VALENTINE’S DAY &

FEBRUARY LESSON PLAN

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

OBJECTIVES: MATERIALS:
- Letters: K / L K & L Letter Cards, Traffic Lights
- Numbers: 11 & 12 Worksheet, glue, Valentine’s Day Counting
- Color: Pink Worksheet, counters, Baker’s Hat page print,
- Shape: Heart Colorful playdough, cake cups, baking tools,
- Community Helper: Baker pink cardstock/paint, Color the Rainbow
worksheet, dot markers.

LITERACY/LANGUAGE:
Introduce Valentines Day and Black History Month through "I CAN" statement.
Get excited! Tell the child that this week you will be learning ALL ABOUT
VALENTINE’S DAY & BLACK HISTORY MONTH! Introduce the letters “K and L" to
the child by showing letter cards.

ART ACTIVITY: Traffic Lights

Let the child cut out Black Rectangle and red, yellow and green circles and glue
in the Traffic Lights worksheet to make Traffic Lights. Talk about Mr.
Garrett Morgan, the inventor of traffic lights. Show his picture.

MATH ACTIVITY: Valentine’s Day Counting Cards

Kids learns counting with this fun activity. Give the child Valentine’s Day counting
cards and several counters. You can use pink pom pom balls, pink candies or pink
buttons for this! Place a small counter on each object as you count. Count
aloud as you place counters on the counting cards

SENSORY EXPLORATION: Make a Cake

Talk about bakers. Kids will make cute cupcakes using colorful play dough, cups
and baking play tools. This is a great time to sing the “pat-a-cake” rhyme while
kids explore. Kids can wear cute baker hats while they play-bake.

GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITY: Heart Hopscotch

Lay out 10 heart prints on the floor in the hopscotch pattern. You can paint
hearts on the floor, or use pink cardstock to make hearts. Write numbers on
the hearts. Kids say the numbers aloud as they hop on each heart and play.

FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY: Color the Rainbow

Pass out dot markers using colors from the rainbow. Teach the child to place
the dot marker inside the circle and stamp it. Let the child enjoy coloring the
rainbow.

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