Current Connections- Valentine's Day

Sample Lessons

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Elementary

From Bar to Bean

Have your students explore how a famous Valentine’s Day treat is created. In this lesson, students find out how chocolate is made and analyze its properties.

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Elementary

I Care Activity

Students fill a heart with pictures of things they care about, then share their hearts with the class.

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Elementary

My Groups

Ensure that all students feel like they belong on Valentine’s Day by exploring the groups that they may belong to. Then, it’s time to dance to the My Groups song!

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Elementary

Bonus Lesson Ideas

Quick ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day with ELA, Art, Math, and Science connections!

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Virtual Backgrounds

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Outside Resources

Every TCI lesson includes ideas for Enhancing Learning. Here are a few that may help your class celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Song
- https://pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sesame-i-am-special/song-i-am-special-sesame-street/ In this Sesame Street song, Grover sings “I Am Special,” a song that encourages students to celebrate the things that make them special or unique. This song is all about being proud of who you are.
Video
- https://pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-earlychild-healthme/feelings-everyday/ The two-minute video, “Feelings,” explores a wide range of feelings and how they are expressed through our faces and body language. Use it to help students become familiar with a diverse number of feelings, situations, and people.

Readings

How to Be a Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown. This “guide to making and keeping friends” deals with important social issues such as shyness, bullying, ways to be friendly, and conflict resolution.

We Are All Alike, We Are All Different by the Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners. Using some of the children’s original drawings and words, one kindergarten class shares the ways they look, the ways they feel, the foods they like, the games they play, and details of their families and homes, demonstrating the many ways children are alike and different.

Website
- https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/lessons/what-is-empathy Teach students about empathy with a ready-to-teach lesson plan.

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From Bar to Bean

I Care Activity

My Groups

Bonus Lesson Ideas

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