As February 14th rolls around, you’re going to appreciate having these printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade. The printable activities include comprehension passages with a Valentine’s Day theme for each grade Kindergarten-5th. Year after year these printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade will be like a little gift to yourself as Valentine’s Day creeps up on you suddenly, each year.
It is super important to work on comprehension any month of the year; however, sometimes kids can lack engagement when it comes to working on comprehension. To keep it more interesting for students, I find that using timely themed passages makes students more engaged in the topics. From reading about a Valentine’s Day party, or about a cute Valentine’s Day gift, and other fun activities that come up during Valentine’s Day week, your students will find these comprehension passages highly relatable.
With these printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade you’ll be able to meet the needs of your classroom with each child having a passage that fits their reading abilities. Valentine’s Day celebrations can be so much fun for students, but we all know you still need to include classroom activities that focus on reading throughout the day. These printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade will make it simple for you to focus on learning amongst all the Valentine’s Day fun!
Printable Valentine's Day Activities
These printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade are great for building decoding and reading skills while focusing heavily on comprehension. With the Valentine’s Day theme, these are a perfect activity to include in your lessons, in February. Each grade level PDF file comes with 3 or 4 Valentine’s Day theme reading comprehension passages. You can make these into a printable packet to use throughout the month as February 14th draws near. Students can read through the texts one time first and respond to the comprehension questions. You can then use these printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th as a way to focus on fluency with repeated readings of each text.
Standards and Test Prep
These are a great way to stay focused on ELA standards with a fun activity that will be engaging for your readers. Like I mentioned at the beginning, comprehension practice can become a little dry for students. But, it doesn’t have to be when you provide your students with interesting texts that they can relate to.
Also, if you teach upper elementary, you know that test prep season is upon you. These fictional Valentine’s Day theme reading passages allow students to work on finding evidence in the text, with engaging topics. A simple follow up activity to help with test prep is to always have students highlight where they found the answers to each comprehension question in their text. These printable valentine’s day worksheets are another opportunity to get students in the habit of always identifying where their responses are from in the text.
The printable Valentine’s Day activities can be used in different ways. You may want to use them in a small group setting, for independent work, or even just to send home for additional reading and comprehension practice. Most young children and older children enjoy Valentine’s Day and this is just one fun way to read themed words about the holiday. Truly, any time of day that you can fit these in is a great time to use the printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade because your readers will be working on building reading, comprehension, and fluency skills when doing these!
Printable Valentines Day Activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade
You can grab each grade level set of printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade with the links below:
- Kindergarten Decodable Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
- 1st Grade Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
- 2nd Grade Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
- 3rd Grade Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
- 4th Grade Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
- 5th Grade Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages
Valentine's Day Activities
It can be challenging to find engaging, grade level appropriate texts, but these printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th are exactly that! They are specifically intended for students in each grade level to have Valentine’s Day worksheets that will be interesting to them and meaningful for learning. You can easily use these Valentine’s Day resources year after year with your students and feel confident that they’re building their reading and comprehension skills. Being able to touch on a variety of skills with these valentine’s day worksheets is always a good feeling!
If you’re looking for more Valentine’s Day worksheets or activities with a Valentine’s Day theme for your readers, please consider reading these blog posts which include great ideas for Valentine’s Day!
Printable Activities for Other Holiday Themes
I don’t know about you, but I love keeping things simple. Since these reading comprehension passages simply require you to print and make copies, you’ll have peace of mind knowing these printable valentines day activities for Kindergarten-5th are highly user friendly. If you’re someone who likes to keep things consistent throughout the school, and also loves a good holiday theme, you’ll want to check out my holiday themed monthly comprehension passages bundles. In each set, students again will simply read the passage and respond to the comprehension questions. These bundles are the perfect way to focus on reading and comprehension skills throughout the school year, when discussing various holidays.
Check out the bundles by clicking each link below:
Free Valentine Printables
I’m also excited to share these free Valentine printables with you. These Valentine’s Day Reader’s Theatre scripts are the perfect printable Valentine’s Day activities! The Valentine’s Day theme is sure to be enjoyed by your students as they break off into small groups to practice their plays. The free download will lead to Valentine’s Day fun in your classroom while readers are focusing on building fluency skills! The free Valentine’s Day printables also include comprehension questions. This allows you to further work on understanding of texts, but with plays, in addition to the printable Valentines Day activities for Kindergarten-5th Grade. I hope these free printables are useful for your students on and around February 14th!
