Valentine’s Day is around the corner. I’ve rounded-up some of the best Valentine’s Day Literacy Activities that you can do with toddlers through early elementary. I think you will LOVE the ideas!
Alphabet Activities
1.Play Valentine ABC Bingo and work on letter identification! This game can be played with one or twenty kids.
1.Play 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 which doubles as decoration too from The Mom Inspired Life.
Learning Your Name Activities
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.
Sight Words
7. Sight Word Heart Delivery is an active way for kids to practice any list of sight words.
8. Pre-K Pages shows us how to use those fun Valentine’s cards and turn them into a sight word activity.
Word Work and Spelling
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
11. Create a Valentine Writing Center for kids to make their own 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 list.
14. Cutting Tiny Bites shares even more books about Valentine’s Day.
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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!