Virtual Valentines 2018

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – The Virtual Valentines site is now ready for 2021!  Go to the link below to get more info!  Also, here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Last year my 1st grade GT students got to participate in the Virtual Valentines project.  When you sign up for the project, you … Read more

Valentine Resources for the Young at Heart

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. I’m not actually a huge fan of Valentine’s Day, believe it or not.  If you search “Valentine” on this blog, though, you would suspect otherwise.  I’ve collected quite a few resources to use in class based on this holiday – mostly because … Read more

Virtual Valentines

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. I asked my 1st grade gifted students today to try to think from their parents’ perspectives of what they would like for Valentine’s Day besides food or flowers.  The first student said that her parents would want, “my sister and I to … Read more

Creative Thinking with Hearts

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. And another bonus post for today!  (Some things just can’t wait to be posted!)  Joelle Trayers gave me this idea on her blog, and if you don’t already read her blog you should!  Her depth and complexity ideas for primary aged children … Read more

Paper Circuit Valentines

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. This is a bonus post for those of you who keep track of my daily posts!  Our Maker Club made some paper circuit Valentines, and here are some of the results.  For instructions on making paper circuit greeting cards, you can check out … Read more

Maybe I Should Have Asked If You Would Rather Make Valentines or Eat Chocolate-Covered Ants

UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Around this time last year, I wrote about using the “Would You Rather?” format for math problems.  This idea was brought to my attention when Richard Byrne posted about John Stevens’ awesome site where he regularly publishes these challenges.  If you have middle-high … Read more