I decided this year to spend a small amount of time teaching about Valentines Day. While over here it is not as big a deal (especially in the classroom) as in the USA, but I have to say I do love the way that they celebrate the 'holidays' with fun and passion. So, I wanted to do the same. But it was also important to make the kids understand why it is celebrated in the first place! We started with some web pages researching to find out who St Valentine was and how he is linked to Valentines Day. Then we talked about cupid and his presence in the idea of love and finishing off with discussing what love is. We talked about the different kidns of love, and how romantic love is the focus on Valentines Day, thanks to the media, society and the supermarkets! But other love is just as important such as family love, sibling love, friend love, pet love and of course, love for ourselves!
The students had to choose a person to write a paragraph about. They needed to tell us why the person they chose is so important to them, why they love them and what they love about them! I had some awesome responses and so I created a bulletin board of their masterpieces. Of course, no display would be complete without glitter!!! Have a look below and see what they came up with!
It was lots of fun to make and it was great to hear the students stories about the people they love!
Stay tuned for more from S3 soon! But for now, keep learning! :D
What a wonderful Lesson Karyn. Love is such an important (and difficult) concept for children to understand
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