Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Cutting and arranging the hearts to make the Valentine Puppy focuses on a child’s fine motor skills and the ability to follow directions. Older children can practise printing as they copy out the valentine poem for the puppy’s tummy.
VALENTINE PUPPY Materials:
1 sheet red construction paper
1 sheet pink construction paper
2 sheets white paper
White glue
2 buttons
Black felt pen
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Enlarged page of hearts
Scissors
Poemtocopy: Roses love sunshine. Violets love dew. Puppies love cuddles, And I love you.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Directions:
Make a copy of the pattern pieces, enlarging to fit on a regular sheet of paper. Using the pattern pieces cut out from the red construction paper one No. 1 and one No. 2. Out of the pink construction paper cut out three No. 6 and two No. 3 and one No. 4. Cut one No. 6 in half for the ears. Out of the white paper cut several No. 2 so there’s extra for practising printing out the poem.
Assemble the valentine shapes and glue them onto white paper to resemble the puppy in the picture. Glue buttons on for eyes. With a black felt pen, draw a smile on your puppy’s face. Print the words of the poem onto the white heart and glue it onto the puppy’s tummy.
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FIVE CHEERFUL LITTLE VALENTINES
se this poem with five cards to help children practise math skills. Also, matching the number of valentines needed against a class or family list is a good way to invite conversation as to their relationship with the person they are addressing the card to.
Five cheerful little valentines from the corner store. I gave one to Mother and now there are four. Four cheerful little valentines pretty ones to see. I gave one to Brother and now there are three. Three cheerful little valentines, yellow, red and blue. I gave one to Sister and now there are two. Two cheerful little valentines, this is so much fun. I gave one to Daddy and now there’s only one. One cheerful little valentine, my story’s almost done. I gave one to Baby and now there are none.
