8th Grade Valentine's Day Activities

Celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month with 'Harmony of Hope,' an inspiring and educational music analysis resource designed for middle school students (Grades 5-8). This engaging and no-prep-required package brilliantly combines themes of love, hope, and inspiration through the lens of pivotal songs from the Civil Rights Movement.

What's Inside:

• Google Slides Presentation (32 Slides): Each slide is a journey into the heart of the Civil Rights era, featuring seven influential songs: "A Change Is Gonna Come," "Respect," "My Girl," "Get Ready," "What's Going On," "People Get Ready," and "Young, Gifted and Black," along with the powerful "Say it Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud." The presentation includes captivating introductions to each artist, music video, thought-provoking discussion questions, and clear directions for exploring each song.
• Comprehensive PDF Packet (10 Pages): This downloadable packet offers the complete lyrics for each song, alongside a notes section for personal reflections and a CER (Claim, Evidence, Reason) based open-ended writing prompt, encouraging deep analytical and creative thinking.

Perfect For:

• Black History Month and Valentine's Day Thematic Learning: This unique resource combines historical significance with themes of love and resilience, offering a multifaceted approach to February's key celebrations.
• Engaging Classroom Discussions: Spark meaningful conversations among students about history, music, and social change.
• Easy Integration into Curriculum: Seamlessly fits into social studies, music, and English language arts lessons.
• No-Prep Convenience: Simply print the materials and you're ready to go! Ideal for busy teachers looking for ready-to-use educational tools.

Bring the powerful messages of hope, love, and inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement into your classroom this February with 'Harmony of Hope.' Engage, educate, and inspire your middle school students with this one-of-a-kind resource!

Saddle up for a Valentine's Day celebration with our Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack! This delightful pack features 8 pages of charming designs centered around classic cowboy elements such as boots, hats, and hearts, perfect for spreading love and cheer in the Wild West style.

Inside, you'll find intricately detailed illustrations of cowboy boots adorned with hearts, hats with romantic embellishments, and heart-shaped lassos to capture your creativity. Each page is designed with care to provide hours of relaxing and enjoyable coloring experience for both kids and adults alike.

Whether you're a seasoned cowpoke or a greenhorn in the coloring world, our

Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack offers something for everyone. Let your imagination roam free as you bring these Western-themed designs to life with your favorite colors and shades.

So round up your crayons, grab your spurs, and get ready to create some heartwarming masterpieces with our Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack. It's sure to be a rootin' tootin' good time for all!

Includes a PDF pack of 8 pages. Some include sayings such as Happy Valentine's Day and Howdy Valentine. There are also options without words.

Save money and have lots of fun with your middle schoolers in February! Do this all

while learning or reviewing important science concepts!

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Valentine's Day Activities | Valentine's Day Worksheets | Social Emotional Learning

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**★ **SEL-Valentine's Activity Worksheets

★ 62 pages

**★ Resource Type – **Activity Worksheets and Sample Responses | Answer Keys

**★ **Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text Boxes Already Created!)

**★ **Excellent for Grades 8-12

**★ **Google Slide Link

★ Detailed Sample Responses

Items Included:

**★ 15 **Valentine's Day Activity Worksheets in Color

**★ 15 **Valentine's Day Activity Worksheets in BW

**★ **Detailed Sample Responses

**★ **Google Slide Link

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with engaging Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activities that encourage middle and high school students to reflect on love, friendships, and meaningful connections in all types of relationships. These activities go beyond romance, helping students explore different perspectives, strengthen emotional awareness, and build interpersonal skills through relatable scenarios and thoughtful discussions. By focusing on empathy, self-care, and healthy communication, these adaptable exercises make Valentine’s Day a meaningful opportunity to celebrate kindness, connection, and personal growth in the classroom.

These activities include realistic scenarios, relatable situations, and meaningful content that resonate with teens' everyday experiences and emotions.

✅ Sample responses are included for teachers to guide discussions, provide examples, and support students in creating thoughtful and realistic goals.

✅ The worksheets come in both color and black-and-white PDF versions to make printing easier. The color version is also included in google slides (digital version).

