Ya’ll know I love to shop (just ask The Mister!). And you know I love to find fun little items that can be turned into engaging and fun hands on centers! You can usually find me scouring the aisles at Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, or Target looking for these amazing little gems! Well, I hit the jackpot this weekend and I’m ready to reveal some fun, hands on, CHEAP and easy Valentine’s Day Centers!!
First up, I Heart Counting!
I found these little heart containers and a silicone baking pan at Wal-Mart in the Valentine’s Day section. Now, I always see these cute silicone pans and trays and I always want to use them for ten frames, but clearly companies don’t understand the needs of teachers because they NEVER make them in tens. It’s always 12 or 20…seriously companies, get with it! And then someone on Facebook posted a picture of the pan cut apart to make a ten frame. Mind blown. Now I can make ten frames! So, here’s how I made a Valentine’s Day center from these materials!
Cut the silicone pan into two sections to make two ten frames.
Print the Valentine’s Day numbers (freebie below!).
Place the numbers in the hearts.
Students open the heart, say the number and use pink gems to make the ten frame.
Make the ten frame on the recording sheet!
I also found these glitter heart ornaments at Michaels. And you know my glitter theory….the more glitter the better. And GLITTER ALL THE THINGS!
We used our paper then frame (made from white construction paper) and glitter hearts to practice counting to 20!
Choose a Valentine number. Use the ornaments to make the ten frame. Write the number and make the ten frame on the recording sheet!
We also made a Valentine’s Day center for beginning sounds!
I used the same heart containers and put Valentine’s Day letters in the hearts! Students open the hearts, identify the sound and color the picture on the recording sheet!
Valentine’s Day Centers Freebies!
The Valentine’s Day Letters and Numbers are available from Jen Hart Design on Teachers Pay Teachers!
For more simple Valentine’s Day centers, check out this post:
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