Be My Valentine Activities Grade 1 Curriculum Map

Warm up your February lessons with a heart‑themed collection your students will love! Be My Valentine is a no‑prep Grade 1 resource featuring 28 engaging activities that blend Valentine’s Day fun with essential phonics, reading, writing, word study, critical thinking, and math skills.

Perfect for literacy centers, morning work, sub plans, or seasonal enrichment, this resource helps students celebrate love and friendship while practicing foundational skills across the curriculum.

Enjoy the Valentine’s Day poems, background information, and suggested resources to support meaningful discussions and cross‑curricular connections. 

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Learn about the history and traditions of Valentine’s Day
• Explore themes of love, kindness, and friendship
• Apply learned skills through a fun, meaningful theme
• Develop an appreciation for Valentine’s Day poetry and stories

What’s Included

Introduction & Teacher Guide

Teacher Notes:

• Objectives
• List of Vocabulary
• List of Resources 

Teacher Information:

• The Legends of St. Valentine’s
• Lupercalia
• Early St. Valentine’s Day Customs
• Early Valentines
• Valentines in North America
• Early Love Tokens
• God of Love
• Birds of Love
• Red Hearts for a Sweetheart
• Saying it With Flowers

Teacher Input Suggestions

Poetry and Songs

List of Skills

Student Activity Tracking Sheet

Answer Key

📚 Skills Covered (Perfect for Grade 1 Standards)

❤️ Phonics & Word Study

Strengthen early literacy skills with:

• Initial consonants Vv, Hh, Cc, Rr
• Initial consonant review
• Matching word puzzles
• Rhyming picture/word matching
• Picture/word matching
• Classifying syllables
• Finding little words inside big words

🎀 Brainstorming & Vocabulary Building

Seasonal thinking prompts include:

• Red things
• White things
• Feelings

💗 Reading Activities

Build comprehension and fluency through:

• Matching sentence parts
• Identifying the main idea
• Illustrating vocabulary
• Completing sentences
• A student‑friendly storybook: “Five Little Valentines”

💌 Creative Writing

Encourage imagination and expression with:

• Storybook illustration – Creative Writing Activity 1
• Story completion
• Writing sentences from an illustration
• Independent story writing
• Creating and completing a Valentine card

💜 Math Skills

Reinforce key Grade 1 concepts:

• Addition and subtraction facts
• Counting by 1s and 2s
• Ordinals
• Symmetry 

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