Activity Worksheet Topics include:

❤️ Anticipation Guide (2 variations)

❤️ Understanding Love Languages: Understanding How We Give and Receive Care

❤️ Your Personal Love Language

❤️ Heart-felt Notes

❤️ Be Your Own Valentine

❤️ What Do You Love?

❤️ Chart Your Future Relationships

❤️ Your Perspective on Valentine’s Day

❤️ Valentine’s Day Dilemmas: Right or Wrong?

❤️ Relationship Role-Model

❤️ Defining A Healthy Relationship

❤️ Crafting Your Ideal Experience: The Perfect Date

❤️ Healing Through Heartbreak | Coping with Breakups

❤️ Letter to My Future Self

❤️ Valentine’s Day: Reflection Questions

Benefits of Engaging with These Activities:

⭐ Promotes Empathy

⭐ Develops Emotional Awareness

⭐ Encourages Healthy Communication

⭐ Teaches Critical Thinking

⭐ Builds Self-Confidence

⭐ Fosters Stronger Connections

⭐ Helps Navigate Social Challenges

⭐ Encourages Self-Care

⭐ Promotes Respect for Diverse Perspectives

⭐ Makes Valentine’s Day Inclusive

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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.

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Teaching your kids love and compassion is a gift that keeps giving. 

Compassion teaches us about empathy and can improve our relationships with ourselves and others. Through that, children can build character and self-confidence. Fostering compassion in children is also one of the best ways to prevent bullying. With compassion, kids decision-making will be rooted in a deep, caring ethic. 

How can we teach our kids about compassion? 

Compassion is a quality that children can learn over time and through practice. We developed three lesson plans so your young yogis can foster love and compassion in three ways:

• I Love Myself: Use this lesson plan to promote inner love.
• I Love My Community: Build love, trust, and kindness with friends and family through this lesson plan. 
• I Love My Planet: Use this lesson plan to build gratitude and love for our planet!

Lesson Plans for Teachers and Parents

In our Educator’s edition, we provide 3 easy-to-follow curriculums for teachers, parents, and anyone else that works with tweens/teens. Each lesson plan is formatted to teach an entire class, including discussion prompts, group activities, yoga movement, guided relaxations, crafts, and coloring pages.

Printable Heart-opening Yoga Cards

Learn six (6) yoga poses with our Love and Compassion Yoga Cards. Written for kids, each card comes with easy-to-follow illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Use the yoga deck to teach a full sequence, learn individual poses, play games, or leave the cards in your peace corner when kids want a moment. 

This packet includes:

• Three (3) lesson plans to confidently teach a full kids yoga class
• How-to instruction for each activity, written for kids
• Six (6) printable yoga cards
• Six (6) printable coloring pages
• Facilitated discussion prompts, journaling activities, breathing exercises, crafts, games and additional activities 
• Printable journal to reflect on your practice

Love and Compassion Yoga Sequence for Tweens/Teens is a 47 page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print to paper.

Here is a 20-pagesactivity for kindergarten children. The objective is to add the number and Cut and paste in the right place . This is a very good activity for learning math and logic. This is a unique Valentine's Day Scissor skills Pages is a fun way to introduce the Valentine's Day Scissor skills Pages to your young learner.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 20 pages ( PDF + PNG ) - Fun Valentine's Day math Addition & Subtraction Activities

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

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This Animals Valentine Clipart Bundle set is perfect for creating cute Valentine's Day resources for your class!

All Cliparts come in colors and the Black & White!

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Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to unlock the safe and get Cupid's arrows back. Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again.

AVID Valentine's Day February Early Finisher Packet - Includes WICOR Skills: This engaging resource This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of Valentine's Day spirit and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

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✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of february
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of February

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Reading passage about Walt Disney and the challenges he overcame as a student
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization in January and set a goal for February
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• Zentaglemindfulness coloring page
• Self-care list
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Create your own Valentine's Day word search
• Sudoku
• Word scramble
• Maze
• Word hub
• What do I love thinking web
• Coloring page

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Show your students how much you love them with the rigorous yet fun Valentine's Day Grammar Escape Room!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Valentine's Day-themed Escape Room about grammar. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are grammar skills-based so that with this fun lesson on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your classroom on Valentine's Day and cannot leave until they solve 5 challenging grammar-based tasks about the holiday of love!

