So many fun poems are included in this book. There are super short ones, and really long ones. Super silly ones and kind of sad ones. There is something in it for all of your students.
Even though it is holiday book, take the time and have a meaningful activity to go with it. Here are some ideas that I have come up with to extend the reading experience.
Reading level: 3.1
Theme/subject: Valentine’s Day, Holiday
Genre: poetry, general fiction
It’s Valentine’s Day
Have
students categorize the descriptions of inside and outside. If they don’t look
at the pictures, have them draw those descriptions. Possible question to ask –
What made the morning shine for the boy?
A Valentine for My
Teacher
Have
students draw a picture of how the valentine in the poem is described and then
have them draw what the teacher’s face would look like after getting the valentine.
A Valentine for My
Best Friend
Use this
poem to talk about the senses and character. Have students find different words
that they could categorize.
Our Classroom Has a
Mailbox
Have
students explain why the girl is so nervous about how many valentines in the
mailbox are for her. Have students explain what the girl means when she say she
feels twenty stories tall.
I Made My Dog a
Valentine
Possible question – Would a valentine
be wasted on a pet? Explain why or why not.
I Made a Giant
Valentine
Have
students find the rhyming words and then add more to the list.
Oh No!
Have the
students explain why the boy is so mad.
My Special Cake
Use this
poem to talk about the author’s purpose or have them sequence everything he put
in the cake.
There’s Someone I
Know
Have
students explain how and why the character changed from the beginning of the
poem to the end of the poem.
Mother’s Chocolate
Valentine
See if the
students have a connection to this. Have they ever “sampled” a gift they gave someone?
I Love You More Than
Applesauce
Have the
student study how this poem is written. Have them write a stanza or two of
their own that follows how this poem was written.
Jelly Jill Loves
Weasel Will
Have
students draw a portrait for each of the characters in this poem using their name
as their starting point.
My Father’s Valentine
Have
students explain why the valentine got so small and what the boy could have
done to keep it from getting so small.
I Only Got One
Valentine
Have
students think about if they could only give/make one valentine what would it
look like and who would they give it to. Have them make it.
These One Pager (one page for each poem) product is available in this Growing Holiday Bundle. Here is a preview of what is included for This book.
The Growing Holiday Bundle will include One Pager activities for the different holiday books I find and want to include. The books included so far are:
Groundhog Gets a Say b Pamela Curtis Swallow
The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll
Presidents' Day by Anne Rockwell
George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora
Abe Lincoln The boy who loved books by Kay Winters
Enjoy!
These One Pager (one page for each poem) product is available in this Growing Holiday Bundle. Here is a preview of what is included for This book.
The Growing Holiday Bundle will include One Pager activities for the different holiday books I find and want to include. The books included so far are:
Groundhog Gets a Say b Pamela Curtis Swallow
The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll
Presidents' Day by Anne Rockwell
George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora
Abe Lincoln The boy who loved books by Kay Winters
Enjoy!
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