Planning a Class Party for Valentine’s Day
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024
Before you know it, the month of love will be here! With Valentine’s Day comes plenty of fun learning opportunities to build upon the engagement that the holiday naturally brings. Today I will share some fun activities to help bring the holiday – and learning – to life in your classroom, with some tips for planning a class party for Valentine’s Day.
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Planning a Class Party for Valentine’s Day – Activities
Read on for some of my very favorite activities for planning a class party for Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day Party Snacks
When it comes to planning a class party for Valentine’s Day, you can’t go wrong with some fun themed snacks. You may want to send out a request to parents, to see if anyone is interested in bringing in some Valentine’s Day treats. I am always amazed at how many parents volunteer!
Alternately, you can whip up some quick snacks at home to share with your learners. I have linked some of my favorites below. I love them because they are quick, easy, and a hit with the kiddos!
Easy Vanilla Cupcakes from Life, Love, and Sugar
Easy Sugar Cookies from Julie Blanner
Cowgirl Cookies (My Favorites!) from Bakerella
Valentine’s Day themed Reading Activities
Level up your ELA Block with some Valentine’s Day themed reading activities! Valentine’s Day reading passages, picture books, or short stories make great read alouds. They are a super easy and effective way to add some Valentine’s themed fun while still working on important reading skills.
I love these reading passages because they are only one page long. This makes them great for a quick read aloud, station activity, or small group lesson. You can grab several of these one page reading passages in my Valentine’s Day skill review packages here.
There are a ton of great short stories that work great for Valentine’s Day lessons as well. For older students, is a great time to pull out some classic stories and talk about the theme of love. These classic tales of friendship, love, and kindness help to remind us of what really matters during this special holiday.
See a full list of great short stories for Valentine’s Day here.
Valentine’s Day Math Activities
Valentine’s Day themed math review activities are another great addition to your class party. They allow you to continue to practice your content while still tying in the Valentine’s Day theme.
Looking for some Valentine themed math worksheets? My grade 4-5 skill review pack comes with activities for practicing single and double digit multiplication, single and double digit division, and equivalent fractions. My grade 2-3 skill review pack comes with activities for practicing counting forwards and backwards by 2, 5, and 10, place value, single and double digit addition and subtraction, comparing numbers, and place value. These worksheets make great Valentine math stations. They also make differentiation super easy! Simply choose the pages that work best for your learners!
Integrated Art Activities for Valentine’s Day
Color by code art activities are a fun way to tie in the theme of Valentine’s Day to your existing curriculum. The added incentive of coloring the mystery images really helps to up the engagement. To complete the fun comprehension activity pictured below, students must read through a Valentine’s Day reading passage, answer the comprehension questions, and use their answers to help them complete the Valentine picture.
You can grab a whole pile of different color by code activities in my Valentine Skill Review Packs for grades 2-3 and grades 4-5.
For additional information on the benefits of integrating art based activities into your ELA curriculum, check out our guide to arts integration!
Valentine’s Day Friendship Notes
Valentine’s Day cards are a surefire hit with students, and pretty much an essential when planning a class party for Valentine’s Day. You can grab these FREE Friendship notes here or by clicking on the image below. A wide variety of different notes are included, as well as a class list template.
Interested in more class party ideas? Check out our class party ideas for St. Patrick’s Day!
For more fun Valentine’s Day ideas, check out these Valentine’s Day Activities for Upper Elementary!
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