• The OG Valentine's Day: In the first task, students must pick out sentence fragments and run-ons within a passage about the origins of Valentine's Day.
• What's Funny, Honey?: In the second task, students will read through 8 funny quotes about love and identify the parts of speech of words within each quote.
• Ah-Mazing: In the third task, students must solve four word mazes.
• What is Love? Baby Don't Hurt Me: In the fourth task, students must correct past tense verbs within a passage about love.
• How Will I Know?: In the final task, students must identify the parts of speech within a question. Then, they must input all 5 codes into a famous quote about love. Once complete, they must bring to you to escape!

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print & Set-Up Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and supplementary materials to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Sheet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

This escape room is suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal for any time during the month of February.

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⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day ELA Digital Escape Room

⭐ Valentine's Day Poetry Escape Room

⭐ Valentine's Day "Love Talk" Lesson Plan

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

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This Valentine’s Day ESL bundle (English as a second language) has lot’s of low prep activities for February. This resource focuses on themes such as kindness, friendship and love. Many handouts could be used any day you need a print and go lesson (example: week of kindness, jar of compliments, nonfiction reading comprehension text, or an explosion box gift card craft).

Resource 1:

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (22 flashcards) and suggested activities

-Writing prompts with a focus on friendship and kindness (see below)

-Valentine cards to print and color (with and without words)

Examples of short writing prompts:

Tell us about a friend

What can you do during a “a week of kindness”?

Write about things you love

How would you help someone with a problem?

Write simple compliments to classmates (compliment jar)

Worksheets with a Valentine’s theme

Crossword and various exercises for Valentine’s vocabulary

Label body parts of the cupid

Valentine’s cards (to color or blank for students to write)

Follow the directions and draw

Resource 2:

Introducing an explosion gift box writing project for your ESL class (English second language)! This simple and engaging craft is versatile, making it ideal for creating heartfelt messages to recognize special people. Perfect for personalized gifts during holidays such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day.

Included:

-Box and cover template to be printed on 8.5 X 11 cardstock (best results)

-Interior template for extra writing

-Decorative images such as hearts and hobby clipart

-French sentence suggestions (with English translations)

I remember ____________

I like _____________ with you.

You are ____________________

-Photo step-by-step visual instructions

Materials:

Scissors, Scotch tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (card stock works best for box- decorations and interior can be on paper)

Resource 3:

There are 2 Nonfiction texts (“The Legend of Saint-Valentine” and  “Love Locks- The Cities do not love them”) with comprehension questions (answer key included). Students may also watch a short film and answer questions. There are questions for class discussion or for students to respond independently in writing. Finally, students may also become music critics as they listen to a selection of songs curated for February. A template is included to help students share their opinion on the songs.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the music videos and suggested short film. The links are editable and can be changed as these are not part of the purchased resource.

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Let your students practice while having fun with this engaging no-prep, Valentine's day themed, and self-checking one and two step equations activity. Students will solve one and two step equations using Google Sheets.

I used it as a sub-plan in seventh grade and the kids loved it.

As they correctly answer the questions a mystery picture will be revealed.

This Bundle includes two google sheets:

• 20 one step equations
• 20 two step equations

Solutions are included for your convenience.

Suitable for IB MYP Middle Years Programme.

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Are you looking for Valentine's Day activities that are engaging? Do you need a fun bulletin board to brighten your classroom? Do you want your students to be motivated to learn about this holiday? Then download this Valentine's Day Activity Bundle with a Bulletin Board Set!

TRIVIA GAMES

These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the history and traditions of Valentine's Day. These games are perfect for the week of Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! This engaging NO PREP resource comes with 35+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!

WEBQUEST

This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, customs, and traditions of this holiday. This research activity is perfect for the week of Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups.

BULLETIN BOARD

This unique Valentine’s Day bulletin board set features 15 low ink posters with quotes, facts, statistics, and more. Included are interactive mini-posters so students can share their thoughts and feelings about this fun holiday.

