Love Monster Craft and Activities – Valentine’s Day Centers

Description

Bring the story of Love Monster to life, as you celebrate Valentine’s Day, with a Love Monster writing craft and 300+ pages of print and go Love Monster activities! Designed to deepen understanding, this collection of Valentine’s Day activities offers an engaging mix of comprehension activities, anchor charts, and math and literacy centers that students can enjoy while exploring themes of love and friendship. Perfect for young readers!

These Love Monster activities are the perfect alternative to a full-blown Valentine’s Day party! Instead of managing sugar-fueled chaos, you can keep your little learners engaged with these hands-on centers, writing activities, and adorable craft—all while reinforcing important literacy, math, and fine motor skills. Your students will still get to celebrate the holiday in a meaningful way, and you’ll love how easy these activities are to prep!

With large, easy-to-cut pieces, the Love Monster craft and writing activity is simple to assemble and makes an adorable Valentine’s Day bulletin board!

Included Love Monster Activities:

• Love Monster Craft
• Retelling Cards
• Sequencing Printable
• Character Traits Anchor Chart
• Character Traits Printables
• Story Elements Anchor Chart
• Story Elements Printables
• Characters Change Printable
• Inferring Printable
• Prediction Printable
• Text to Self Connection Printables
• Vocabulary Cards
• 4 Literacy Centers
• 4 Math Centers
• 2 Bonus Activities

Take a closer look…

Love Monster Craft – This adorable Love Monster craft is a great way to make a connection to the story! Print on colored paper, or print and color with crayons. Features easy-to-cut and assemble pieces!

Friendship Pocket Chart/Anchor Chart Sort – Use the picture cards to help the students identify friendly choices and unfriendly choices. Includes 24 friendship cards! Choose the cards that work best for your classroom!

Independent Student Friendship Sorts (x3) – Check your students’ understanding with these independent printable sorts.

Character Traits Anchor Chart – Create an anchor chart to distinguish between Love Monster’s physical traits and personality traits.

Independent Character Traits Printables (x2) – Capture your students’ understanding of character traits with these independent worksheets.

Characters Change Printable – Discuss how Love Monster’s emotions change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story.

Prediction Printables (x2) – After listening to a portion of the text, the students will draw or write and draw their prediction for the ending of the story.

Inferring Printables (x2) – After hearing an excerpt from the story, the students will use the story and context clues to make an inference.

Retell Cards – Sequence the story with these picture retell cards. Perfect for a pocket chart or an anchor chart!

Sequence the Story Printable – Check for understanding with this simple cut and glue sequencing printable! The students will sequence the three picture cards for the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Story Element Anchor Chart & Posters – Delve into the plot by identifying key story elements, including characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Story Element Printables (x2) – Have students illustrate or match the characters, setting, problem and solution.

Text to Self Connection Printables (x2) – Make a connection to the story by having your students write and illustrate about a time they were a good friend or a time they felt down in the dumps.

Vocabulary Picture and Definition Cards and Printables – Introduce the important vocabulary words from the story with these picture and definition vocabulary cards.

4 Literacy Centers – Practice beginning sounds, CVC words, -r blends, and beginning digraphs with these four literacy centers.

4 Math Centers – Practice 3D shapes, teen numbers, numbers before and after, and missing addend with these four math centers.

2 Bonus Pocket Chart Activities – Practice composing sentences, as students correctly sequence and arrange the high frequency word cards. Plus, identify opposites with the whole group game.

I hope you and your students love these Love Monster activities and craft!

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