Valentine's Day provides an excellent opportunity to incorporate fun and engaging pop culture into classroom instruction. Graphic arts, design, literacy, social-emotional learning, history, and even STEM topics lend themselves well to Valentine's Day themes.
All of the following digital resources and lessons are free or low-cost.
Valentine's Day Lessons and Activities for K-8
Valentine's Day Getaway
Roses are red, violets are blue, this escape room puzzle is not that easy to do! Challenging enough to be fun, this Valentine's Day escape room asks users to enter the correct keys for word, number, directional, color, and date locks. Good luck!
Safe Kid Valentine's Day Games
No account is required to play these easy, free Valentine's-themed games, including memory/matching, maze, and Cupid's target practice. Games can be shared in Google classroom. For full site access without ads, the classroom plan allows up to 30 devices, for $4.99 per month. Seven-day free trial.
ABCYa Valentine's Day Puzzle
Young students practice mouse manipulation by clicking and dragging, as well as shape and pattern recognition, in this Valentine's Day chocolate box puzzle game. Be sure to check the Valentine's Themed Crosswordwhich provides helpful hints if needed.
Reading Rockets Valentine's Day Lessons
You've probably heard of haiku, but do you know other short poetic forms, such as sijo and cinquain? Delightful and educational, these varied activities help children explore Valentine's Day through word games, writing and poetry. Free, no account required.
A Boy's Heart: Valentine's Day Math Games
These Valentine's-themed digital games help kids practice addition problems, exponents, and prime numbers. The free site is easy to navigate and requires no account.
Festisite Valentine's Heart
A simple and fun way for kids to get visual with Valentine's Day poetry. The text is transformed into a downloadable heart-shaped image or document. Have your students write their own or analyze a published verse.
Meteor shower
Create your own Starfall Valentine's Day digital greeting Helps younger students with spoken language, words and spelling while enjoying a variety of kid-friendly characters. Meteor shower Math Journey Valentine's Edition Teaches basic numerical concepts as users traverse a landscape full of hearts.
Valentine's Day by Stephanie
Six closed stories about Valentine's Day and Valentine's Day provide grammar and word choice practice for young learners as they explore the history and culture of the holiday.
Tinker: Valentine's day card, Candy Heart Search and On the ninth cloud In these three fantastic STEAM projects for young learners, kids learn coding and graphic arts while creating interactive Valentine's Day cards and games.
Valentine's STEM Challenges
It's not all hearts and flowers! Use this top-rated, standards-aligned 46-page PDF lesson to incorporate STEM topics like physics and engineering into your Valentine's Day instruction. Convertible to interactive digital format, this comprehensive package is currently priced for the season at a modest $8.00.
9-12 Valentine's Day Lessons and Activities
Who was Valentine's Day? A story of the figure's origins.
Who were the martyrs of Valentine? Wait, there was more than one Valentine's Day? Yes, as explained in this fascinating investigation into the history of Valentine's Day. Tackling famous poets, authors and historians, as well as the men themselves, it is an excellent read for older children. Homework Idea: Have your students research and write about Valentine's Day as seen through the works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, or Donne.
The New York Times Valentine's Day Across the Curriculum
Draw from this rich vein of educational Valentine's Day tips and activities from The New York Times. Various topics include writing/literature, history, psychology, and even economics. Perfect for students in grades 9-12. Free, no account required.
pocket heart (iOS)
This interactive 3D cardiology app is authentic and is used by medical students, doctors and nurses. With its high-quality images, detailed descriptive content, and quizzes, it is ideal for advanced biology or other life sciences studies. After the seven-day free trial, pay $0.99 per month or $9.49 per year.
Virtual Valentine's Day 2024: Melting the miles between classrooms
Designed by educators, the free Virtual Valentine's Project aims to teach geography and cultural awareness through virtual Valentine's greetings. Two options are offered for global connections, both ideal for remote or in-person learning.
Watch and learn interactives about the heart
Valentine's Day is full of images of hearts and love poetry. But it is the perpetual beating of the physical heart that keeps us alive and feeling emotions. Advanced students can use this free interactive expert from the American Heart Association to learn about multiple key topics in cardiology, from angina to stents.
All Ages Valentine's Day Lessons and Activities
Plays.org Valentine's Day Games
Do you want more than just a fun game? Explore this great collection of free Valentine's Day games, including spatial logic games, real-world physics, and brain-stimulating puzzles. Fun and educational. No account required, but create one to save your favorite games.
Magnetic Love Poetry Kit
Have you ever written poetry on your refrigerator? This simple “magnetic” digital poetry game offers batches of 40 to 50 words to create lines with fantasy, wisdom and emotion. When you're done, click “More Words” to get a new set and start over. Challenge your students with a topic or genre and let the random fun begin.
