See what we did today: Valentines Day Unit!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Valentines Day Unit!

Valentines Day Unit!

Candy Heart Count

Math - counting, writing numbers

I gave Addie a bowl of candy hearts. She sorted and grouped the hearts by color. Then she counted each group and wrote the appropriate number on the matching heart on the Candy Count mat. Addie used a dry erase marker to write the numerals. (I made the Candy Count mat by cutting out colored paper hearts that match the candy hearts. I glued the hearts to a piece of construction paper and laminated the mat. I laminated the mat so the activity can be done over and over!

Addie's finished mat.

Candy Heart Color Match

sorting and color identification

I gave Tana two of each color candy heart. She then sorted the candy hearts by placing each candy heart on it's match on the heart mat!

Candy Heart Explosion

Math - counting, writing numbers

I cut out 4 different colors of paper hearts. I used markers to draw the same color hearts on a piece of paper. I wrote the numbers 1-9 on the top of the paper. I then took all of the paper hearts and tossed them up in the air in the living room. Addie had to gather and sort the hearts by color and count the color groups. She glued the paper hearts to the paper according to their colors .She then wrote the correct numerals on the paper in the appropriate hearts.

Box of Chocolates Counting

Math - counting, writing numbers,

cutting and pasting, name writing

I drew a heart on red construction paper. Addie cut the heart out and glued it to a large piece of construction paper. She added a gold glitter outline to the inside of her heart! She then picked a number card and read the number aloud. (Her number was 10) Next she counted out 10 pieces of chocolate (shapes cut out from brown construction paper). Next, she picked another number card (4). This number is the number of chocolates she ate. She glued 4 chocolates on the outside of her box and the remaining chocolates in the heart. She then filled in the form with the appropriate information!

Valentine Cookies On My Plate

Math - counting, writing numbers

Addie colored the girl to look like her. Then she counted her different colored "cookie" hearts and glued the "cookies" to her plate. She then filled in the form. She is still a little to young for math equations, but it was great practice for writing her numbers and counting!

Here is the link to the Valentine Cookie Math Activity

I See Hearts Looking At Me!

colors and counting

I created this book myself. The rhyme is . . .

Hearts, hearts 1, 2, 3.

I see (insert color) hearts looking at me.

For each page Addie and Tana attached 3 hearts for the corresponding color.

They used foam sticky hearts, glitter hearts and construction paper hearts.

Candy Kiss Find and Count!

Math - Counting, number recognition

I created a 2x5 table on the computer. I then wrote the numbers 1-10 in the boxes. I decorated it with hearts and the title - Candy Kiss Find and Count!

I took 10 chocolate kisses and put 1-10 dots on the bottoms of the kisses. Connor hid the kisses in the family room. Addie had to search for the chocolate kisses. When she found a chocolate kiss she counted the dots and placed the kiss on the matching number on the Candy Kiss Find and Count sheet!

Addie finding a chocolate kiss

Addie counting the dots on the bottom of the candy kiss

Placing a kiss on the correct number!

The candy kiss number grid

Valentine Penguin Matching Game

matching and sorting

We played this game as a family. We each took turns picking cards and placing the cards on our game boards when we had a match. The first person to fill their game board wins!

Here is the link to this fun penguin matching game

Addie finding a match!

Connor and Addie checking their game boards

Valentine Vowels

vowel sounds

A is for apple!

As a starting point - we are just working on the beginning sounds of words!

Make, take & teach provided me with this great vowel sound activity! I am really starting to work on vowel sounds with Addie. This cute activity/template was a fun way to introduce and work on the different sounds!

Something I will love forever . . .

Writing, drawing