Valentine's Day...Better late than never!

Let's talk Valentine's Day for a minute.

 

We were out for snow on the big day so our class didn't celebrate Valentine's Day until the following week.  The kids were perfectly content with this.  Let's be honest.  Celebrating Valentine's Day at the 1st grade level is fun, fun, fun!  It may even be better than Christmas.  There's just so much color and chocolate and excitement everywhere you can't help but enjoy it.

I think I came out of our Valentine's party with enough chocolate to feed a small country.  Don't get me wrong, I really like chocolate, but a mountain of tasty chocolate does not help in the weight-loss battle.  Solution? I shared it with my husband. :)

I also received this awesome mason jar (look to the left) filled with s'mores trail mix.  How cute is the note on the front??  Obviously this kid gets an A.

For legal reasons, let me be clear: I AM JOKING ABOUT THE A.

I feel I need to cover my bases since there are people out there who can't take a joke! I hope you are not one of those people.

You're not, right? I'd really like to keep my job...

Right, then. Moving on.

 

Here's a look at one of the cute math activities we did for Valentine's Day.  It is a roll and color dice activity for math.  The kids like to shake up dice, and they like to color so it's a win-win kind of thing.  If you don't already do these roll and color activities with your kiddos, you might want to try them out.  They are so much fun! Plus, they reinforce key math skills.  Really, it's a win-win situation for everyone. 
 

 

On a side note, yes, I understand the singular of dice is die. However, I think it sounds weird, and dice is acceptable to say now...at least according to the Oxford dictionary. 

 

Anyway, this roll and color activity is actually something I made and put up on Teachers Pay Teachers.  I am almost finished with a St. Patrick's Day set that includes roll and color activities, as well.  You can check out the fox page at this link: Valentine Roll and Color OR click on my TPT link over to the right of this page to see what else is available.  There's not much there currently, but I'm working on it.  Same with the blog.  There's not a lot here yet, but I'm headed in the right direction.  So stay tuned!

Until next time, let me leave you with this Valentine message I found on Pinterest.  I think this kid has a firm grasp of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

 

Note to self: Have the kids make their own Valentines next year.