn shows us how.
6. These beaded name hearts from Fun-a-Day would make super cute necklaces. Plus, kids work on fine motor skills.
Phonological Awareness Ideas for Valentine’s Day
7. Work on syllable counting with these candy jar ideas to build phonological awareness.
8. Try these songs to freshen up circle time. They both have a Valentine’s Day theme. Get ready to sing these Valentine’s Day circle time songs.
Valentine Decoding and Encoding Activities
9. Heart Homophones- Match, Draw & Spell from This Reading Mama is a hands-on and visual way to work on those tricky homophones.
10. Read cvc words in this Short Vowel Bingo game from Carrots are Orange.
Writing Activities for Valentine’s Day
11. Create a Valentine Writing Center for kids to make their valentines.
12. Valentine’s Sensory Writing Tray from The Imagination Tree would also be perfect for a writing center.
Books About Valentine’s Day
13. Share a few books about loving, caring, and sharing from this Valentine Books for Kids list.
14. I even have a book list just for toddlers to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Enjoy these Valentine’s board books and picture books for toddlers.
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*This post first appeared on 1/20/18 and has since been updated.
Nicole says
I love all these wonderful hands on learning ideas!! I love teaching hands on concepts it’s amazing how much quicker kids pick things up. I especially love the sight words mail delivery, I’m sure my boys would love it. Pinning over for others to enjoy as well. Have a blessed week!