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1-2-3 Come Do Some Valentine's Day Activities With Me

I had so much fun making things with candy hearts on Monday,  that I thought I'd make a few more things for today.   If you missed the article, simply scroll down.  As usual, my brain was going a zillion miles an hour of what other things I could do with the candy heart generator.

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Print; laminate and trim to make Memory Match or "I Have; Who Has" games.  I've also included a cover, if you want your students to make an Itty Bitty Candy Heart Color booklet.  Click on the link to view/download the Candy Heart Color Cards.

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Students match the word cards to their contractions.  You could also have children choose several cards and then write what the contraction or words are, depending on which ones they picked.  Click on the link to view/download the Conversation Heart Contraction Cards. 

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How many words can you make using the letters in the word valentines?  Challenge your students to work independently or in small groups.  Set a timer, or let teams work on their lists throughout the day. 

I came up with a whopping 312 words!  When everyone has shared their list, share mine and highlight any that students don't know.

Give some to each team and have them look the words up, and then share their results with the class. I've also included several certificates of praise. Click on the link to view/download the Valentine Word Challenge. 

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Including a site where they can make up their own crossword puzzle to share with their classmates.  Click on the link to view/download the Valentine Word Find packet.

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These would be fun to include in a valentine card students make for their families, or as a jumpstart to having students do some computer research and find 3-5 facts about one of the countries listed.  Click on the link to view/download 100 Ways To Say "I love you." 

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1-2-3 Come Make Valentines With Me!

chemistry activities, valentines, valentine activities, We've got chemistry, heart activities, valentine crafts, valentine cards, word work for February, February bulletin board ideas, bulletin boards for February, While looking for classroom charts today, I stumbled across the periodic chart.  Boy did that bring back memories. 

I LOVED chemistry lab, and could easily have become a mad scientist.

I'm always looking for ways for students to spell words, like using Scrabble tiles etc.

Since the periodic table is filled with letters and letter combinations, I frogged around half the morning dreaming up valentines.

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You can use my templates or challenge students to think up their own.

I've included a periodic chart that you can shoot up on an overhead, so students can use it as a reference tool.

I hope they have a much fun as I did. 

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Click on the link to view/download the We've Got Chemistry Valentines.

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