These attractive posters create a beautiful bulletin board with minimal prep. Just print on standard 8.5 x 11" paper, laminate, and hang! Hang the interactive posters and watch as they generate conversation and laughs with your students. This set has everything you need to decorate for Valentine's Day!

No prep - print on 8.5 X 11 paper and hang!

✔ How this resource helps you:

• Students will learn a lot about Valentine's Day
• The 3 engaging games keep students interested and motivated
• Students will be engaged (especially if you choose the more competitive variation of the WebQuest!)
• The additional hand-out is great for a sub-plan
• NO PREP and very little resources needed (whiteboard, printouts, marker, possibly dice)

✔ This resource includes:

• 35 unique multiple-choice trivia questions
• WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so as students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers). Text boxes are all set, and ready to go!
• Reflection questions
• Instructions & Answer Keys
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Extra handout without answers
• 15 low ink 8.5 X 11 mini-posters including a Title Page, 3 interactive mini-posters
• 6 holiday-appropriate quotes, How to Say “I Love You” around the world, 4 fun facts mini-posters (including information on Valentine’s day for pets!)
• Terms of Use

✔ How to use this resource:

• For a classroom party
• For sub plans
• When your students need a 'brain break'
• And more!

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Valentin's Day WebQuest

Valentine's Day Trivia Games

Valentine's Day Bulletin Board

Valentine's Day Around the World WebQuest

Valentine's Day Around the World 3 Trivia Games

Valentine's Day Around the World Bulletin Board

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Valentine's Day Coloring for Mindfulness

This Valentine's Day Bundle includes Math and Literacy Activities with a week long unit and four Valentine's Day task boxes. There are also four sets of task cards that can be laminated for repeated use: counting, tracing beginning letter sounds, telling time, and filling a Valentine order.

Included:

Valentine's Day Week Long Unit-

1. Valentine's Book
2. Adapted Book
3. Comprehension
4. Vocabulary Cards
5. Comprehension
6. Vocabulary Definition Match
7. Vocabulary Trace
8. Sorting Holidays
9. Counting
10. Money
11. Search and Count
12. Tracing
13. Cutting
14. Coloring
15. Color by Number
16. Color Sort
17. Size Sort

Valentine's Day Task Boxes-

1. Valentine's Day Beginning Letter Sound and Match- This special education letter sound and tracing activity is Valentines Themed. Students will love tracing their letters and finding the Valentine image that begins with that letter. Students are practicing two skills in one task card set.
2. Valentine's Day Telling Time-This special education telling time math activity is Valentine's Day Themed. Students will enjoy matching the clocks with the hearts and pink theming while working on mastery of skills.
3. Fill a Valentine's Day Heart-This special education-life skills work activity is Valentine's Day Themed. Students will enjoy matching the chocolates to the correct heart box. There are thirty chocolates that must be placed in the correct candy box. Students will practice their job skills with a fun holiday theme.
4. Counting Cupid's Hearts-This special education Valentine theme task box is perfect for practicing counting skills while having some extra fun with the seasonal theme. Students will love counting the hearts that Cupid is shooting in this task card activity.

Shake up your classroom by playing this fun ELA matchmaker review game! As the testing season approaches, this comprehensive 81-page PDF resource offers a perfect blend of fun and education, ensuring a thorough review of essential literary concepts.

Our resource is thoughtfully crafted to cover five crucial categories: Synonyms, Antonyms, Figurative Language, Literary Elements, and Affixes & Roots. Each category is rich with 30 pairs, enabling full class participation and ensuring that every student is actively engaged in the learning process.

Our 'ELA Review Extravaganza' is designed to be flexible and adaptable to your classroom needs. Here are two effective ways to use this resource:

Option 1: Print and Cut

Prepare the Activity:

• Print out the pages of the resource
• Carefully cut out each pair from the categories

Distribute the Pieces:
Hand out one piece of the puzzle to each student.

• Activity Instructions for Students:
  Each student should first define or describe their term or concept.
• Then, allow students to get up and mingle in the classroom, searching for the student who holds the matching pair to their piece.

