CBolan re: Valentine's Day Literacy Printables - "I {heart} Learning!"
Hey Lindsay,
we use this same Valentine Venn diagram each year on the Smartboard for a logic and sorting exercise. We place all of the names around the Venn diagram. Then we lead it by deciding on a "rule" for each valentine.... in putting a name in each, to include what they have in common. Then we let them ponder the rule, and if they think they know it, come up to place a name in one of the 3 possibilities [We select one-at-a-time]. We let them know if it is correct or incorrect. Ours is 2nd grade so not all get the concept of "learning from your mistakes", but most do. You can choose all types of scenarios: vowels, double letters, boys/girls, letter endings/starts..... It is fun, and a good follow-on math activity to your literature activity!
January 20, 2013