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Read an emergent reader booklet ('How to Make a Valentine': I cut a heart / I fold the paper / I glue the heart / I write a note / Here is my card / I would give my Valentine to... / Happy Valentine's Day!); cut out and glue picture prompts in the correct order to sequence the steps; use picture prompts to write about…
Write about why having a good friend is better than candy or flowers, and draw a picture of themselves and their best friend celebrating Valentine's Day together showing what makes the friendship special.
Includes: writing prompt page: 'Why Friendship is the Best Valentine Gift' with name field · drawing prompt page: draw self and best friend celebrating Valentine's Day
Watch the film in two viewing segments while tracking both characters' (Juli and Bryce) perspectives on a worksheet, participate in mid-film and post-film discussions, complete worksheet sections on perspective comparison/character analysis/theme exploration, do a creative writing response, and take part in pair-share…
Includes: Lesson plan overview (objectives, rationale, materials needed, pre-lesson background) · Lesson timeline (opening/hook, two film-viewing segments, mid-film and post-film discussion questions, worksheet completion time, closing reflection) · Student worksheet sections (dual-perspective tracking, character analysis, theme exploration, creative writing)
Write a love letter to their favorite book explaining why they love reading it and how it makes them feel, and draw a picture of themselves reading it.
Includes: writing prompt page ('A Love Letter to My Favorite Book') with blank response lines · companion drawing/illustration prompt page
Students read a multi-paragraph nonfiction passage, answer open-response reading comprehension questions (including short-answer, vocabulary/synonym, and a true-or-false-with-textual-justification item), then write a personal-opinion or comparison essay responding to a set of guided writing prompts about the topic.
Includes: 1 nonfiction reading passage (approx. 1 page) · reading comprehension question set (short-answer, vocabulary, true/false-with-justification) · guided essay/opinion writing prompt
Write a response to a Valentine's Day themed prompt (e.g. 'Describe your perfect Valentine's Day! Who would you spend it with, and what special things would you do?') and draw an accompanying illustration.
Participate in pre-viewing discussion and vocabulary preview, watch the film in two parts while tracking quotes and character impressions on a worksheet, participate in mid-film and post-film discussions, complete a small-group activity on a theme or character, choose and write one of four creative writing options…
Includes: content advisory · learning objectives · materials needed list