Finding Matches:

• As students find their pairs, they can sit together and discuss why they are a match, reinforcing their understanding of the concept.

Class Discussion:

• After everyone has found their pairs, have a class discussion or sharing session about the matches.

Option 2: Assign & Go (Digital Version)

Assign the Activity:

• Assign the digital version of the resource to students through your preferred educational platform.

Independent or Pair Work:

• Students can work through the slides independently or with a partner. They will find the best match for each term or concept from the word bank provided in the slides.

Interactive Learning:

• The digital format allows for interactive learning, as students can easily navigate through the slides and select their answers.

Review and Feedback:

• After completion, you can review their answers and provide feedback, or students can share their answers with the class.

Embrace the Versatility

• Print & Digital Formats: Choose the print version for a hands-on classroom experience or the digital version for a seamless, tech-integrated lesson. The digital version is perfect for 1:1 device classrooms and offers an easy-to-assign-and-go option for busy teachers.
• Interactive Learning: Students can enjoy the interactive elements in the digital version or the physical engagement of the print version.
• Ideal for Centers & Independent Work: Set up as learning stations in your classroom or assign digitally for individual completion - adaptable to various teaching strategies.
• Hassle-Free Preparation: With the digital version, say goodbye to cutting and prepping. It's all ready to use at the click of a button!

Perfect Tool for Diverse Educational Needs

• Comprehensive Test Review: An engaging way to review and reinforce ELA concepts before exams.
• Builds Core Skills: Enhances vocabulary and understanding of literary terms in an interactive manner.
• Encourages Critical Thinking: Students analyze, match, and connect concepts, fostering deeper comprehension.
• Flexible and Convenient: Whether in a traditional classroom setting or a remote learning environment, this resource fits seamlessly into your lesson plan.

Transform your ELA review sessions into an 'Extravaganza' of learning and excitement. With our 'ELA Review Extravaganza,' education is not just about memorizing; it's about engaging, interacting, and understanding. Download now for an enriching educational experience that your students will love!

If you are looking for the perfect engaging yet rigorous activity for Valentine's Day, look no further than our escape room for John Collier's The Chaser!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for The Chaser by John Collier. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task (and it is!), but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game.

How does it work?

In this escape room, students will try to escape from the hands of the mysterious apothecary by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering codes, and finding clues along the way.

• Nervous as a Kitten: In the first task, students must match literary devices within the story to their definitions.
• Criss-Cross: In the second task, students must solve a crossword puzzle with questions about characters, literary elements, quotes, and story details.
• Vocab Match Up: In the third task, students fill in the blanks with vocabulary words from the story.
• Close Read: In the fourth task, students must answer multiple choice questions about The Chaser.
• Encrypted Message: In the final task, students must decode an encrypted quote that relates to the story's theme using the codes they collected along the way.

Product Includes:

• Escape Room Basics
• Detailed Day-Of Instructions
• Escape Room Print Checklist
• Student Teams Chart
• Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and supplementary materials
• Student Answer Sheet
• Teacher Answer Keys
• Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity
• Theme Reflection for homework assignment or in-class writing activity

Because this is a skills-based escape room, it is perfect for a review of the story before the test.

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Also, check out these great Valentine's Day resources by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day "Love Talk" Lesson Plan

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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These 3 ESL English resources to encourage conversation with daily questions. The first resource asks for student’s opinions on hot topics in  “Things we Love to hate”. The second resource asks students to react to various common pranks. This resource includes a conversation mat to guide students.

Start your class off each day with a warm up question of the day. It is a great way to get students talking and help you to establish a low stress routine with no extra prep. 

Resource 1:

-Over 37 suggestions for "Question of the day" with photographs focusing on hot topics- things we love to hate

-A simple writing and drawing activity for students to share their likes and dislikes

Resource 2:

Students will all want to share their opinion on the various examples of pranking. At the end, students can complete a written activity.

This activity is meant for older students who are mature enough to discuss the rules around pranking. 

