Online Valentine’s Day Activities for Virtual Learning

Thank goodness for Valentine’s Day. It’s something for us to hang our hats on in the midst of a too-long, too-dark winter. It’s wonderful that the focus of Valentine’s Day is more often friendship than romance, especially for the younger set.

Enjoy learning more about Valentine’s Day by trying out the activities below!

Language Arts Online Valentine’s Day Activities for Distance Learning

Looking for an awesome read-aloud online? Check out Hector Elizondo reading Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli. Another excellent book for Valentine’s Day is A Letter to Amy, by Ezra Jack Keats. Visit the official Ezra Jack Keats page for some fabulous activities to accompany this classic story.

Does anyone remember writing a rebus story? It’s a story that uses tiny pictures in place of some of the words. This site allows one to make a rebus story as well as a story using emojis. We all know how much kids love emojis. Another fun activity on this site is magnetic Valentine poems!

For even more Valentine’s Day reading and writing, check out this site, where you can make a heart-shaped word cloud. Creators can customize content, font, and colors!

“I love you” is a pretty great thing to say to moms, dads, grandparents, etc. Find out how people all over the world express this sentiment by watching this video, complete with an audible pronunciation guide!

Social Studies Distance Learning Activities for Valentine’s Day

For some basic information about Valentine’s Day, Ducksters has background information about the holiday.

Curious about Cupid? Take a look at this resource to learn more about the story behind Cupid.

Additionally, the Library of Congress has an interesting page telling about the history of Valentine’s Day.

Science Online Learning Activities for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, dispel the myth that the human heart is shaped like a commercial heart. Leading with that, why not explore the human heart in all its glory? Start off with this quiz from Kids’ Health to determine how much you already know.

Follow up the quiz with this informative video from the American Heart Association.

We also have a Structure & Function science activity where students read about and diagram the structure of human heart. This science station is available in both print and digital formats.

Do you want some more science ideas? Just for fun, here are some Valentine’s Day science experiments everyone will love.

Math Activities for Distance Learning on Valentine’s Day

Visual-spatial kids will have fun practicing multiplication by assembling these Valentine’s Day puzzles! Choose easy, medium, or hard multiplication problems from two to twelve.

For a little 90’s throwback, children can play PacMan while practicing their multiplication facts.

Social-Emotional Learning Distance Learning Activities for Valentine’s Day

Watch this video with children and have a conversation about empathy. What is the difference between sympathy and empathy?

Love to laugh? Try out these jokes and puns for a good, old-fashioned chuckle this Valentine’s Day!

One of my FAVORITE activities to do on Valentine’s Day is to help students figure out what they appreciate and love about themselves. In this FREE activity, students tell what they love that they “can do”, “are”, and “have.”. In this blog post, I walk through how I use this graphic organizer with students. You’ll also be able to sign up to get it delivered to your email!

Printable Craftivity for Valentine’s Day

While the following printable Valentine’s Day Craftivity isn’t digital, it has been a huge hit with teachers and students over the past few years. It is easy to photocopy and can be sent home for students to work on with their parents or siblings.