Feb. 9, 2009 - Valentine's Day Unit Study
I think Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday! Of course, as each one comes around I think that one is the best ... LOL!
However, Valentine's Day comes right in the middle of the dreariest month of the year. In my opinion, it is the only thing that remotely redeems February! In addition to that, I love all things hearts, so clearly this is a day made just for me!
This year, since Valentine's Day falls on a Friday, our co-op is going to devote most of the day to related activities! We are going to set up stations, and have the kids rotate through each different learning center:
- Bible -- Here we will look up various verses with the word "love" in them. We will talk about God's love toward us and our love toward others. We will discuss the concept of love as an action vs. a feeling.
- History -- Who was St. Valentine? Why did he get a holiday named in his honor? Who is Cupid? Why do we use a heart shape to depict love?
- Math -- At this station we are going to have a chart with the phrases from conversation hearts listed. The kids will estimate how many times each phrase appears in a bag of that candy. Some other activities will include making different kinds of charts, figuring percentages, fractions, etc.
- Science -- Yes, we really are going to dissect a pig heart!! Pray for me!!
- Art -- The kids are going to make Valentine cards for their dads. :o)
- English -- We're going to list all the synonyms and antonyms for LOVE. We'll create our own definition, then look it up in the dictionary. We'll try a couple of different types of poetry using the theme of LOVE also!
- Practical Living -- Here we're going to talk about dating/courtship, and relationships in general. Practical ways to show love to family, friends, church, unbelievers, etc.
Are you doing anything special in your homeschool for Valentine's Day?
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