Valentine's Day 2024 Teaching Resources
Get your classroom Valentine's Day 2024 ready with classroom decor, crafts, fun activities for kids, card templates and more ways to celebrate this heartfelt day with your students! The teachers of Teach Starter created this teaching resource collection — so you know every printable, every worksheet and every craft has been designed with teachers in mind!
Looking for Valentine's Day vocabulary words? How about Valentine's maths activities or templates to bring the February holiday into your reading rotations? Yup, we've got you covered! Best of all, many of the resources are curriculum-aligned so you don't have to skimp on the academics while you celebrate.
Read on for a primer from our teacher team with everything you need to know to mark this day in the classroom, including when Valentine's Day will fall on the calendar and a simple definition to share with your students.
What Is Valentine's Day? A Kid-Friendly Definition
You may know what Valentine's Day is, but do you need an easy way to explain it to your students? Here's a simple definition from our teacher team to help:
Valentine's Day is a day when we show our love and affection for other people. We use this day to be extra kind to one another. Sometimes we exchange special cards called valentines in order to show people how much we care.
Where Did Valentine's Day Come From?
If you're teaching older students, you may want to dig deeper into Valentine's Day with a look at where it came from.
The origins of Valentine's Day as a celebration of romantic love are not entirely clear, but it is widely believed to have originated in ancient Rome as a festival honouring the goddess Juno, the queen of the Roman gods and goddesses.
The holiday is named after Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century.
Valentines — the special cards the day is known for — were not sent until the 18th century, when people in England began to make these special love notes by hand, exchanging them with people they loved.
When Is Valentine's Day 2024?
You probably know by now that the event is celebrated on the 14th of February, but is Valentine's Day on a school day this year? The answer is a resounding yes — it's a Wednesday in 2024, and since it's not a public holiday, that means many schools will be open.
It also means you'd best be ready for chocolate, card exchanges and hugs from younger students this year.
How to Celebrate Valentine's Day at School
Not sure how to incorporate the Valentine celebration into your classroom this school year or if it's even appropriate? Our teacher team has put together a primer on making this lovely holiday a lesson you'll love!
While Valentine's Day is primarily associated with romantic love, you will likely want to focus on themes of kindness, friendship, and community rather than romantic relationships.
Ultimately, it depends on the school's culture, tradition, and your preference. You may opt instead to celebrate Library Lover's Day which falls at the same time!
Here are a few ideas for activities you could do with your students:
- Create Valentine's Day cards — Have your students create homemade Valentine's Day cards for their classmates. They can decorate the cards with stickers, drawings, or cut-out hearts.
- Make a class valentine — Have your students work together to create a large Valentine's Day card for the class. They can use construction paper, glitter, and other craft supplies to decorate it.
- Have a Valentine's Day party — Plan a small party for your students, complete with Valentine's Day decorations, snacks, and games. You could play a game of 'Heart Hunt' where students search for hearts hidden around the classroom or have a dance party to Valentine's Day-themed music.
- Use Valentine's Day writing prompts — Give your students writing prompts related to Valentine's Day, such as 'What I love about my best friend' or 'Why I love my family.' Encourage them to share their writing with the class.
- Talk about emotions — Valentine's Day can be a great opportunity to teach children about emotions like love, kindness, and empathy. You could have a class discussion about what love means and how to show it, or read a book about friendship and discuss the themes.
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Roll-a-Poem Dice Game
Get your students to write fun event-themed poems with this engaging 'Roll-a-Poem' dice game.
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Cover Up! - Multiplication Facts Game
A game for practicing multiplication facts.
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Printable Cards - Heart Greeting Card Template
Write a note to a special someone with our heart card template.
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Valentine’s Day Colouring Sheets
Use a Valentine’s Day colouring sheet to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom.
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Cover Up! - Addition Facts Game
A game for practising addition fact strategies.
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You're Out of This World Valentine's Day Card
A cute card template for students to create for Valentine's Day.
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Share the Love - Gratitude Love Heart Template
Help your students show their appreciation for the good things in their lives with this wonderful love heart template!
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Cartesian Plane Printable Valentine’s Day Picture
Graph our Cartesian Plane Printable Valentine’s Day Picture with your students to share the love.
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Cover Up! — Subitising Numbers Game
Use this subitising game to help your students instantly recognise the numbers 1 - 6.
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Heart Templates
Download this printable heart template that’s perfect for any craft or activity.
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Valentine's Mystery Picture Addition
Have fun with your Valentine’s Day Maths with an addition mystery picture worksheet.
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Valentine's Mystery Picture - Multiplication Colour By Number Worksheet
Have fun with your Valentine’s Day Maths with this multiplication mystery picture worksheet.
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Valentine's Love Bug Rhyming Game
Bring a bit of love into the classroom with an interactive Valentine’s Day rhyming word activity for early years.
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Valentine's Day Gift Bag Decorations
Cute animal templates to decorate a Valentine's Day gift bag.
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I Love You to Pieces – Card Template
Use this crafty greeting card template for students to use to create a special card for a loved one.
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Love Hearts - Letters and Numbers Bunting
Love heart themed letters and numbers bunting.
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Decorative Bunting - Love Hearts
Love heart bunting to decorate your classroom.
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The ABCs of Why I Love You Mini-Book
Show someone special how much they mean by creating this lovely mini-book.
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Cupid's Compound Sentences Interactive Activity
Build some sweet sentence writing skills using a fun Valentine’s Day Compound Sentence interactive activity.
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Valentine's Day Grammar Worksheets
Review and practise a wide range of grammar skills with a pack of printable Valentine’s Day Grammar Worksheets.
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Valentine's Day Homophones Task Cards
Practice identifying and using different homophones with Valentine’s Day task cards!
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Sweet Hearts Fact and Opinion Task Cards
Practise some sweet reading skills on Valentine’s Day with a set of Sweetheart Fact and Opinion task cards.
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Valentine Bingo - 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction Game
Add and subtract two digit numbers to win this fun Valentine’s Day Bingo Game!
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Valentine's Day Persuasive Writing Pack
Write some sweet persuasive texts based on the theme of Valentine's Day.
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