Science, Math, and Philosophy Lessons for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just a couple of days away. If you teach primary grades, your students may be excited about exchanging little cards and candies (my daughters have been talking about it for weeks). If you teach middle school or high school students, you’re probably bracing yourself for a few days filled with extra teenage […]
How to Use Canva to Create Custom Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids to Share
Now that Groundhog Day has come and gone, Valentine’s Day is the next holiday that my daughters are looking forward to celebrating. Yesterday, both of them came home from school with letters from their teachers about Valentine’s Day activities planned for their classrooms. The activities are mostly the exchange of little cards between classmates. I’m […]
Math, Science, and Philosophy Lessons for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is next Monday. My daughters’ preschool is having a little celebration during which little cards will be exchanged. They are very excited about it! I used Canva to make some cards for them to write their names and their classmates’ names on. If you’re looking to incorporate Valentine’s Day into some lessons this […]
How to Create Custom Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids to Share
On Monday afternoon my daughters came home from preschool super excited because they learned that Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away! Their class will be practicing writing and reading their classmates’ names by filling out little Valentine’s Day cards. That news inspired me to open my Canva account and look around for some Valentine’s […]
How to Create Animated Valentine’s Day Cards
On Wednesday I shared a video about how to make edible glass candy hearts. That activity could get messy in your classroom or kitchen. If you’re looking for a digital Valentine’s Day activity, consider creating animated Valentine’s Day cards. Canva offers free templates for creating greeting cards for all occasions including Valentine’s Day. Many of […]
Edible Glass Hearts and Other Lessons About Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is this coming Sunday. My daughter’s preschool is having a little celebration on Friday during which little cards will be exchanged. She’s very excited about Valentine’s Day as is her little sister. As I write this they’re making Valentine’s Day cookies (with supervision). Another Valentine’s Day activity that they could be doing (with […]
Kissing, Love, and Math – Three Valentine’s Day Lessons
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. It is also day of the Winter Carnival Dance at my school. In short, love and hormones will be flying all around the hallways of my school tomorrow. Perhaps the same will be happening in your middle school or high school. If you’re looking to work a little Valentine’s Day themed […]
A Handful of Resources and Ideas for Valentine’s Day Lessons
Valentine’s Day is only a couple of days away. If you’re looking for some last minute activities to do in your classroom, take a look at these resources. Why Do We Love? is a TED-Ed lesson that explores some philosophies on why people love. The lesson won’t provide you with any clear answers, but it […]
Last-minute Collection of Valentine’s Day Resources
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. If you’re looking for some last minute activities to do in your classroom, take a look at these resources that I featured earlier in the month. Storyboard That offers templates for designing and printing Valentine’s Day cards. To do this your students will first have to create a simple three-frame storyboard. Then […]
Create Valentine’s Day Cards on Canva
Valentine’s Day is five days away. In elementary school it can be fun to make and distribute innocuous little greeting cards. (Middle and high school turns into a day of drama). Last week I shared directions for creating Valentine’s Day cards on Storyboard That. Another option is to use the free card templates that are […]
The Math and Science of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away. In middle schools and high schools everywhere there will be students who are excited about it, some who dread it, and others who are indifferent. I always fell into the indifferent category. Wherever your students stand on Valentine’s Day, the following two videos make for interesting lessons […]
Design and Print Valentine’s Day Cards on Storyboard That
If your elementary school was like mine, on Valentine’s Day your teacher would have you fill out little sheets of Valentine’s Day cards to distribute to classmates or to take home to your parents. Back then our cards all came from the same template and looked more or less the same (at least they did […]
Valentine’s Day Math, Science, and Philosophy Lessons
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Whether you buy into the “holiday” or not, your students probably do. Here are three short video lessons related to Valentine’s Day. The following video from It’s Okay To Be Smart (produced by PBS Digital Studios) explains why humans kiss, the history of symbols associated with kissing, and some cultural views […]
Two Ways to Design and Print Valentine’s Day Cards
One of the elementary school memories that most of us share is writing little Valentine’s Day notes for all of our classmates. Back then we had sheets of cards that all looked the same. Today, students can design their own cards to print and sign, Storyboard That offers templates for designing and printing Valentine’s Day […]
Why Do We Love? – One More Valentine’s Day Lesson
Earlier this week I shared some resources for teaching about science and statistics related to Valentine’s Day. This morning I noticed a new TED-Ed lesson that is appropriate for the last school day before Valentine’s Day, 2016. Why Do We Love? is a TED-Ed lesson that explores some philosophies on why people love. The lesson […]
Valentine’s Day Science and Statistics
With Valentine’s Day coming up this weekend it’s a good time looking for at science and statistics related to the day. The following video from It’s Okay To Be Smart (produced by PBS Digital Studios) explains why humans kiss, the history of symbols associated with kissing, and some cultural views of kissing. When I saw […]
5 Ways Your Students Can Create Digital Valentine’s Day Greetings
With Valentine’s Day coming up next weekend I’m reminded of filling out little Valentine’s Day cards in elementary school. In talking with a friend who teaches elementary school, she confirmed that many classes still do that. Besides paper cards there are other options for creating Valentine’s Day greetings. Animoto has video templates for almost every […]