Middle school Valentine’s Day activities can make your regular lessons more engaging for your students.
While candy and valentines can be fun for many, finding ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the middle school classroom can be challenging – candy hearts and poems will only take you so far.
So for the teacher struggling to figure out what to do to keep their curriculum both timely and engaging, here are some useful middle school Valentine’s Day activities you can use in your classroom, including a digital escape room, creative writing, and a complete Valentine’s Day unit.
Middle School Valentine’s Day Activities
These middle school Valentine’s Day activities can be used instead of or in addition to hosting a class Valentine’s Day party.
Valentine’s Day Digital Escape Room
One way to celebrate Valentine’s Day is by playing a game and students love digital escape rooms. This Valentine’s Day Digital Escape Room will keep your students excited and focused. From deciphering code to watching videos and answering questions, students will work together to succeed in this project.
This Resource Includes:
- Digital Escape Room with 11 Challenges (“locks”)
- Detailed teacher directions
- Answer Key
- Student Instructions
- Reflection Questions
Community building and teamwork are important components of this fun activity. Learn why teachers should use digital escape rooms in their classrooms in this article, Why Use Digital Escape Rooms in Middle School?
You can find the Valentine’s Day Digital Escape Room on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Valentine’s Day Creative Writing
Creative writing can be a great way to create a fun Valentine’s Day lesson, whether because your school has banned parties because the parties are occurring later in the day or because you want something timely and educational. In this Valentine’s Day Creative Writing Assignment, students select a role from a given list and write from that viewpoint using a provided prompt. This activity has the added benefit of being a no-prep activity and can be completed in one day or stretched over multiple days.
This Resource Includes:
- Comprehensive Teacher Instructions
- One Engaging Valentine’s Day Creative Writing Assignment
- Standards-Based Grading Rubric (Level 1 – Level 4)
- Points-Based Grading Rubric (Final Percentage Mark)
- PDF & Google Slides Formats
You can find the Valentine’s Day Creative Writing Assignment on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD. It is also included in the Valentine’s Day Unit. The Valentine’s Day Unit can be found on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Don’t Forget About Non-Fiction With This Valentine’s Day Non-Fiction Article
Studying the history of a holiday is a great way to incorporate non-fiction materials and reading skills into a more formal holiday curriculum. However, sending students out to research can be problematic, especially if you are not looking to do an entire research unit.
This Resource Includes:
- An Engaging Non-Fiction Article in both modified and regular versions
- MP3 Audio Files
- 3 Post-Reading Activities
- Answer Keys
- Print and digital options.
This Valentine’s Day Non-Fiction Article is a great way to overcome these challenges while including non-fiction. Everything you need is provided for both an informative and engaging activity. You can find the Valentine’s Day Non-Fiction Article on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Need a complete Valentine’s Day Unit?
If your school goes all out for Valentine’s Day and you want an engaging yet curriculum-focused middle school Valentine’s Day activities unit, check out this Valentine’s Day Unit.
This middle school unit contains ten engaging middle school Valentine’s Day activities that will help reinforce your students’ reading, writing, and creativity skills. Students will learn about the historical background of Valentine’s Day traditions and prepare for a Valentine’s Day discussion about current customs. These middle school Valentine’s Day activities also have a focus on kindness and can be used throughout the month of February.
This Valentine’s Day Unit can be found on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Included lessons in this middle school Valentine’s Day activities unit:
- Introduction – Share Kindness With Others Challenge
- Lesson 1 – The History of Valentine’s Day Article
- Lesson 2 – Valentine’s Day Opinion Questions
- Lesson 3 – Fishbowl Class Discussion & Opinion Writing Assignment
- Lesson 4 – Vending Machines Podcast Lesson
- Lesson 5 – Valentine’s Day Choice Board
- Lesson 6 – Valentine’s Day Creative Writing Assignment
- Lesson 7A – QR Code Vocabulary Search
- Lesson 7B – Valentine’s Day Word Detective, Word Search & Crossword Puzzle
- Lesson 8 – Valentine’s Day Word Call Game
These middle school Valentine’s Day activities are designed to keep your students engaged while providing the teacher with quality lessons reinforcing key literacy skills. For even more Valentine’s Day ideas and activities, check out this blog post, Fun Valentine’s Day Lessons For Middle School Students. You may also be interested in reading this blog post all about Inclusive Holiday Celebrations.
Looking For Something Different?
If you’re looking for an alternative to traditional love-based lessons, why not try this Thank You Note Writing Lesson?
With this lesson, students will learn how to properly format and write a thank you to someone who has done something nice for them. This resource includes 8 thank you card templates and as well brainstorming graphic organizers. Students will brainstorm a list of possible thank you note recipients and then use one of the provided templates to write a thank you card following the provided guidelines.
While the Valentine’s Day unit is full of kindness-related activities, this is a great alternative or addition to you Middle School Valentine’s Day activities, encouraging students to spread kindness and thanks.
Here’s what one teacher has said about this lesson:
“Used this as a Valentines creative writing activity. Students were engaged, thanks!” – Dallin S.
You can find the Thank You Note Writing Lesson in Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Are you looking for more Spring seasonal resources?
- St. Patrick’s Day Non-Fiction Article
- April Fools’ Day Pranks
- April Fools’ Day Non-Fiction Article
- Easter Digital Escape Room
- Easter Creative Writing Assignment
- Earth Day Non-Fiction Article
- Earth Day Digital Escape Room
- Spring Digital Escape Room
- Spring Creative Writing Assignment
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