Valentine’s Day – Introduction Lesson
1. Introduction
Revision
Start the lesson by revisiting the previous topic. Use a simple and engaging method—such as a song, short game, video, story, or joke—to help students recall what they learned last time and transition into today’s lesson.
Introduction
Introduce the new vocabulary and topic with an engaging starter. Choose something age-appropriate and fun: a song, short video, story, or active game will help students connect quickly with the new material.
Lesson Starters:
Song(s)
Friends, Friends 123
A cheerful song about friendship — “Friends, friends 1-2-3! All my friends are here with me. You’re my friend, you’re my friend, you’re my friend, you’re my friend!”
Duration: 1:40
Books
Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson
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Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Love by James Dean, Kimberly Dean
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2. Study – Learning the Vocabulary
Look at, listen to, and repeat the new words together. Encourage students to say each word out loud several times to build confidence. Make it more fun by varying how the words are spoken—loudly, quietly, slowly, quickly, happily, or in silly voices. Let students suggest their own creative styles.
Use the PowerPoint or flashcards provided on the right-hand side of the page to support visual learning.
Words of the Week:
- friend
- card
- like
- love
- flowers
- heart
3. Activities
Pick one or two printable activities from the right-hand side. These could be interactive games or simple worksheets, depending on the energy level and focus of your class.
You’ll also find the word set available on Quizlet for additional digital practice.
Additional Activity Ideas:
Choose one or more Valentine’s Day activities to do with your students.
You can pick from the Valentine’s cards, game, Color and Count worksheet, or I Spy and Count worksheet — each one offers a fun way to practice vocabulary and celebrate friendship.
Valentine Cards (Decor)
Students color, cut, and write a short message on their Valentine cards, such as “You are my friend!” or “You are very cool!”
They can exchange cards or use them to decorate the classroom.
Valentine’s Day Game
Play together in pairs or small groups.
Students move around the board, name the words (heart, friend, flower, card, love), or make short sentences like “I like flowers.”
Color and Count Worksheet
Students color the hearts following the color key, then count how many of each color they see.
They can ask: “How many red hearts?” or “Can you find five blue hearts?”
I Spy and Count
Students look carefully at the picture on the worksheet and find and count all matching objects, such as hearts, flowers, cats, and cards.
After counting, they can say the numbers out loud or make simple sentences, for example:
“I see five hearts.” or “There are three cats.”
4. Wrap-up
Choose a key point from the lesson that you want to highlight to the students. It might be:
- something the students did especially well — take a moment to thank and praise them
- revisiting the vocabulary using the PowerPoint presentation or flashcards (images only)
- completing a worksheet
- giving a small homework task (e.g. teach 2–3 words to someone in your family)
- repeating the lesson starter song, game, video, or story