Valentines Activities

Fun Valentine's Day activities for 4th grade!

Letter Mix-Up How many words can you make by rearranging the letters in the word VALENTINE? 3 Letter Words 4 Letter Words 5+ Letter Words Scrambled Valentine's Day How many of these Valentine's Day words can you unscramble? 1. uCdip Cupid 11. ssnidken kindness 2. aVeltneni Valentine 12. aerht heart 3. acdr card 13. nadcy candy 4. dre red 14. epailcs special 5. ueayFrrb February 15. eb imen be mine 6. othcaeloc chocolate 16. woelrfs flowers 7. igtf gift 17. nidersf friends 8. orwar arrow 18. hypap happy 9. oelv love 19. eros rose 10. ikpn pink 20. oeftnhetru fourteenth Word Search 1. BE MINE 2. BOUQUET 3. BOW AND ARROW 4. CANDY5. CARD 6. CARING 7. CARNATION 8. CHOCOLATE9. CUPID 10. FEBRUARY 11. FLOWER 12. FOURTEENTH13. FRIEND 14. GIFT 15. GIFT 16. GIVING17. HAPPY 18. HEART 19. KINDNESS 20. LOVE21. MAILBOX 22. PARTY 23. PINK 24. RED25. REMEMBER 26. ROSE 27. SAINT 28. TEDDY BEAR 29. THOUGHTFUL 30. VALENTINE 31. WHITE A Secret Valentine Message R O S E S A R E R E D V A L E N T I N E H E A R T S A R E T O O C H O C O L A T E S A R E S W E E T B U T N O T A S S W E E T A S Y O U Read the passage and answer the questions. The Double Valentineby Anita AminOn Valentine’s Day morning, Emma couldn’t wait to go toschool. She loved giving valentines to her friends.“Are you ready?” her mother asked, waiting in the kitchen.“We're going to be late.”“I'm coming,” Emma said. She stuffed a bag with valentines.Emma had made one for each of her classmates. She also madea special one for Miss Peters, her teacher.“Now, I’m ready.” Emma skipped out the door with her bag.Mom followed Emma down the tree-lined path. Many of the oak trees had low branches.Some of the branches jutted out onto the path.Emma saw some of her friends farther ahead. “Suzy! Mina!” Emma shouted.But they didn’t hear Emma. They were too far away.As Emma raced to catch up with them, she felt something tug at her bag. Too late, she sawthe branch snag her bag. The bag ripped.“Oh no!” Emma cried as the valentines fell out. Some blew away with the wind.Mom and Emma dashed after them. They picked them up one by one.“Do you have all of them?” Mom asked.Emma flipped through her valentines. “No, I don’t have Suzy’s.”They looked for Suzy’s valentine but didn’t find it.“What am I going to do?” Emma cried. “Suzy’s a good friend. I have to give her a valentine.”“Can you make another one?” Mom asked.Emma frowned. “Yes, but it won’t be as nice. There won’t be time.” Emma felt like crying.When Emma went into her classroom, Suzy waved. Suzy tried to tell Emma something, but MissPeters shushed them.Emma sat at her desk and quickly made a card. Later, she gave it to Suzy. “I made you anicer one but I lost it,” Emma told Suzy.“Oh, but that’s what I tried to tell you,” Suzy said. “I have it.” She showed Emma the valentine.It was the same one Emma had lost!“The wind must’ve blown it over to you,” Emma smiled.“Yes,” Suzy smiled. “And now I have two from you.”Emma smiled. “A double valentine for my best friend. Happy Valentine’s Day!” 1. When does this story take place? on the first day of February on the last day of February in the middle of February a few days after Valentine's Day 2. How did Emma's bag rip? 3. Why is the story called "The Double Valentine"? because Emma was sad that she lost Suzy's valentine because a tree ripped Emma's bag because Suzy is Emma's best friend because Suzy got two Valentines from Emma What was Suzy going to say to Emma? Read the following sentences from the story and answer the question."When Emma went into her classroom, Suzy waved. Suzy tried to tell Emma something, but their teacher shushed them." The Double Valentine Draw straight lines to match each vocabulary word on the left with the definition on the right. jutted stuck out valentines cards given to people in February oak type of tree that drops acorns snag to get caught on double a pair shouted yelled Heart Addition 68 164 160 103 55 34 Heart Subtraction 39 15 19 69 18 27 Heart Multiplication 161 272 174 99 144 235 Heart Division 3 4 r1 8 9 r4 4 r2 7 r1 Read the passage and answer the questions. Valentine's TraditionBy Kelly HashwayAmerie stared at the giant cardboard heart at the frontof the classroom. Mr. Mickelson had a new project in mind,and from the looks of it, it had to do with Valentine’s Day.