VALENTINE'S DAY FUN       

An interactive Web Trek for grades 1 & 2

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INTRODUCTION

Valentine's Day is just around the corner on February 14th, and you can have lots of fun preparing for it! Follow these sites with your teacher to fill in the answers and to make some wonderful Valentine's art projects.

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1. MAKE A POP-UP HEART CARD

You can CLICK HERE to see what this card will look like.

All you need is a piece of paper, some scissors, and a crayon or marker.

What color do we use for the Valentine hearts that you see here? (Hint, it has 3 letters.)

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2. TORN PAPER HEARTS

Click on the two pages here to see the finished heart and the heart pattern:

PAGE ONE

PAGE TWO

You don't have to draw a perfect heart for this Valentine's Day art lesson. You can use the pattern here. Tear up some pink and red paper and then glue it onto your heart pattern.

Look closely at this art project, and then circle the items you will need for this art project:

heart        scissors        spoons        cats        glue        trees        paper

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3. VALENTINE CREATURES

What kinds of animals can you make with a heart? You can CLICK HERE to see!

What did you see? Circle the right answers, and tell your teacher which one you want to make.

tiger         fish          baby          mouse          dog          cat          ladybug

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4. I GIVE YOU MY HEART!

Here is a very beautiful Valentine's Day card for you to make for someone special (hint: Mom or Dad). You can CLICK HERE to see it and to get ideas to make your own.

In this art lesson, you get to draw your hand. How many fingers do you have on both hands? Write the number word:

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How many fingers do you have on one hand?

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5. HEART SHAPED MICE

Remember when you saw a heart in the shape of a mouse earlier? Here's another heart, and another mouse. You can CLICK HERE to see it:

Which mouse do you like better?

What color is the mouse you see here? (Hint: It has four letters)

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6. GIVE A VALENTINE'S DAY CARD!

Here are some Valentine's Day cards for you to print out and cut out. Then you will need to fill out To:_______ and From:__________. You can see these cards below:

CARD PAGE ONE

CARD PAGE TWO

CARD PAGE THREE

Do you know when Valentine's Day is? Here's a hint: It's the second month of the year, and the date is one before 15. The date is at the top of this Web Trek. The first three letters have been done for you.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Ask your teacher if you can play the Valentine's Day Game with the Click and Mix and Match Bear. She sure has a lot of hearts to wear. Oh, make sure all your work is done first!

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