Ways to Say "I Love You"

Books

• Snuggle Puppy- Sandra Boynton
• How About a Hug-Nancy L. Carlson
• Polar Bear and the Rainbow- Moira Butterfield, Illus Sanja Rescek
• I Love You This Much- Lynn Hodges, Sue Buchanan, Illus. John Bendel-Brunello
• I'm Special

Discussion

5 Ways to Say I Love You

• Hugs
• kind words
• spending time
• doing something nice
• giving gifts

Used pictures of kids doing these things to explain

Crafts

• Valentine Hearts for friends at school and family - simple hearts cut out of construction paper with stickers and glitter decorations.
• Coloring pages- Piglet with heart balloon and a human heart
• Making a Family Mail Box
• Fuzzy Felt Heart People- (for next time)
• Heart Crayons- (for next time, use crayons in a heart mold and melt)

Baking

• Jello hearts for class
• valentine cake for valentine's day dinner

Valentine's Day

February 8-12 (And Sunday the 14th!)

• Books- I Love You Mommy, I Love You Daddy
• Crafts- Making a Valentine for Daddy our of colored foam, felt and a picture, coloring valentine's for the Mom's Day Out class.
• Music- I Love You (Barney)
  
• Baking- Heart shaped sugar cookies
• Science- Blowing bubbles with a straw
  
• Field Trips- IHOP to celebrate our family's love

Making Daddy's valentine and coloring valentines for friends at school.

We tried to learn about how we always love each other but Valentine's Day was a special day we celebrated to show our love for our family and friends. We love just like the Lord's loves us.