By: CaRa CarroLL

http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com
 “Will You Be My Valenswine?” by Teresa Bateman is one of my
favorite Valentine books. It’s great for teaching SO many concepts!
Rhyming, onomatopoeia, synonyms, word families, inferring, etc. The
next few pages include a text-to-self craftivity, writing template, and
a few different graphic organizers. I hope your kids enjoy making
their own little “Valenswine” as much as mine did!

For this little craftivity, you’ll need

two different shades of pink
paper. I used pink construction
paper and pink printer paper and
ran everything off on the
copier/risograph. Easy peasy!
Pig graphics courtesy of From the Pond
 Write about who you want to be your
Valentine and tell why.
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©Cara Carroll 2013

Name:_____________________________________ Understanding Story Elements

Will You Be My Valenswine?

Beginning Middle

End

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Name:____________________________ Will You Be My Valenswine & Love, Splat!
Compare and Contrast

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CHaraCTeR WHeeL
Write one adjective/describing word in each space to
describe the main character in the story.

© Cara Carroll 2012