“Can someone tell me what this heart is?” Mr. Mickelsonasked.Amerie raised her hand. “Is it a Valentine?”“Very good.” Mr. Mickelson tugged on one edge of theheart, and it opened up. Inside it said, ‘Happy Valentine’sDay!’ “Does anyone know how the tradition of givingValentine’s began?”No one answered. Amerie had never thought about it before, but she’d been givingValentines for as long as she could remember.“In 1847, a woman named Esther Howland began a business venture makingValentines. The tradition caught on and has been continued ever since.”“A woman started the tradition?” Jason asked from the back of the room.“That’s right,” Mr. Mickelson said. “Were you thinking it was someone namedValentine?”Most of the class nodded.“Well,” Mr. Mickelson continued, “the holiday actually began in other countries beforecoming to America. Valentine's Day was a day to celebrate St. Valentine, a symbol for love.At that time, most people in the United States had never heard of Valentine's Day. EstherHowland received a Valentine card from one of her father’s business partners in England. Sheloved the idea, and at nineteen years old, she began a business here in the United States.She called her company, 'The New England Valentine Company.' People in America lovedthe idea of sending Valentines to loved ones, so the idea caught on.”“That’s really cool, Mr. Mickelson, but why are you telling us this?” Amerie asked.Mr. Mickelson’s eyes lit up. “Because for your next class project, you’ll be coming upwith a new Valentine’s Day tradition. You’ll have to think of something that will show the spiritof the holiday in a creative way.”Amerie’s mind was already working. If Esther Howland could create the Valentine cardbusiness at nineteen, Amerie could think of something for this project. Her classmates werevolunteering ideas, everything from cupcakes with messages written in icing to paperairplane hearts. But Amerie wanted something different. Something that could really catchon.She thought about it all night and on the way to school the next morning. When sheentered the classroom, Mr. Mickelson was writing ideas on the board for the class to vote on.Amerie wasn’t sure about the idea she’d come up with. It couldn’t be mailed, or wrapped, oreven really given, and it didn’t cost any money. But when Mr. Mickelson announced the lastcall for ideas, Amerie raised her hand.“What about a Valentine’s Day song? People singHappy Birthday and go caroling at Christmas. What ifValentine’s Day had a song, too?” Just as she was feeling sillyfor mentioning the idea, her classmates began shouting,“Yeah!”Mr. Mickelson nodded. “I think it’s unanimous. We havea song to write.”Amerie smiled. Maybe she hadn’t started her ownbusiness, but she’d come up with a really fun project that justmight become a tradition in her school. 1. Esther Howland... was the first person to send Valentines to loved ones received many Valentines from England started a company that made Valentine cards wrote a song about Valentine's Day 2. Before he assigned a Valentine's Day class project, Mr. Mickleson... taught his students about the history of St. Valentine taught his students why Valentine's Day is an important holiday taught his students how to make a Valentine card taught his students how the tradition of sending Valentine cards began 3. When Amerie first mentioned her idea to write a song, how did she feel? proud embarrassed excited disappointed 4. Did Amerie's classmates like her idea? How do you know? 5. People have been sending Valentines in America for about... 60 years 100 years 160 years 260 years 6. This story probably takes place in... late-January mid-February late-February early-March Valentine's Tradition Match each vocabulary word on the left with the definition on the right. cardboard thick type of paper used to make boxes tugged pulled business venture business started in hopes of earning money business partners two people who run a business together unanimous everyone agreeing cupcakes small cakes tradition a custom that continues on a regular basis England island country in Europe