-Two conversation mats to help with speaking 

-Video link with funny gags and questions for discussion

Resource 3: Review Question du Jour

-Over 30 suggestions for "Question of the day" with basic beginner vocabulary

-Fifteen additional "Stand up if" slides

-Short writing and drawing prompts

-Includes a date and weather chart with moveable pieces

-Listen and vote for their favorite music (Youtube playlist shared)

Vocabulary Review:

Numbers 1-30

Basic colors

Days of the week

Days of the month

Basic feelings

School items

Seasons

Weather

Calendar vocabulary

Present tense verbs 

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Are you looking for a Valentine's Day activity that is engaging and fun? Do you want to support diversity and an inclusive classroom? Help your students learn about global cultures by downloading this engaging Valentine's Day Around the World WEBQUEST! This comprehensive and editable research project allows students to explore the history and traditions of this holiday in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America! This research activity is perfect for the week before or after Valentine's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!

When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about winter holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

➟ Ways to Use This Resource:

• Full Class Activity
• Week of Valentine's Day
• Small Group Instruction
• Homework
• Extra Credit
• Substitute Plan
• ... and more!

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• WebQuest (Print + Digital Formats)
• An editable version of the WebQuest
• Instructions, Reflection Questions, Answer Key
• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
• Website evaluation form
• Terms of Use

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Take "Would you Rather" to the next level and use it as a tool for argumentative writing. Introduce the art of persuasion with our 'Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource,' where love meets lively discourse.

Perfect for grades 4-8, this resource is crafted to demystify argumentative writing by breaking down its core components. Students will learn to construct solid arguments, establish clear claims, back them with logical reasoning, skillfully address counterarguments, and deliver convincing rebuttals.

What sets this resource apart are the 28 uniquely crafted 'Would You Rather' prompts - 14 fun and 14 icky scenarios - designed to spark engagement and laughter in any classroom. Accompanied by high-quality images and available in both PDF and Google Slides, this resource is a visual treat that enhances the learning experience.

Here's what makes our resource a 'must-have' for your classroom:

☑️ Blended learning

☑️ 1:1 student-device ratio

☑️ Small group discussions

☑️ Intervention strategies

☑️ Learning centers

☑️ Homework assignments

☑️ Engaging warm-ups

With 64 interactive slides and 28 printable PDF pages, it provides ample practice for students to master argumentative writing. Whether you're looking to spice up your writing centers or bring a little 'love' to your intervention lessons, these prompts are sure to keep students engaged.

Don't miss out on the chance to make argumentative writing the highlight of your classroom this February. Get your students chatting, debating, and writing with our Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource. Follow our store for more heartfelt educational resources that blend fun with learning!

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with the Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM for ELA!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Valentine's Day-themed Escape Room. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with this fun lesson on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not sacrificed. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

How does it work?

Your students are stuck in your classroom on Valentine's Day and cannot leave until they solve 5 challenging Language Arts skills-based tasks about the holiday of love!

• Hugs & Homophones: In the first task, students will read 8 fun facts about Valentine's Day and must identify the incorrectly used homophone in each passage. They must write the correct homophone in their student answer booklet. Shaded boxes within the answers reveal their first code.
• Love Talk: In the second task, students will read 8 quotes about love from famous figures and must identify the parts of speech of underlined words within the quotes. When matched correctly, shaded boxes will reveal the second code.
• Shall I Compare Thee: In the third task, students will perform a close reading of Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 18, Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day. Then, they will answer multiple choice questions about the poem. Letters of the correct answers will reveal their third code.
• Fondly Figurative: In the fourth task, students must identify the figurative language devices used in popular love songs. Shaded boxes in the correct answers form the fourth code.
• VDay Trivia: In the final task, students will be quizzed on what they learned throughout the first four tasks and enter their answers to Valentine's Day trivia questions in a fun crossword puzzle. Circled boxes within the puzzle will reveal their final code.

Product Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Booklet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

This escape room is suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal for any time during the month of February.

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Also, check out more great Valentine's Day products by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐ Valentine's Day ELA Digital Escape Room (digital version)

⭐ Valentine's Day Poetry Escape Room

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⭐ Valentine's Day Collaborative Writing Activity

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language Practice

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language in Love Songs PowerPoint

⭐ Valentine's Day Figurative Language in Love Songs Task Cards

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