Valentines Day Lesson

Here is an easy lesson with very little prep and can be used with pretty much any grade level.  All you need is a big heart. I like to use Microsoft office. Go to shapes and you can make one as big as you would like. The only materials you will need are the hearts and writing utensils. 

•      Ask students to divide the heart into 5 sections. The sections do not need to be equal. 4 lines could be drawn horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Students can also come up with a combination of their own. 
•       Next students will be asked to write answer different questions in each box.
• Box 1- people they love. Includes family, friends, and pets
• Box 2- places they love
• Box 3 - what they love to do
• Box 4 - why they love them
• Box 5 - ideas they love. This can be hard for some students. I share examples for this one. Recycling, being active, eating healthy
• From here it is really up to you to decide what to do. I ask students to share at least one item off their heart and post around the room. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Friendship Links

Friendship Links

This activity can be used with groups or classrooms of all ages. 

Objective:  To facilitate student’s abilities to express positive feelings towards another person and to build class harmony.  

Materials: Strips of colored paper, markers, crayons

Procedure:

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Discuss  friendships

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qualities to look for in friends

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where they see their friendships in 1, 5, 10, 10 years,

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how might friendships change when moving to a new school or school building

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what makes them a good friend

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Ask students to begin thinking about the people around the classroom and to brainstorm as many positive attributes as they can about their peers.  Teacher may demonstrate by brainstorming on the board about someone whom they all know (principal).  Emphasize the importance of listing only POSITIVE characteristics.

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Pass out strips of paper to each student and yourself.

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Explain that the strips of paper will be used to make a friendship chain and stapled together (similar to ones made at Christmas and used to decorate).  

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Students should write their name on the strip – big enough for other students to know who the strip belongs.

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Students will pass the strips around the room and will write a positive statement or compliment on the strip and then sign their own initials.  Please monitor for positive statements only.

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Students will review the nice statements made about them.

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Discussion points:

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How did you feel when the person read nice things about you?

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Did you agree with what people wrote about you?

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Why is friendship so important?

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What makes you a good friend?

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What things could you work on to become a better friend?

**It makes it easier if students only pass slips of paper when instructed to do so by the teacher

**Monitor slips to make sure the same statement is not being written over and over (i.e – smart, funny, nice)