Valentine's Day

Curriculum Resources

To celebrate Valentine's Day, here are a collection of interdisciplinary curriculum resources for all grade levels -- plus links to dozens of others! -- to help students get in the spirit of the holiday.

Lesson Plans from NEA

Candy Heart Stories
For Valentine's Day, students in grades K-8 write a story that includes the text of the candy conversation hearts you chose.

Straight from the Heart!
Valentine's Day means cinnamon hearts, conversation hearts, and paper hearts -- and a "hearty" collection of activities for children. If you haven't prepared, don't be brokenhearted... These lessons will put you in the loving spirit of the holiday!

Have a Heart!
February is Heart Month. This Internet scavenger hunt helps students learn about the human heart.

Related Items from NEA

Valentine Battleship
An elementary school teacher integrates timely subjects and topics with regular classroom activities.

Teachers' Most Memorable Valentine's Day
We asked our readers, "What was your most memorable Valentine from school days past and present?" Here's what they told us...

Works4Me: Holiday Teaching Tips
Find dozens of teaching tips from the real experts: teachers like you! From Mardi Gras to Christmas and every holiday in between, including Valentine's Day, we have plenty of tips, suggestions and advice.

Additional Lessons & Activities

• G.E.M. Lesson Plan Search: Valentine's Day
• Valentine's Day Lesson Plans, Ideas, and Activities (The Lesson Plans Page)
• Lesson Plans, Thematic Units, Printables, Worksheets, and More (A to Z Teacher Stuff)
• Valentine's Day Lesson Plans for K-6 Teachers (About.com)
• Valentines Day Lesson Plans (TeAch-nology)
• Valentine's Day Activities and Lesson Plans (The Teacher's Corner)
• Valentine's Day (Education World)

Recommended Web sites

• Wikipedia - Valentine's Day
• History.com - Valentine's Day
• St. Valentine's Day
• How Valentine's Day Works
• Emergence of Advertising in America (Duke University Library)